Escape
Copyright© 2026 by Ka Hmnd
Chapter 6: Freeing a slave
We watched from the brush just outside the barrier before moving to the east where a shallow stream went under. We waited until dark and I went first and went into the water and half swam as I went under the barrier before moving to the side and waiting for the others. One by one they came through until we were all in.
I glanced at Zane, “I will meet you at the ship.”
He nodded as he started crawling and the others followed. I turned to crawl away in a different direction. They were going to capture the courier ship while I was going to ask the commander of the enemy where the ship key was just in case. I finally reached the prefabricated buildings beside the shuttle and transport landing area. My first stop was a large building with satellite antennas.
I peeked and slipped in and moved down a hall. I glanced through a small door window at a single man standing watch on the star comm. I looked into a side office and went in before going to the back and side. There was a large vent screen and I carefully opened it and removed the filter before crawling in. I stopped before I got too far and opened my pack.
I removed the other filter on another vent before struggling to remove the vent screen itself. Once the vent screen and filter were out of the way I moved half out of the vent. I was behind the large planetary satellite comm console and began quietly removing the fasteners to open the back. Once I had them all I listened to the man muttering to himself before pulling the panel off.
I started tossing handfuls of moss that was actually a type of fungal mold. It was wet from the stream which we had wanted. I knew within a day the mold would have spread and expanded to almost fill the space. The mold properties would kill the satellite comm system within hours. I closed the panel and tightened the fasteners before moving back into the vent.
I replaced the vent screen and then backed out and carefully closed the other vent screen. I moved to the door to listen and looked out. I snuck out of the building and silently began my search for the commander. I had to avoid several of the enemy as they walked around and finally found the buildings that were the officers’ quarters. I had heard laughing and women screaming many times.
To one side of the housing area was a camp with a sonic fence and towers and stun canons. It was filled with women prisoners and I was almost sick because I knew why it was here and not with the other prisoners. I moved back and away before going to look for the commander. When I saw the two guards beside a door and heard a woman scream from inside I knew I had found him.
I had left the bow and spear with the others and only had a knife and machete. I moved around a set of quarters until I was at the corner of the commander’s. I waited and watched until they turned to look the other way. I was up and moving close to the wall as I closed on the guards. The one closest to me turned as I reached him and I stabbed under his ear and into his brain as I went past and swung the machete.
It took the other guard in the throat and then I was yanking one around and placing his palm on the door plate. The door slid open and I moved in to look around the common area. I could hear the woman screaming from the other room as I turned to pull both dead guards into the room. The door closed and I headed for the other room with the knife in my hand.
When I walked in the commander was on a woman raping her. I walked straight to the bed and grabbed his hair and yanked him off and put the knife blade to his throat, “move or make a sound and you are dead.”
He began whining and begging and I shook him, “quiet.”
I looked at the woman who was curled up on the bed, “we cannot stay.”
She shuddered and lifted her head to look at me before nodding. I yanked the commander around as I started for the other room, “where is your safe?”
He stiffened, “You are dead.”
I reached down and sliced his thigh open. “The safe.”
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