Predator and Prey

Chapter 10

"This looks like someone died in it." Zheth complained, as she looked at the bloodied Storm Trooper suit she now wore over her regular outfit.

Phasma started leading her towards the ship full of Storm Troopers. "They didn't die in it, they died in the infirmary."

"Great... Dead man's uniform." She gave a disgusted look at it before slipping the uncomfortable helmet over her head. "What if they shoot me before I identify myself? Actually, don't answer that, I think I know."

"Just make sure to lay low until the fighting thins. We are going there for the map not to win the war so we won't kill everyone, stay behind after the others retreat."

"Obviously."

Zheth watched her leave before turning to see General Hux watching her, his cold gaze moving on as their eyes met to observe the other Storm Troopers waiting to be ordered down to the planet. She turned her own partially obscured gaze on Kylo Ren as he approached, if he was ready to leave that must mean the attack was coming soon.

"Predator, can you hear me?" General Hux's voice rang out clearly from her new earpiece.

"Loud and clear Foxy Freak." She replied; earning a few twitches from the Storm Troopers around her who probably wanted to turn and give her a strange look but were trained not to care.

"You used that already."

"Aw, you do care about my nicknames... Knew you liked them." She smirked. "I had to find one that suited you, I'm starting to lean back towards Ginger though..."

There was the sound of him giving a curse under his breath before Hux spoke up again. "When you're back at their base, find a place you won't be disturbed and contact us again."

"What if they take my communicator?"

"There is a tracker placed in you shoulder we can send you location to another spy we have located there and they can get you a new one." Hux made a scoffing sound. "But I doubt that will be a problem, the Resistance wouldn't expect you to do something like this."

Zheth didn't pay attention to the last part as she tried to determine what shoulder had a tracking device in it. "You're tracking me? What in the bloody galaxy is wrong with you people! I'm not a pet!"

"It's a safety precaution... It will also change color so we know if and when you die. We were going to test it out on the Storm Troopers but you already had a cut in the right place so-"

"You don't even know if it works?" She clenched her teeth so she wouldn't scream the question at him.

Hux seemed very amused when he spoke again. "It's working quite well, or at least the body temperature part is to sense you mood and status condition... Someone isn't very happy."

"When I come back I'm killing whoever stuck this in me." Zheth hissed.

"I'll go warn that medical droid then." He responded dryly.

"Go fall in a garbage shoot Ginger." She growled before turning off the communicator.

A strange sound came from her left and Zheth whipped her head around to see Kylo Ren walking over, a second later she realized that had been him laughing. "I knew I sensed something in you that drew me in. Must be your charming insults towards others." "Don't get too close I'll turn my charm on you, Goth Boy." She wished this stupid Storm Trooper helmet wasn't on she he could see her scowl.