Silenced

Tracking

I knew it would be a long time until I got to the coordinates. I sat in the dropship, wanting to talk to someone. I was too far out of range from Apollo and Ellum, not that it mattered though. I was anxious and felt so alone

"Please hurry," I begged the dropship. It was weird Nope being able to talk but it was weirder now to talk. My voice was rough, it cracked. It sounded broken, I sounded broken.

Maybe I was, maybe I was broken. You can't fix something that's broken, not easily at least. But maybe Scott could fix me, if he wanted me still. I knew I should've brought someone with me, I wanted Steve more than anyone.

I felt the dropship land, tracking to the exact coordinates across the purple, snowy planet. I hated it here, I wanted to be back on earth if I'm honest. This was too tiring for me.

I loved missions, but right now I just wanted my crew. I came across a large building, and in my gut I knew that Scott and Koji were down there.

I entered it, taking a breath to calm my nerves. My heart was beating out of my chest, I felt nervous, I really did. I crept through the dark tunnels, looking for some sort of cell. I didn't see any and I heard a voice, someone from SP7.

"I don't see what we want with them,"

"It doesn't matter, as long as we can get Suptic. I've waited a long time for what I want to do to him," I recognized the voices immediately, I felt myself start to shake in fear.

James and Alfredo. James had spoken first, and I knew exactly what Alfredo wanted with Steve. I whimpered, they heard and looked towards where I was. As they approached I saw them both pause and roll their eyes. Their comms must've gone off, leaving me alone. I moved silently as possible through the halls.

"DK?" I heard a British voice ask. I looked over and saw who was there. Koji had a beaten up Scott, fast asleep in his lap. Knowing that they were safe made me feel better yet acid swirled in my stomach.

"I'm here. Let's get you both out," I said gently. Koji nodded and held Scott closer. I rewired the panel and watched as the door swung open. I watched as Koji shook Scott awake and the man looked to me, smiling weakly.

"DK," he mumbled and reached out his hand. It took me and Koji to support him and we headed slowly back to the dropship. I was terrified out of my mind, thinking that one of SP7 would follow us

Thankfully they didn't and I plugged in the skelds coordinates and we headed back. Scott pressed into Koji and fell back asleep, obviously trying to save some energy with as tired as he was.

We made it back to the ship rather quickly. Apollo and Ellum beating us back. The rest of the time was a blur. I greeted the girls, scanned and explained what happened.

I sat in my room, tired for some reason and I closed my eyes when I heard the door open. Scott came in, looking unsure about something and I snapped to attention.

"Hey bud," I said and he sat down next to me. I turned to face him, wanting to know what was wrong. "What's wrong?"

"I'm confused. Koji asked me out, and I want to say yes but I'm worried about someone else and how he might feel. What should I do?"

"Who do you want to be with?" I asked, he seemed unsure

"This guy doesn't even know I exist. Koji does, I think I should just be with Koji. Right?"

"What does your heart want?"

"Someone who cares. Thanks DK, I'm gonna go tell Koji yes," he said and left. I was dumbfounded. I was sure he would've said me. But he was right, I didn't treat him like he was there.

Alarms blared and I sprinted from my room. I made it to the cafeteria and saw all 8 crew members. A familiar cackle rang from the room, and I froze. I tensed. I knew who was here as the voice spoke, taunting us.

Sugar Pine 7, and the leader Cib