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though I still
don’t know what they want. We don’t have explosives on board, but we do have
some small and high energy batteries that are used for emergency situation.
These batteries are as small as quarters and they are stored in the compartment
for life support system. I take one of those batteries, attach it to the inside
of my hat and wire it with a controller. Now I just need to press the buttons
on my watch to detonate it. Considering the situation I am restrained and not
able to move my hands, I go to the reactor compartment and set up a procedure
to overload the reactor. The procedure can be activated by my voice and all I
need to do is say a particular word anywhere in the ship.
    Time flies when you
are occupied. Now it is dinner time and I join others in the kitchen. It has
been six hours since I found out Lily was dead.
    The food still tastes
like shit. If I didn’t forget lunch, I would throw up right away. I am
wondering whether the alien is messing with my food.
    “Commander?”
    “Commander!”
    “Yes.” I look around
and it is Akio calling me.
    “How is your head
pain, Commander?” Dr. Akio asks caringly while playing his fork.
    “I am fine. Thanks.”
I try to smile at him, but only manage to pull me lips apart.
    “What is with the
hat, Commander?” Bertha asks pointing at my hat.
    “Nothing.” I focus on
my dish.
    Silence.
    Lisa keeps eyes on
her dish.
    Roy carries a serious
face, lost in his thoughts.
    Bud enjoys his steak
very much, making loud chewing noises from time to time.
    Jim glances at me
several times as if he is making sure I am eating my dinner.
    Charle and Bertha
have some small talks that I can’t really hear.
    Lock doesn’t eat much
but drink a lot of water.
    I finish my plate,
leave the kitchen and lock myself in my cabin. I have to wait until late night
to carry out my plan.
    I wait and wait.
    Finally it is 1 AM. I
open my cabin door, peek into the corridor and listen carefully.
    Nobody.
    Akio is supposed to
be sitting in the bridge right now. Others asleep.
    I quickly make my way
to the escape pod and check it one last time.
    “Let’s do this!”
    I take a deep breath
and select bridge on the intercom.
    “Dr. Akio. Dr. Akio.
Are you there?”
    “Yes, Commander. You
know I am doing the nightwatch.”
    “I need help. My head
is hurting so much. I feel it is going to explode.”
    “It shouldn’t be.”
    “What do you mean it
shouldn’t be?”
    “I mean, I mean, you
said you were fine.”
    “Yea. Now I am not.
Can you help me? I couldn’t even walk.” My voice is weak and low.
    “Sure. Where are
you?”
    “Near the escape
pod.”
    “On my way. Out.”
    My heart racing and
my hands shaking, I know I am taking a risk here. Akio might ask others to come
with him. That will complicate the situation. Leaning against the wall, I am
listening carefully.
    Fast steps.
    Yes. He is alone.
    I open the escape pod
door, lower my head to my chest, hold on to the wall and put on a sick look.
    He stops next to me
and says, “Commander, don’t worry. I—”
    Now!
    I grab him, push him
into the pod and lock the door.
    Done.
    He is hitting the door
and shouting at me. I can’t hear anything, but we can see each other through
the window on the door. After a minute, He calms down and we look at each other
in the eyes. He is composed like an old fellow who knows his time is coming. I
can tell he knows what is going on.
    I turn on the channel
so that we can hear each other. For several seconds, neither of us says
anything.
    “You are not Akio. I
know that.”
    “How did you find it
out?”
    “The DNA analyzer.
You did something to it so that it gives the false result.”
    “It takes you this
long. Your girlfriend would be very disappointed at you.”
    “How many of you are
onboard Achilles?”
    He flashes me a
defiant smile and stiffens.
    “What do you want
from us?” I ask impatiently.
    “You are not that
smart either.”
    “OK. Let me make it
clear for you. You either