Lost In Stardust

Chapter Thirty-Three

"Haze,set coordinates for Isla Freedoma",Alpha told his brother.

The little boy rapidly punched in a few commands in to the computer. A few dots lit up on the screen,beeping loudly.

Delta looked apprehensive, her usually cool demeanor was replaced by sweating. She was gripping on to her seat. She looked worried and angry,if that were possible. Every now and then,she would shoot a glare in Alpha's direction. He looked extremely satisfied with himself. Whoever they were going after,was definitely not on good terms with Delta.

"I think I'm going to head to the war room",Beta announced as she walked out in to the elevator. Omega put a hand around Delta and squeezed her
"Karma,Del,Karma",he grinned as he followed his sister.

He turned to Dax and Taya.
"You coming?"
They both snuck a glance in Delta's direction,then followed him in to the elevator.

"Wait!",the girl got up and joined them.
"I'm coming with you".

They silently rode the elevator down to the war room. Dax was bursting with questions,but seeing the pout on Delta's face kept him quiet.

The doors opened and she sped in the direction of the weapons room and emerged with a giant spear in her hand. She backed up a few steps,then leaned backward and launched the weapon in the direction of the test dummies. The spear travelled swiflty through the air and lodged itself firmly in to the dummy's chest. She moved to pull it out but it was certain that it was not about to come loose.

Omega strutted across the room and pulled the spear swiftly out of the targets chest and handed it to the fuming mess seated on the floor. She reluctantly took it and stabbed it in to the ground. Omega sighed and looked over at Beta for help. She shrugged and beckoned to the others to follow her in to the room.

"Since we're going to be facing a lot of dangerous people on the way,I think we should teach Taya and Dax a few basic moves",she announced as she picked up a taser and handed it to Taya.

Delta perked up. She looked hopefully at her sister.
"I like weapons"
"I know"

She walked over to Beta and accepted the training vest. The vest was a dark blue color, it was cushioned on all sides and Dax guessed that this was meant to protect the trainer from getting seriously injured.

"Dax,you can follow me",Beta smiled as she put on a vest and handed him a sword. He followed her to the other side of the room and held the weapon up. Beta giggled.
"Here,this is how you hold it"

After showing him the correct way to hold it and a few basic moves she jogged over to Delta and Taya to check on them.

"So what do you carry in that backpack of yours?",Delta questioned her as she dodged Taya's advances. She had to move painfully slow and it was killing her inside.
"Books mostly",she huffed.
She was breathless. Her heart was beating rapidly.
"What kind of books?"
"History,my journal and an album"
"You miss your parents don't you?"
"Yeah"
Delta sympathized with the young girl.
Maybe Alpha wasn't using them after all.

"How'd you get over the pain of losing them",Taya suddenly asked.
"You don't,the pain is always there,you just learn to live with it".

Static crackled and the ship's intercom came to life. A low voice boomed out of the speakers.
"We're here kids"

"I can just feel him laughing though the microphone",Delta grumbled.
Beta chuckled and punched in the buttons to the cockpit.
The elevator took them to their destination and they all stumbled out.

Alpha was standing in front of the ship's wide windshield. His arms were crossed across his chest and his mouth was set in a small smirk. He looked so happy. His hazel eyes were glowing with an ambition that made Taya feel weird.

The planet could not be seen from above. It was covered by a cloud of soot and dust. All he could see were ships that were orbiting around it. Taya spotted something familiar and gasped.
"Pirates!"

Alpha smirked even more.
"I'm gonna slap that smirk right off of your face",Delta threatened