The Imprisoned Ones, Part 7

The stolen bus drives on, the Sinful passengers sitting low, hoping no one looks inside and sees their uniforms.

The bus makes its way down a busy street, and Elevatô watches the street signs for directions to a space shuttle station or port.

"Turn right there," Tic says, noticing a sign up ahead.

Elevatô obeys, and the bus turns at the intersection. Even from several blocks away, the Sinful Ones can see the dozens of launching pads, landing pads, and runways.

The bus is parked across the street from the main entrance of the station, and the Sinful Ones bail out.

"Run to the nearesst shuttle asss fasst asss you can!" Lacertilia shouts in his hissy voice. "No ssstopping to fight any guardsss that may get in your way!"

The six escaped convicts rush at the entrance, and are met by security.

*WHAM* Hammer barrels through them, and the Sinful Ones continue to move forward.

Tic, Tac, and Toe climb up stairs to the door of a triangular spaceship, and pry it open.

"Who're--?!"

The crewman inside is interrupted as Tic, Tac, and Toe toss him out of the ship, and he lands on the ground back first.

"Stop right there!" more security guards shout. Their words are ignored as Tic, Tac, and Toe start up the ship's engines, and the remaining three Sinful Ones climb aboard.

*PAP PAP PAP* The guards open fire, shooting bullets at the fleeing felons.

*DING DING DING* The bullets bounce off the metal hull of the ship, missing their targets widely.

The engines blast, and the ship moves along the runway at high speeds. Hammer and the others sit in seats and strap themselves in as Tic sits in the pilot's chair, Tac sits in the co-pilot's chair, and Toe hangs on to the edges of both.

*WHOOSH* The ship flies up into the sky, and rockets through the clouds. Within seconds, the black void sprinkled with stars comes into view, and the ship flies on throught the smooth vacuum of space.

"WE DID IT!!" Hammer shouts in celebration. "We escaped!!"

The others shout and holler in celebration as well, but are cut short by foot steps.

"Why didn't anyone tell me we were taking off?" a female voice asks. The Sinful Ones turn to see a gorgeous green-yellow girl standing in the doorway of the hall, her flowing black hair reaching below her waist. Upon seeing the six strange faces, her teal-colored eyes open wide, and she starts to back up.

"No, no, missss," Lacertilia hisses, "we mean you no harm. We jussst need your ship, that'sss all."

He approaches the girl, his green lizard lips in a smirk.

"Ssso jusst relaxss," he says, his tongue flickering at her green-yellow cheek, tasting her natural, sweet scent. "I won't hurt you."

Slowly, Lacertilia ushers the green-yellow girl to the back, and the two enter a bedroom, Lacertilia's tail closing the door behind them.