Broken hunger

"Okay, we will go." You add not truly secure that it is not a trap.

"I recommend both of you hurry up, I am not sure how much time is left until the release of the energy this machine has been stored." The girl says.

The travel there is uneventful, but you can see several damaged vessels around, so she has to be really good to achieve that carnage using a mercenary model mecha.

Finally, you see her waiting in one of the security doors of the device. It is like a communication tower with a circular maintenance station attached to it. The fact that they were able of transporting it shows this is a really important structure.

"Well, my white knights are here to save humanity." She says sarcastically: "Ariana, should come with me inside, while you are there outside in Guard duty...

"You aren't my superior..." You grumble.

"Cut the crap, there is no way infiltrating with our mechas and the people who are inside are no longer humans. If we warn them about our presence they will release the beacon. Ariana can make herself invisible so..."

" It is okay, I can defeat a mercenary girl" Ariana comments confident in all the business.

"If you need support call me, okay." You say worried.

Ten minutes...

Your mind races with the waiting. All those choices that in the last two days have brought you to here weighting your soul. You keeping checking for enemies. Nothing.

You try to be honest, to be proud of your heritage. But, could all be wrong? Look, at Ariana, you have been trained to kill her people, indoctrinated to hate Octopus people, yet you will risk your life at the instant for Ariana.

"Silverman?"

It is Mara, not Ariana your heart beats like a crazy, where is Ariana?

"Ariana?" It is the only you are capable to say.

"She insisted on going first and scout the vents. She is a great girl you are fortunate."

" What?!"

"Don't what at me, Cougar. I know you are a big Orthodox Feline for victory. Like the propaganda at home; you are better than that, all these wars are stupid and a way to separate ones from others. And could eat without remorse. She has fallen for you. And If you don't feel the same way, you should say that to her after the battle." Mara says being strangely serious and kind.

"Why do you tell me that?" You ask starting to feel annoyed.

" I give a shit about your sexual life. I am just bored and making small talk. If you get my advice you should be thankful. I recommend you be more relaxed." She says with clear irony.

Ariana's voice appears in the voice chat: "There is more of those things, but the big problem is there is some kind of blocking in the way we can't reach the commander centre from inside.

"There is no way from outside. I checked out a lot, believe me." Says Mara.

Both of there returned in a few minutes.

We can blow up the command door and then entering inside.

"No, Believe me, if they know we are inside they can activate it prematurely. " Mara says "We have to obliterate the entire building before they can release the signal."

It is a dicey situation, but you have to agree with her the only way do that is blowing up the building in a way they don't notice anything previously the explosion.