Charlie while being forced to his knees.
When Carter opened Charlie's shirt as instructed, he looked a little nervous and unsure about what his boss was planning next, but he dare not argue.
"Zed,” said Stout, gesturing for him to come closer before he started to whisper something.
"What was that, Stout?" he replied.
Gesturing for him again, Zed walked closer to Stout; the stench was almost unbearable as Zed leaned over him.
"What was what? Well, it’s this…,” said Stout. Grabbing Zed's head, he plunged the tip of the poker into Zed's eye. It made a sickening pop as he let out a blood curdling scream.
"Shit, what the…" shouted Carter as he watched the member of his team being butchered.
Charlie closed his eyes; he couldn’t watch. He tried to blank everything out and almost vomited.
Then, without hesitation, Stout forced the rest of the poker into Zed's skull, and penetrated his brain.
No more screams could be heard as Zed hit the floor with a thud; he was dead.
"Now we have a vacancy which I hope you will soon fill. Zed did not follow orders too well and when that happens a person is of no further use to me," said Stout, wiping the blood from the poker with a rag.
"You killed him; he was one of yours,” replied Charlie, shaking with fear.
"Come now, personal feelings should not get involved in anything."
"Get rid of it," Stout said into his intercom.
"Yes, sir," replied an android as the door opened and one entered the room.
Grabbing hold of Zed's arms, it dragged the body towards a door. The android disappeared through the door with the body trailing a dark pool of blood behind it.
"Carter, get one of the scout ships ready; Charlie will be needing it," said Stout.
"I will, sir. I’ll be in the docking bay waiting,” replied Carter and quickly left Stout's chamber.
Charlie stood up. Buttoning his shirt up again, he looked closely at Stout sitting upright in his chair.
"Now do I have your full attention?"
"You do,” Charlie replied hesitantly.
"I have a little mission lined up for you and it involves bringing something back for me," said Stout.
Unsure what it would lead to, Charlie went ahead with the conversation anyway.
"We will be leaving shortly; to be honest, the view out there has become something of a boredom for me," said Stout, adjusting himself in his seat. "There is an N class cargo ship we have locked on to and we will be setting off on a new course soon."
"N class? But that is prime cargo; diamonds and that kind of thing,” replied Charlie.
"Exactly and I want what is on-board. You will have all the weapons you need and a good scout ship to bring the supplies back to me,” said Stout.
"Not a chance," Charlie replied. Not wanting to be a part of it, he turned his back on his enemy.
Charlie knew it may involve taking a human life; that type of cargo would be heavily guarded inside and any attempt would me met with force. Charlie decided to leave and made his way to the chamber door when a shooting pain pulsated all around Charlie's head. He dropped to the floor and saw Stout had his finger firmly on the switch that would end Charlie's life.
"Like I said, I have full control over you. I can end your life within seconds if I want,” Stout coughed, clearing his throat nonchalantly.
Releasing the button from underneath his finger tip, Stout allowed Charlie to stand up; he was a little dizzy but he was okay.
"Take him to the docking bay; Carter will be prepping Charlie's craft,” said Stout to another android.
"Yes, sir," it replied.
He grabbed Charlie by the arm and proceeded to walk him out the door.
"One more thing; your new look—shaven head, no beard; you need to be menacing to your enemy. You have to be in control,” said Stout.
Charlie was grinding his teeth with anger as he left with the android to undertake the mission. He had no idea if he would even make it out alive.
The docking area was filled with the odd ship; they all had Stout's company logo attached
When Carter opened Charlie's shirt as instructed, he looked a little nervous and unsure about what his boss was planning next, but he dare not argue.
"Zed,” said Stout, gesturing for him to come closer before he started to whisper something.
"What was that, Stout?" he replied.
Gesturing for him again, Zed walked closer to Stout; the stench was almost unbearable as Zed leaned over him.
"What was what? Well, it’s this…,” said Stout. Grabbing Zed's head, he plunged the tip of the poker into Zed's eye. It made a sickening pop as he let out a blood curdling scream.
"Shit, what the…" shouted Carter as he watched the member of his team being butchered.
Charlie closed his eyes; he couldn’t watch. He tried to blank everything out and almost vomited.
Then, without hesitation, Stout forced the rest of the poker into Zed's skull, and penetrated his brain.
No more screams could be heard as Zed hit the floor with a thud; he was dead.
"Now we have a vacancy which I hope you will soon fill. Zed did not follow orders too well and when that happens a person is of no further use to me," said Stout, wiping the blood from the poker with a rag.
"You killed him; he was one of yours,” replied Charlie, shaking with fear.
"Come now, personal feelings should not get involved in anything."
"Get rid of it," Stout said into his intercom.
"Yes, sir," replied an android as the door opened and one entered the room.
Grabbing hold of Zed's arms, it dragged the body towards a door. The android disappeared through the door with the body trailing a dark pool of blood behind it.
"Carter, get one of the scout ships ready; Charlie will be needing it," said Stout.
"I will, sir. I’ll be in the docking bay waiting,” replied Carter and quickly left Stout's chamber.
Charlie stood up. Buttoning his shirt up again, he looked closely at Stout sitting upright in his chair.
"Now do I have your full attention?"
"You do,” Charlie replied hesitantly.
"I have a little mission lined up for you and it involves bringing something back for me," said Stout.
Unsure what it would lead to, Charlie went ahead with the conversation anyway.
"We will be leaving shortly; to be honest, the view out there has become something of a boredom for me," said Stout, adjusting himself in his seat. "There is an N class cargo ship we have locked on to and we will be setting off on a new course soon."
"N class? But that is prime cargo; diamonds and that kind of thing,” replied Charlie.
"Exactly and I want what is on-board. You will have all the weapons you need and a good scout ship to bring the supplies back to me,” said Stout.
"Not a chance," Charlie replied. Not wanting to be a part of it, he turned his back on his enemy.
Charlie knew it may involve taking a human life; that type of cargo would be heavily guarded inside and any attempt would me met with force. Charlie decided to leave and made his way to the chamber door when a shooting pain pulsated all around Charlie's head. He dropped to the floor and saw Stout had his finger firmly on the switch that would end Charlie's life.
"Like I said, I have full control over you. I can end your life within seconds if I want,” Stout coughed, clearing his throat nonchalantly.
Releasing the button from underneath his finger tip, Stout allowed Charlie to stand up; he was a little dizzy but he was okay.
"Take him to the docking bay; Carter will be prepping Charlie's craft,” said Stout to another android.
"Yes, sir," it replied.
He grabbed Charlie by the arm and proceeded to walk him out the door.
"One more thing; your new look—shaven head, no beard; you need to be menacing to your enemy. You have to be in control,” said Stout.
Charlie was grinding his teeth with anger as he left with the android to undertake the mission. He had no idea if he would even make it out alive.
The docking area was filled with the odd ship; they all had Stout's company logo attached
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