Divided We Fall

Chapter 3

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There was a noticeable silence as the hum of the lights died out suddenly. A flash appeared on everyone's devices, notifying them to fix the lights. It provided a momentary glance at who was around before everything went dark again. Or... dark for everyone else. Ash silently made her way towards Electrical, her boots faintly clunking on the metal floor. Yellow and white suits caught her attention as she peeked into the room; the new guy and Ethan were fixing them. She'd have to work quickly.

Shifting away, she turned on the tablet and pushed another button, locking the pair in the room together. A grin formed under her helmet as she ran passed. It would hold them for a few minutes, hopefully spark some distrust between them. The lights flashed back on, momentarily causing her to slow as her eyes readjusted to the sudden brightness. "Not much time left..."

The halls were empty as she made her way to Security. Stepping into the room, she found a lone figure in pink watching the cameras. The other figure was oblivious to her entry, too focused on watching the figures on screen move about the map. Surely she'd seen Ash enter; there was a camera right outside the room. Then again, no one was dead. Her guard was probably down.

Ash approached casually, earning a hesitant glance from Emma as she watched her approach. Together the pair stared at the screen. The two she'd locked in Electrical passed by in the hallway near Admin before going into the room. Dark blue crossed the screen just outside their door while a vibrant lime green suit stood outside navigation. She tilted her head thoughtfully for a moment before stepping back and pulling up her tablet again. Hacking into their system had been all too easy. No wonder sabotage happened so often. The security they had sucked.

"Finish all your tasks or just taking a break?" She struck up a conversation as she waited a few more seconds for Zac to get further down the hall.

"I'm almost done, just wanted to check and see if anyone died during the power outage. You?" Emma barely sent her a glance.

"Oh, I've got a few left. Just stopped by to see where everyone was since I saw you in here- assumed we could have each other's back, you know?" She tapped the oxygen button and listened as the alarm sounded. A grin formed on her face as Emma jerked and turned to leave, halting when her eyes caught what was on Ash's screen.

"You..."

Another button press and the door to the room closed and locked. Ash nodded silently before pulling out a knife and lunging forward. She was too fast for Emma to put up much of a fight, although it was clear the woman knew she wouldn't be getting out alive. The task done, she quickly stepped back, not wanting to track blood through the ship on her shoes. She cleaned off the weapon and hid it once more before quickly getting into the vent as the door slid back open.

The alarms had gone silent before Emma had even been killed. Alice had been close to Oxygen and it was likely Ethan and the new guy had been close to Admin still. That left her and Zac unaccounted for whenever Emma's body was found. "Gotta take out one of the accounted for then... Pin this all on Zac."

It would be difficult to separate the pair going around together but a plan was quickly forming in her head. She crawled out of the vent in Medbay, constantly staring at the door in fear someone would walk in at any moment. Perhaps she should've locked herself in the room to avoid being caught. Footsteps approached as she resealed the vent. Ash froze momentarily before hurrying over to the sample station. The blood samples were currently processing, which meant Zac had likely done the task fairly recently. Sure enough, the man stepped into the room again to come check on them. He paused when he saw her.