MATTEO: Life and Death

Chapter 9

After resigning over the assassination of Arion Rampart . Matteo Lorien Shepard left Coruscant , the capital of the Galatian Empire . He was still arguing with Rosalia , about the fact that he should have killed him (but after all he agreed with her that Noble o Bad batch should have killed him) . All the time he was pissed at himself . He did not know what to do . He wanted to remove Rosalia , but reminded himself that she is permanently connected to the ship's system-that is , without her , 'Saber' is more vulnerable to enemy attack . He let the air out , when he left the planet's atmosphere . He had his AI enter the coordinates . Rosalia nodded her head . After pasting in the coordinates , Matteo pulled the lever and jumped into hyperspace .

While in hyperspace Matteo looked at the hyperspace tunnel . It had every shade of blue color-from dark to light. Hyperspace gave him peace and tranquility - his body calmed down , his breathing was calmer , his heart worked better . Everything was .... peaceful , until the silence was broken by Rosalia.

"You know , from staring into hyperspace you can get a disease called 'Light Speed Psychosis' .

Matteo snorted . He knew that you can get this disease when you look into the center of hyperspace tunnel , and he looked sideways . He showed her the middle finger .

"Hey, that was unpleasant! " Her body turned red . The sentence she said sounded as if a little five-year-old child had said it . She put her hands on her hips and sent him a sinister look.

"Give me a break" Matteo waved his hand ignoring her . Rosalia did not give up.

"Listen , I know how you feel . But you yourself agreed with me . I don't know what this whole argument is about."

Matteo decided to answer her . In his head he collected various arguments.

"I should have killed him . Now he knows , that I am alive . Do you know what that means! It means that soon the Empire will issue an APB for me . Not only they will be looking for me , but also bounty hunters and even worse , the Inquisition! You haven't thought this through you stupid holographic bitch!"

"It's not my fault , that I was created this way. I am a reflection of my creator. What can I do about it? Nothing! I am the way I am and I can't help it." Rosala's body turned from red to blue. Then she sighed. "You should rest . You could use a nap."-her face softened more. " Relax , I will take care of everything . Don't you trust me anymore?

"My confidence in you has dropped a tad . And I will not take you up on your offer . I am not sleepy . I don't want to miss the view I will see when we fly out of hyperspace ." Matteo said.

"Interesting choice of planet . But why this one? There are plenty of other planets in the Galaxy . Why this one in particular?"

I know that you care about this mission , but you should focus on this your momentary rest. What do you say , spending time with me on this planet? " she asked him . Matteo looked at her . Her plan was working- to distract him from his goal. He scratched his head.

"Let me guess. With the help of a holoprojector I am supposed to transfer your consciousness , so that later after you land on the planet , find some place , put you on the ground , so that you can take the size of a human and talk to me?"

Rosalia smiled more. That was the point . Matteo understood her train of thought . Finally some person , besides her creator , who does not treat her like a typical machine . Success .

"So when do we leave hyperspace?" Matteo asked.

"In exactly two hours you will be over your chosen planet" Rosalia answered him with a smile on her lips . Matteo sat down in his chair looking at hyperspace.