Chapter 27 - Trapped

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" NOVA initiate complete lock down. Nothing comes in or out " said Wayne

" Affirmative captain. " The ship was locked down by NOVA.

" Where the fuck are the drones ? " shouted Wayne

" There seems to be a problem, captain. They are not responding. They are all offline. " replied NOVA

" How many are still here ? " asked Wayne

" Six " NOVA replied

" Set up a perimeter around the ship using four. Shoot anyone who gets within 50 meters of the ship " ordered Wayne

" Ok Captain " said NOVA

" I won't let you do that " said Sara

" I don't give a fuck. What are you going to do about it ? Look here " Wayne raised the gun

" Doesn't matter, If I wanna kill you, I will. " she replied

" How ? Fuck me till I die ? Let's assume that you will kill me in some way. After that, what will you do ?You and Ray will be trapped here forever. " said Wayne

" I will find a way. Unlike you, I have people around me whom I trust. No one trusts you, not even your own AI " replied Sara

" Fuck you " he walked away from her.

" Can I disable the drones ? " she asked NOVA

" Im afraid you can't. I'm detecting hostile activity around the ship. When it come to the security, one captain's command is enough. " NOVA replied

" What if they are not hostile ? " asked Sara

" Only Captain Wayne can reverse the order because he has already declared them hostile. " NOVA replied

Leaving the room, Sara contacted Samuel and informed him about the drones

" Copy that.... Over " replied Samuel

" What's your plan ? He won't let you in... If you come closer than 50 meters you will get shot. And it will be dark soon.... What are you going to do ?... Over " asked Sara

" I told you to send all the drones.... " said Samuel

" I couldn't... Over " replied Sara

" Don't worry everything under control.... I will contact you soon .... " Samuel turned off the radio

Sara went to find Ray.

" How many people are there ? " asked Wayne

" Twelve " NOVA replied

" What's their plan ? They are upto something. " said Wayne

" I don't know captain. " replied NOVA

" Yeah !! isn't that obvious ? You don't know anything. You are just a fucking program, binary, ones and zeros, don't know anything, just doing your duty. My fucking loyal companion. " said Wayne

" I don't have a response to that " NOVA replied

" Tell me about the explosive " asked Wayne

" The device is mounted on the wall  " replied NOVA

" How do I disable it ? " asked Wayne

" Actually I have no idea  " NOVA replied

" You don't know or you don't want to tell ? I don't know if you are telling the truth anymore. I don't even trust you. " said Wayne

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