QADAK

• Toby Cosgrove, Grade 6
• Short Story
• 2009

“We are going down, evasive action” screamed Hann Tancal, the leader of the group.
“Sir, we’re being pulled in a weak gravity sphere,” yelled the pilot.
Hann made sure they landed safely. BANG!!!
“Take down the ebon hawk!” screamed Zhar in anger.
“On it Sir,” said Calo.
“Sir, Sir, finally, you’ve been out for a day or so,” said the Z3-A4.”
“Are we ok, where are we?” said Hann.
“Master we are on a planet Pak.”
Hann and his droid Z3-A4 had been searching around the place and eventually they ran into an assassin called Canorous, a mean looking man with a Repeating gun.
“Hey, I heard about the crash,” said Canorous. “I think I could help but it would cost you,” he said again.
“How much?” said Hann.
“Not ‘how much’. I need you to retrieve the prototype engine for my ship and I will help you get where you need to go.”
“Where do I find the prototype?”
“Down in the under city, but you will have to find a way to get past the guard.”
“Ok, I’ll be back when I get it.”
“I’ll be in the apartments, number 182.”
“5 credits, yelled two beggars.”
“I don’t believe this,” said Hann.
“Get lost you two! I’m sorry about them. No one else is like that, I’m Leila.”
“Do you know where I could find a prototype engine?” said Z3-A4.
“Try the sewers,” said Leila.
“Why the sewers?” asked Hann.
“Some genos came through here with the engine,” said Leila.
“We’re here,” said Z3-A4.
“I know,” said Hann.
“Sir it’s disgusting in here.”
“Sir, I think I sense a prototype.”
“Where Z3?” whispered Hann.
“That way”
“Halt!” yelled a guard.
Zzzzzt…pffff
“Sir was that necessary,” whispered Z3-A4.
“Well we needed a way to get in there, didn’t we,” whispered Hann.
“I guess so Sir.”
Hanna and Z3 got down behind a dead corpse and listened in to what they were saying.
“We’ve got it, we finally got it!” yelled a voice.
Hann dived at the prototype; he gets it and runs,
“Let’s go…”
“Here’s the prototype, now do your part of the deal,” said Hann.
“Ok, come with me so I can show you where my ship is,” said Canorous.
“Nice ship you got.”
“Where do you want to go?” said Canorous.
“QADAK” whispered Hann.”
“What is the name of your ship, Canorous?”
“‘The Eagle Strike’, the fastest ship ever built,” said Carnorous…
“Sir, a ships coming in fast!” Calo said.
“Identify the people flying that ship and where it came from!” shrieked Zhar.
“Sir it’s Hann and Z3!”
“Calo get Twitch and take down that ship!”
“Too late Sir they have landed.”
Hann took a shot at Twitch as he came towards him. Canorous took a shot and he got him. They ran inside. Calo put a blaster to Hann’s head and fired and missed. Hann fired, got smack bang in the eye, Zhar fired at all three and ran.
“Master, Sir, Sir, Canorous,” screamed Z3.