The Bad Batch: Book 2

Part 31: Not Minors

Luna's POV 

The boy's eyes winded in shock. 

Boy: "Who is Mokko? He runs this whole town. He's the boss." 

He said as he stood up. 

Boy: "Your ship is his now." 

Wrecker: "Yeah, we'll see about that!" 

He yelled making the boy shake in fear. 

Hunter: "Take us to it." 

Boy: "No way. I can't help you go against Mokko. You don't know what he's done for me." 

Wrecker growled making the boy shake again. 

Boy: "All right. All right. I can show you where your ship is. But if you get caught you don't know me." 

The boy took us to the entrance of the mine where our ship was supposed to be. 

Boy: "Techno Unio ran this mine during the war, but Makko took over when they were forced out. He's kept this operation running ever since." 

Me: "So you are an ipsium minor and a thief?" 

I asked making him look back at me. 

Boy: "Mokko says they're useful skills." 

Me: "Stealing is not a skill." 

Boy: "It is when you are good at it." 

Tech opened a monitor and a picture of the whole space came on it. 

Tech: "The central portal is ray-shielded, and all subterranean entrances appear to be guarded in shifts." 

The boy wanted to touch the monitor but Wrekcer smacked his hand away. 

Wherecker: "Ah, we've stormed tougher strongholds than that." 

Boy: "You can't use blasters inside an ipsium mine. You'll destroy everything and everything in there. Cut your losses now." 

He said crossing his hands. Wrecker growled at him again. 

Tech: "There is one covert infiltration point. From there." 

He said pointing his hand towards the stack. 

Tech: "The stack has a lower access hatch inside. If timed correctly we can rappel down between exhaust cycles." 

Hunter: "How big of a window is there?" 

Tech: "Sixty seconds." 

He said as he turned the monitor off. 

Me: "Plenty of time." 

Boy: "Glad you're all so confident, but getting cooked alive wasn't on my agenda. Good luck. I'm rooting for you." 

He was about to leave but Hunter took hold of the boy's shoulder stopping him. 

Hunter: "We can go once we have our ship back." 

As we came to stack we needed to climb on top of it. I was the first one to climb the ladder and when I came on top the wind flew over my hair. Wrecker was the last one to come up and the moment he looked down a sight left his mouth. 

Wrecker: "Oh, boy." 

The boy wanted to walk past him towards the stairs but Wrecker grabbed him. 

Wrecker: "Uh-oh." 

I looked towards Hunter who placed the hook under the platform that we were standing on. Then he looked at Tech. 

Hunter: "Set."