Lethal Company SDP AU

3 - Plan

[ Mika stands about 50 feet away from who he believes is Aztro in the shadows. He takes a step forward but stops. ]

Mika: Aztro is that you?

[ Suddenly he's pinned to the ground, the moment he opens his eyes he meets them to someone in the same mask Aztro has on.

But it isn't Aztro.

It's hard to tell who this person is, all really visible for detail are two blonde round dog ears just above the mask.

He struggles to move as whoever is above him analyzes him. Then Mika remembers of the dagger, stabbing the person in the left thigh going down, they scream in pain. Mika tosses the person off of them and quickly gets up running towards the ship.

The person isn't following him as he quickly enters and shuts the door. Pandah and Schlatt in their pjs look at him in alert. ]

Pandah: What was that?!

Schlatt: Second, what were you doing out?!

Mika: I- I just took a walk okay? And- and I saw someone.

[ Pandah perks up at their words. ]

Pandah: Who?

Mika: Someone with the same mask that got Aztro.. they had dog ears but that's all I could see.

Schlatt: . . . No more going out during the night, you know better.

[ He nods and Schlatt goes back downstairs. ]

Pandah: What's that?

[ Pandah points at Mika's hand that holds the dagger. ]

Mika: Aztro's dagger.

[ He cleans the blood off again, then sets it on the control desk. ]

Pandah: Did you stab them?!

Mika: They pinned me to the ground.

Pandah: Oh..

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[ It's the next morning. 6 a.m. Schlatt's up as usual, he gets a set of normal clothes, hopping in the shower.

He was half expecting Aztro to be banging on the door, but no.

He gets dressed and makes coffee. Pandah wakes up still in his pjs and joins him. ]

Pandah: . . . What are we going to do?

Schlatt: Mika just- we go with it.

[ He sips his coffee. ]

Pandah: I think, I really think, we can get her back. Okay?

[ He nods. ]

Pandah: Do you?

Schlatt: . . . We can try. That's all..

Pandah: . . . Mika wrote a bit on the file. I don't exactly know what but..

Schlatt: This is dangerous. The most dangerous thing we've done.

Pandah: Wait you're not-

Schlatt: I am. I trust only you with these, Mika's too.. y'know.

[ He gets up, Pandah follows, to the back of the storage. Schlatt unlocks a tote, inside are two hand guns and ammo.

He picks on up and loads it, handing it to Pandah. ]

Schlatt: Only use it to disable, not kill, and use it wisely. You don't got much of anything in that department so-

Pandah: Oh shut the fuck up.

[ They both laugh walking out, they see Mika with the file laid out waiting for them.

He looks at the gun. ]

Mika: What are you-

Schlatt: Safety, Mika. This is the most dangerous thing we've encountered.

Mika: . . . Put it away for now.

[ Pandah nods going to put it in his room. Mika and Schlatt share a silence. ]

Schlatt: What have you got down so far?

[ He walks up to the table as Pandah comes back, joining them. ]

Mika: So far, just the fact that they know certain things. Only Aztro would know about the dagger in her pocket, so they gain some sort of information after.. taking someone over.

Pandah: That explains that.. could there be more people? I mean you saw someone different last night.

Mika: Maybe.. they had the same uniform we wear.. they could be part of the missing perons list.

Schlatt: They why haven't they shut down this planet..?! God these fucking higher ups don't get shit!

Mika: . . . I have a plan.

[ The two look up at them. ]

Mika: We lure Aztro out. We can't take off the mask without harming her so we damage the mask. They look to be pretty fragile, so a simple blow with a fist should break or at least crack it. We aren't trying to hurt her either.

Schlatt: What about the others?

Mika: We can try to save them too.

Pandah: Well before anything, we are all eating.

Mika: Not hungry.

Pandah: Don't care. I'm making eggs and you will eat some.

Schlatt: Let's start on chores too. I can pick up A-

Mika: No, I can. I don't need to sweep anyways.

[ Mika leaves to the laundry room as Pandah starts to make eggs. Schlatt sits back down and drinks his now lukewarm coffee.

Pandah is silent the entire time. What exactly could be going through his mind? ]

Schlatt: Y'know.. what would happen if this doesn't work? If we can't get her back?

Pandah: . . . No, and I don't want to think about it either.

Mika: Hey uh..

[ The two look at Mika. He holds his torn uniform. ]

Mika: Do any of you know how to sew..?

Schlatt: Fuck no I don't do prissy shit like that.

Pandah: Uh.. I can try to fix it but..

Mika: No, it's fine.. Aztro can when she gets back.

[ He leaves once more. ]

Schlatt: [ What will you do when she won't, Mika? ]

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Short one but trust me, it's worth it.

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