“What are you doing to it?” She gripped her androids arm, clutching it.
“Leave her alone, Netto. It’s obvious that’s Dommik’s bot.” Another man appeared. Another Cyborg.Can four times be a charm?This one had spiked silver hair and piercings. “You must not be important.” He looked down at her.
Kat narrowed her eyes and stood in front of Bin-Three. “I work for him. Why am I being stopped?”
“We’re just curious. It’s not every day an unknown human is wandering around Ghost, let alone a girl, and one being without an escort.”
Netto came to her side and visibly sniffed her. “I don’t smell Dommik on her.”
Kat backed up a step. “What is with you guys and smelling?” She stood up straighter. “Nevermind, I get it, you have enhanced senses, well, do one of you know a doctor on this ship?”
“Are you ill? Hurt? I don’t smell blood,” Spike asked. She nick-named him, Spike. He went up to her and took her hand, his eyes went silver as he studied it. She didn’t have a chance to tug it back before he released her.
“Katalina Jones, are you in distress?” Bin-Three asked at her side.
No. Am I? No.She looked at the Cyborgs before her. “I’m fine.”
“Your vitals are average, little one, your readings are standard but if you need a doctor, we have several on the main ship,” Spike said. “I would be honored to escort you to the medical unit. It’s not far.”
Netto grumbled next to him, “I will come too.”
Kat looked behind her back toward where Dommik’s ship was docked, hoping he was walking toward her, but there was nobody. She turned to Bin-Three. “Is it alright that I go with them to see their doctor, Bin?”
“Are you ill, Katalina Jones?”
“No.” She didn’t know.
“It is unrestricted. I will follow you as ordered.”
The Cyborgs eyed her, curiosity in their gaze, Spike reached out his hand for her to take it and Netto growled.
“If Dommik looks for me, tell him I am conversing with Ghost’s doctor.”
“Yes, Katalina Jones.” She followed the two men into the ship without touching them. One walked at her side and the other a step in front of her. Kat kept looking behind her hoping for her Cyborg but he was not around. She began to worry about him.
“What brings you the Ghost?” One of the Cyborgs asked her.
“I don’t know. Something with Dommik and Gunner,” she mumbled.
They both tensed up and stopped, looking at her. “Gunner is here?”
“I don’t know.”
Spike checked her out, she noticed–it was deliberate and slow. “You’ve met him?”
“I’ve talked to him, why?” They started walking again, but tension filled the air. Netto and Spike both had their hands on their guns. Netto moved to walk behind her.
“Nothing, just a surprise, that’s all. Nothing for you to be worried about.”
Kat narrowed her eyes at Spike’s back. They went up a lift that had her clutching the rail as it shot up. Netto tried to stabilize her by taking her arm. She shrugged him away. Beings stared at them as they went past and deeper into the city-ship. She assumed most of them were ‘borgs, based on their obvious lethality, but she swore she saw several humans.
They stopped at an open door and a woman appeared. The first one she had seen. Beautiful and perfect, wearing a lab coat, with long light-brown hair clipped back. She grabbed her in a big hug.
“Hi?”
“I’m so glad they brought you to me! It’s all over the city that a human girl was walking around. Walking around and unattended!” The woman held her arms and looked at her. “You’re adorable and young, and so cute. I have a young daughter and she has curly hair too.” The woman ushered her into the medical lab. “Come in, sit on the cot over there, do you need a drink?”
Kat was trailed by her three escorts. “Water would be nice.”
