Lady In Red

Rolando could taste blood in his mouth. The sudden cut had thrown him toward the feet of Darla and Wyse's prisoner. She didn't seem perturbed to have him at her feet, but from the look of her in fancy silks and almost auburn looking skin nothing could perturb her. She had a regal look of sophistication even cramped into the back of a small transport with shackles on her wrists.  Other than the blood in his mouth and the uncomfortable position Rolando felt better, he didn't know if it was the injection or the shackles or even the touch from the lady, but he was himself again. Which was good because he had so many questions.

"How did you idiots find me?" It might seem strange to lead off with an insult, but that was Rolando's way.

"Gee thanks Darla, I was in trouble and you rescued my stupid ass, but no I'm an idiot, I sure am Rolando I guess we should have left you to die on that ship."

"I'm not saying I'm not thankful its just confusing."

"It's not confusing red back there was on the run, she's some kind of fortune teller and so when we caught her she told us we had to get to those coordinates or you were a dead man. We didn't believe her, but I figured it couldn't hurt and here we are."

"That's not exactly how it happened," The lady in red spoke with a voice that commanded attention, "You didn't catch me, I turned myself in, and you didn't question me at all dear girl, you took me at my word and here we are because my word is as good as gold."

"Well there is that Darla." Wyse had a bit of a snark to his voice, but Rolando could also hear a hint of fear, were they really afraid of the woman in red? He was about to ask when the ship left cut and Rim station came into view, and then all the warnings on the ship blew up because the Morlatech warship came out just behind them.

"And here I thought we left them behind." Darla knew they wouldn't, the jump ship they were in was at best fifty years older than the corper that was following.

"They won't beat us to the station, but that's not saying much, tell the station to bring up the defense grid." Lorentino had taken charge even if he didn't feel like himself. He knew the station might be able to hold the ship off, but if they sent a boarding party they were screwed as the majority of the station's compliment of soldiers were back dead on the other ship.

"And then what?" Darla didn't sound too convinced this was a great plan.

"Pray." The Red Lady chuckled, the blackness of space said nothing.