Contingency

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Despite all the questions unanswered, despite the fact he was closer to death than ever, he felt he would never feel more alive. Hundreds of men and women float in a sphere covered in screens. These people are in the Camera Station of the Indemnities Deep Space Headquarters. The station is set on anti-gravity to make mobility easier. Once you touch the bottom screen-less pad the anti-gravity deactivates, and you descend out of the station. All are working busily, studying any possible threat. They are the most trusted men and women in the Headquarters. Paid not to speak or snitch of certain things they see. If a certain superior would need to be watched over they would be the ones to do it. And if they felt they needed to be executed, they would have to but give the order. All were on high alert except one- General Saul. The man that two particular men find very important. One of them (Rave) studies the live footage of a sphere shaped ship entering one of the space ports. The ship descends in a glowing, red-dotted sphere. These two men were undercover operatives for the Christian Incision. They were the real Christian fighters. But despite the excruciating training one of the men (the one not watching the live footage) was having a bad case of fear.

They were so close to being done with their undercover work. Once they recorded the information coming out of the people in that ship they would simply fake their death and escape back to their families. The two men had known each other since they were babies. But despite their brotherhood they were also trained to finish this mission no matter what. Which means personal feelings would have to be put away.

His hands shook like a leaf; his eyes were glazed with tears. He had been away from his family for so long; he couldn't have the pleasure of hearing his daughter sing a song.

'What is wrong?' Rave said through a secret hand motion language. 'Come on Baron, we're almost there!'

Baron shook his head as tears floated out of his eyes. The superior was coming his way. Rave had two choices: let Baron give up all the information thereby killing both him and Baron, or kill Baron and let the investigators slowly creep up on the culprit ergo him.

But he couldn't fire anything at Baron because of all the people. It had to be done quickly and secretly. He quickly pushed his foot on one of the screens and flew toward Baron. Rave sternly kept his tears in as he looked into the hopeless eyes of Baron. To look in your friends eyes and know there soon-to-be demise will make you forget about the prize afterwards.

'What is wrong Robert?' The superior asked Baron.

Baron opened his mouth-

Rave quickly butted in '-Oh everything's alright sir, it is just a medicine mix up. You-'

'I'm sorry did I ask for your input?'

Baron was shaking even faster now.

'Sir he's going to die if I don't take him to the medical office now!'

'Alright! But you better keep a watch full eye on this man when he takes his medicine! Or something else will be taken.'

'Yes sir-' Rave grabbed Baron. '-this will not happen again!'

Rave pushed his feet on one of the screens and floated toward the screen-less pad.

Rave whispered in Barons ear:

'You have to realize we must treat our enemy like a mother spider treats her husband. Cloud there mind with "trust", copulate with them in thought of their self-esteemed victory, then once the time is right-you take that bite and make sure there is no chance for a fight. We must feed our children with this success so that they live in freedom. Not in seldom of the enemy. But in realization of freedom.'

'Make it quick please brother,' Baron whispered as they descended out of the camera station. He had given up. The very man that brought him to his feet in the past, the very man that made him realize the love of God lasts, the very man that made him realize how vast the future can be when you believe in thee who will send you to a place of eternity. He knew there was no way of changing his mind. And now Rave could no longer keep the tears from coming out. He was having a bout with the devil, and the devil was winning.

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