Chapter Two: A Whole Old World

[Aria Blackthorn]

Suki frantically looked around out of habit rather than being able to see. As she listened to the words from the strange voice somewhere near her, her mind raced with scenarios that she found herself in. Her legs felt strange as she tried to maintain her balance. Instead she hit a small table sending stainless steel instruments crashing to the floor. It was clear that the teenager was in emotional distress. ’You knocked a number of sharp instruments onto the ground when you hit the tray.’ echoed in her mind. She bent down and felt around desperately. She felt the scissors and some other metal items. As she searched the items tears fought her control. Suddenly she found a metal surgical knife. ‘A weapon’ she thought as she moved the items around getting a grip on the weapon.

“I may be fifteen but I know more than enough about pirates. Rest assured, my Comstar crewmates will be looking for me!” she called out swinging the item around menacingly. With one hand holding on to a bed for balance and swinging the weapon through the air at any noise Suki called out, “I demand access to a communication systems or I will use this!” Her body trembled in fear of a situation far beyond her ability to comprehend. Her eyes looking straight ahead as she moved her head to look around.

In Suki’s mind, she held that knife in prefect form ready for combat. To everyone else, that metal tongue depressor was hardly a threat.