The group kept traveling through space, with someone guarding the assassin from time to time. Eto, unlike the rest, had taken quite a liking to their guest. Even though she tried to capture him, he spent a lot of time with her even though she didn’t seem to enjoy it.

‘Let me go!’ Morning python yelled at Eto who was preparing some food for her.

‘We will. When we find a suitable planet to land on,’ Eto said as Djon and Hawk had discussed earlier.

Djon made it clear that they soon had to stop for fuel and supplies if they wanted to keep going.

Eto kept talking to the assassin when he was with her and was trying to feed her when the door behind him opened. Veronica stepped in.

‘Eto, could you come real quick?’ she asked, looking concerned at Eto and the assassin.

‘Sure,’ he said and he got up to leave.

When the door was closed behind them, Veronica started to talk.

‘Eto, you are staying with her too much. Remember, she is an assassin sent to take you to Generation Zero.’

Eto looked at her with his bright smile as always. It didn’t seem to bother him.

‘I don’t think she is that bad,’ he said and Veronica was surprised by his words.

‘Not so bad? Eto, she is an assassin. She is hired to track and kill people,’ Veronica tried to explain to him. Still, Eto’s expression wouldn’t change.

‘I know but maybe she can change. I don’t get a violent feeling from her. Besides, I still try to get her to tell me about her starshard powers.’

Veronica sighed, accepting he would not change his opinion.

Luckily before he wanted to return, the intercom of the ship opened.

‘Can everybody gather at the cockpit’ could be heard from Djon.

Without a word to say, both Eto and Veronica made their way to the front of the ship. Hawk and TYO were already there.

‘I found a planet where we can drop her,’ Djon said as he pointed to the radar on the screen.

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Veronica quickly looked at Eto how he would respond to the news but he kept the same face.

‘It’s a wild planet, not really inhabited by people of the council, although I do detect some activity. Radar shows some code by the soldiers being used.’

‘How do we get fuel and supplies?’ Hawk asked.

Djon responded while his four arms kept controlling the ship.

‘I think we can find enough food on the planet itself. The fuel could be tricky. If the operations of the council are small, we can try to steal some.’

Everyone, including Eto, looked at Veronica.

‘What?’ she asked, curious why everyone was staring at her.

‘Well, you are the one who has a problem with doing something illegal,’ Hawk responded. It made Veronica angry.

Ofcourse she wasn’t happy with doing something against the law but she had a feeling that for the journey she was going through, it sometimes would be necessary.

‘And there is nothing else besides them?’ she asked, hoping for another solution but Djon looked honest enough.

‘If there is, we have to find it. I can’t find anything else on the scanners.’

Veronica sighed, knowing why they looked at her but she agreed. She didn’t expect it but she felt a hand rubbing her back. She looked and it was Eto’s, even though he was looking at the rest.

‘Fine,’ Veronica mumbled, not wanting to go against everyone.

‘Alright,’ Djon said and he pushed a few more buttons.

‘Better prepare my blades. We don’t know what we will find there,’ he said with a grin and the moment he said it, Veronica quickly felt if the Baton was still hanging on her belt.

‘Daisugi?’ Hawk asked when he read it on the map.

‘Yes,’ Djon said and Veronica and Eto took a seat behind them.

‘It’s a wild planet. Protected to not be torn apart for everyone to live there. It’s one of the reasons why there is so little information about it. It is not stated but it is almost illegal to land on these kinds of planets.’

‘It must be full of rare animals then’ Veronica thought and she thought about her snapper. Maybe she could take some photos from extraordinary creatures.

Djon pushed a lever which made the ship move faster.

‘In a few seconds we will arrive there. Best to think how we are gonna drop the girl when we land there.’

Everybody seemed to think about it but no one had a plan yet to drop the assassin and leave her.

In the meantime, the ship shook and slowly stopped from hyper travel to enter the area of the planet.

A big green planet appeared in front of them but instead of being impressed by its beauty, they were all shocked with what they saw.

Hundreds of council ships were floating around the planet, as a massive barrier.

‘Ship codenamed Tortoise. You are entering a forbidden area. We are authorized to take immediate action,’ was heard over the intercom as an incoming message.

They all looked at each other to understand the warning they just had.

Before anyone could say something, shots could be heard being fired from the other ships.