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Chapter Two: Outlaws
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People gathered around the dead Jack, splayed over the ground with a bullet wound in his head. He shook his head like a dog ridding itself of water, trying to get up.
“Th-the kids…” He mumbled incoherently.
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*Four Minutes*
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Faye shifts her hair and eyes again as she drops the rifle in the ship, changing back into her dress and shoes, as her face and eyes go back to Kika rather than Susanne. She checked her timer on the datapad, then ran out to go get Jack…
She runs over to him, trying to drag him by the arm, “Let’s go! C’mon!”
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<i>Jack got up, staring at them all after looking at the cake.</i>
“Run!” He shouted to the crowd.
“I promise you I will get your kids back! Stay on Chiron-5 and I promise to get them to the planetary police in the nearest city. Go!” He shouted as the crowd dispersed in hysterics, families sobbing and screaming as they all scrambled to get in their cruiser. Jack got outside, getting into Betty. He saw a girl.
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*Three Minutes*
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The timer runs out, blowing up the central square, but most people have escaped.
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He turned on Betty as the platform collapsed, sinking into the clouds. He saw the families escape, not one ship left on the flying city. He was relieved they made it out.
“Kika?!” He shouted, looking for her.
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When they get to the ship, she heard a loud explosion and started to strap herself in, “Go Annie, go!!”
Kika looks at Jack and waves for him, “Quick quick quick!!”
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Jack hit the ignition, and the ship dug into a steep dive, pulling up and missing the explosion from the city by inches.
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“Sorry.” Jack said, regarding the late start.
“Didn’t want to fly away before I knew you were here. I don’t want you to die.”
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Rose looked away from the cards as they didn’t hold her attention, but they seem to be important in the future, hopefully not soon. “Alright,” Rose smiled a bit, “I guess it depends on what do you want to know, I don’t know much of you either, how about equivalent exchange?”
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Kika sits back and lets out a deep breath, “No worries, Jack…”
Her mind then wanders and thinks of her beliefs and her stance in this whole epidemic… Where was she? She worked for them…but they don’t trust her judgement when following orders? She stares away and pats the seat beside her…
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“Deal, although I’m not sure that I have much to say.”
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Jack’s hands shook as he flew home, his face contorted strangely.
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Kika looks up at Jack and frowns, seeing how he was looking. Probably the shot she heard…was he that powerful?
“Hey…we made it out in one piece. Even Ann–” She stops herself, “Even Betty.”
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