Ka'Cit's Haven - Page 184

She guessed she wasn’t the only one who had something against the dastardly guards.

Around the corner was a set of double doors and even though she didn’t know what was behind it, she had a pretty good idea. She could hear the laughter.

It sounded like several beings were on the other side.

The little alien creeped up to the set of doors, his hand still fisted in her trousers, and it was not until he tugged again that she looked down at him. His eyes were still wide and he was still trembling.

“They’re in there,” he said, and pushed the door ever so lightly that there was a crack in the middle they could see through without being seen themselves.

Nia gulped.

In the other room, there were at least four other gator-guards sitting around the table. They were playing a game of holographic cards, it looked like, and they were caught up in their fun. They had no idea that just in the other room, one of their comrades had fallen.

“Quick, you have to kill them before they see us.” The alien by her side was insistent.

He was right, though.

She had the element of surprise on her side, and she needed to use it.

Searching the room behind the doors was difficult when she could hardly see, but there was no sign of the one alien she was looking for.

“Where is he?” she whispered. “The Bone Crusher. I don’t see him.”

The alien tugged on her trousers again and pointed.

Barely visible at the back of the room in the shadows, there was the outline of another door.

“He’s in there,” the alien whispered.

“How many more of them are in there with him?”

“Just one more.”

Nia took a deep breath. Okay, she could do this.

She could do this.

She knew she wasn’t going to miss but that didn’t mean she could dodge bullets. So she had to be quick. She had to be sure. And she had to be fast.

Gripping the weapon in her hands, she glanced down at the alien.

“You might want to hide for this.” His nod was a trembling mess as he let go of her and hurried away.

Time to let her instincts take over.

This was just like being in the shooting range.

Just like the shooting range.

She repeated this to herself as she kicked the doors open.

They slammed against the wall, creating a loud bang. That made the aliens in the room look up.

“Surprise, motherfuckers.”

She’d always wanted to say that line.

It took a moment for them to realize she was holding a gun, only a moment, and then they were moving.