Phoenix Feathers, Part II

Chapter 15

Disclaimer: Joss is Boss, and…and…and all these ideas floating around in my head are mostly his doing. So it’s really just a lesser version of something that he could do much better. And I personally wouldn’t have any complaints if he did…

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CU of feet. Running feet. KOYI’s running feet, as a matter of fact. We see her tearing through the crowded streets of Dyton Colony towards the Stallion’s docking bay. This requires more than a little barging, careening, and swearing, but Koyi nevertheless manages to keep track of her two crewmates, CODY and NEBULA, as they run ahead of her.

The three of them finally have the ship in sight. The other two keep running, but Koyi stops and looks back the way they came. She glimpses a group of men in crimson armor making their way confidently through the crowd after them. Talons. Her eyes widen in fear. She then takes off after Cody and Nebula.

INT- STALLION MAIN BAY

PRISCILLA, the first mate, is making notes on a clipboard and monitoring their cargo as MONTY sits nearby, doing captainy things. They both look up, alarmed, as Nebula, Cody, and Koyi rush in, gasping.

PRISCILLA: What happened?

She is greeted with a torrent of overlapping voices, sounding something like this…

CODY: There was a fight- Phoenix jumped a gorram hoverskiff- not sure where they are, but they’re out there.

NEBULA: A whole lot- Feds and these thugs after us, or him, I’m not sure why- Oh, Buddha, CLARKE.

KOYI: We were attacked by a bunch of- had to make a break for it- lost Phoenix and Clarke, but the kids are safe now-

MONTY: So…What happened?

KOYI: There’s no time, Captain. We’ve got to move, now!

NEBULA: They’re coming!

PRISCILLA: Nebula, get us out of here!

Nebula exits as Priscilla hits the ramp controls.

MONTY: Who is “they?”

KOYI: They belong to a local Tong. They wear body armor, beat up the locals, and call themselves the Talons.

CODY: They came after us all at the Arena, and we had to hig