.Space///The Darkness Within (Part II)

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	John entered the darkened chamber, grapple gun stiff in his hands. After accepting the commander's request, he had been transported to the large room via elevator.

	"This place is wierd." he stated to no one in particular. He glanced to the left. Large holographic buildings laced the walls. To the right: More. Suddenly, a huge ship appeared overhead, drifting slowly. Curious, John aimed the grapple launcher at the ship and fired. 

	Whoosh! The four claws of the grappling hook dug into the side of the railing of the ship. Pressing a button on the side of the handle, John flew up toward it.

	The three assasin droids were ready. Suddenly, John overshot the deck and landed down several seconds later in a heap. The assasin droids loaded their guns and fired. John, seeing the droids prepare to fire, was prepared. He grabbed the gun and fired it at the nearest droid, ripping a hole in its head and knocking it to the ground. The other droids leaped into action, extending razor sharp blades from their arms. But John had other surprises at his disposal. Grabbing hold of the firing mechanism of the grapple launcher, he swung it into the nearest droid, knocking it down. The final droid gnashed its servos in anger. It threw a grenade toward John, but he dived forward, grabbed the robot by the knees and threw it into the blast. 

	"That was a nightmare." he understated. Looking around, he saw a small control panel near the end of the deck. He walked up to it. "Unlock, eh?" he murmurred. "That'll come in handy." The second he hit the button, a pair of horizontal double doors opened behind him. He fired the grappling hook launcher at the rail above the doors and flew toward it.

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	John slowly walked into the dark alleyway. He peered down and saw... a hovercraft at the end of a dock. He started at a brisk run toward it. A cold steel leg came out of the darkness and tripped him, sending John sprawling on the ground. Another assasin droid leaped out, shock staff at the ready. 

	"Crap." John muttered. He swung his leg out at the attacking robot, sending it sprawling onto the floor. John swiped the staff out of its hands and impaled its head with it, sending several delicate mechanisms hissing and exploding in all directions. John took the staff, pulled it back and sliced it clean in half. The robot fell to the ground.  

	John strutted to the hovercraft. 

	It took off, hovering several feet off the water. Suddenly, flashes of laser danced around him. A steady, rythmic pulsing sound followed, in time with the flashes. 

	Turrets! John realized. He took evasive action. Grabbing the control joystick with both hands, he flipped the hovercraft at the source of the lasers right before he flipped off to the dock awaiting him. The huge ship soared through the air, finally colliding with the turrets, splitting the air with a green-blue shockwave.

	"Suckers," John spat. Now, where do I go? he thought. He looked around and spotted a door on the other side of the chamber. Finally. 

	The commander was waiting for him. "You've done very well", he commended. "We have a mission for you." 

	John was stunned into silence. They really were desperate.

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