Hikari
 

The cyc knocked down the leader of the Red Snakes. The remainder of the gang paused long enough for me to prepare a defense.

The gang launched at me. I whirled around and kicked the nearest one in the head and flipped out a blaster. A few of the gang members then pulled out knives. Two of them jumped at me. I shot at one and hit the knife of his hand. I then hit the deck, and rolled out of the second one’s way. He missed me by a mile and landed on the man, or rather boy, behind me.

 Well they won’t be in my way anytime soon.

I jumped onto my cyc, and activate the cloaking shield I had installed. I shot off laughing at the stunned looks on the Snake’s faces.

After about ten minutes of riding I stopped. In front of me was a modest house. I walked up muttering, “This should be the place,” and knocked on the door.

The door opened and there stood a young woman with short blue hair. She stared at me for a second then shouted, “Gp! C’mon in cuz!”

She stood to the side and I walked in, “Hikari, long time no see.”

“Same to you. Ditch that armor while I go make some coffee.”

“Roger that.” I replied and took off the armor. I then followed the aroma of the coffee to the kitchen.

“Sit.” Kari ordered and shoved a cup into my hands. I complied and started to drink the coffee. I might have been in a bad situation, but I certainly wasn’t about to pass on a perfectly good cup of coffee!

“What brings you to this end of the Earth?” She asked

I set the cup down and replied, “A crash landing.”

Kari laughed, “A crash landing? You?” She stopped when she saw the look on my face.

“I was hoping to find a place to stay. I need to get in contact with my squad.”

Kari stared at the murky liquid in the mug, “You can stay here, and I have a computer lab in the basement. You can use it to try and get in touch with your commanding officers.”

“Thanks, Kari!” I shouted and hugged her, “I knew I could count on you!”

She smiled and squeezed me back.

“Acck…Kari…can’t breathe.”

TBC…