10:20 AM

Justin's POV

"When are we going to Austrailia?" I asked, Don hopefully.

"We'll be going tomorrow. We just need to resupply, and fuel up the ship. You better rest until then." He patted my shoulder, stood up, and left.

I felt relieved, and relax,iuked my shoulders. I sat against the cold, steel wall, and thought 'I will rescue you, Courtney.' I stood up, and went up the stairs Yuuki went earlier. I hope she's okay now...

I reached the top and went down a hallway. There were a a few doors, that were marked with different signs. Some of them had names, and some of the names were crossed out.

I reached the fifth door on my right, and read the sign. 'Yuuki's Room.'

I knocked on the door, and waited for a response. I heard the door unlatch from inside, and open. Yuuki was holding the door as it opened. "Yuuki.." I said, waiting for an answer.

"Justin. I'm... I'm alright." She hugged me. I wrapped my arms around her waist, as she wrapped her arms around my shoulders.

"You sure?" I asked, face-to-face.

She nodded. "Yeah. I'm fine."

I exhaled, out of relief. "Good." I pressed my forehead onto hers, and smiled at her.

"Hey! No PDA man!" A voice called out from behind us. We both looked to see a young, skinny man with blonde shaggy hair, grinning. His eyes were blue, and he carried a skateboard. He also wore a grey short sleeve shirt, a white pair of shorts, and black sneakers.

"Hey, Roger." Yuuki waved.

"Sup, Yuuki? This your boyfriend?" He said, grinning again.

Yuuki blushed, and said "Yeah. Roger, this is Justin. Justin, this is Roger." We both shook hands. "Nice to meet you." I said, with a smile.

"Nice to meetcha bro." He replied.

There was an awkward silence until Roger said "So, was I interrupting anything? I don't wanna intrude or anythin'."

"Oh, you weren't. Don'tcha worry about it." I answered.

"Oh. Well, I better get going. They need me to do some scout work. See ya... lovebirds." He chuckled, and went out.

"Come on, I'll show you around." Yuuki said, pulling my hand.

"These doors lead to other people's rooms, and I'm guessing you figured that out already." She smiled.

"This hallway leads to the Command Centre. And that's where we're heading." She said, and lead me down the hallway.

Once we reached the end, there was a door, with a keypad on the right side.

Two men, that were holding spears, stopped us, and said "Password."

Yuuki said something in Japenese, but I couldn't quite make it out.

The men looked at each other, and said "Proceed." They went back to their posts, and entered another code into the keypad. After that, the door hissed, clunked, unlocked, twisted, and opened.

"Whoa.." I said, breath taken

"This, is the heart of our operations." Yuuki, waving her arm to the many computers, touch screen devices, and different types of tech. The room was at least 50 metres high, and it was in the shape of a cylinder.In the middle of the room stood a cylindrical computer, with hologram screens, surrounding it. A few people were working on it. There were also many rows of computers, surrounding the computer in the middle. The room was also filled with the noises of chattering, keyboard clicks, and radios being turned on and off.

"This way, sir." A woman grabbed me, and shoved me against the wall.

"Who are you, and what are you doing here?!" She shouted, and twisted my arm behind my back.

"AAGH!! What are you talking about?! I'm just...OW!!" She then turned me around, and punched my face. She then started screaming in pain. I felt my face, and realized that she broke her wrist, seeing her hand bend unnaturally.

"YOU BROKE MY WRIST!! YOU B******!! F*****!! I HATE YOU!" She kept yelling, until two guards, wearing full body armour, carried her away.

I rubbed my left hand, and asked Yuuki "Who the heck was that?"

"That was Samantha Lefleuret. One of our top officers. She has a tendency to rough up newcomers. Don't worry, she'll be fine. Now, this way." She took my hand, and lead me to a podium. A microphone rested on top of it. Yuuki tapped the microphone, and said "Attention, everyone!" Everybody stopped, and looked our way.

"Lights!" Someone in the crowd called. The lights dimmed down, and a spotlight shone onto Yuuki.

"Thank you. Now, everybody. We have a new member on our team. A round of applause for Justin Williams!" And soon enough, everyone began clapping. A few shouts and whistles were made along with the clapping. The spotlight shone my way. I blushed, and made my way to the podium. Once there, I cleared my throat, and tapped the mic.

"Thank you everybody. *Ahem*... Is it getting hot in here? Or is it just me?" I said, bashfully. The crowd laughed.

"Anyways, I appreciate being here, and I'm also very thankful for the lovely Yuuki for bringing me here." I looked toward Yuuki, and she smiled, also blushing as well.

"That's all I have to say. Thank you again." The lights went back to normal, and everyone clapped again.

I looked at my watch, and it read '1:00PM.'

Wow. That felt much shorter than usual. Well. You know that time goes faster when you're doing something.

I made my way out, and went to an empty room, right beside Yuuki's room. I opened it, and went inside.

I sat near the circular window, and looked outside.

'Courtney.... I hope you're safe.....