Space Station named Defiant

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The two shuttles both grabbed the rogue shuttle in their tractor beams and together towed her back to the shuttle bay where more security officers were ready and waiting to question her.

The man then yanked back his elbow to land a blow on the back of the head of the man who had fallen on his knee. "Well, no one has any business paying that man off. I assure you, I'll be talking to someone about it, too."

"Good" Shane said and nodded, moving to the group then grinning and going up to punch the one closest to him "Only a coward would attack those unable to defend themselves."

The slimy woman laughed and yanked off a piece of the android's skin, revealing the metal and plastics of her expression motors, all coated in glistening lubricant. "It's not alive, we aren't doing anything worse than vandalism."

The big guy raised his gun but the terran was too damn quick. He let out a low oof sound as he was smacked in the back of the head.

The other guy raised his gun and opened fire, he didn't seem to care if he hit his friend either.

"So we got ourselves the good cop huh? Get 'm."

Another figure, a female this time raised her gun too. "Spoiling all our fun, that's just not on buddy." She took cover behind some boxes and opened fire as well on anyone dumb enough to approach the alley.

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Matt took careful stock of this and nodded to Asher. "try not to get shot, either of you." He told them. "and Asher, hold on tight okay?" He reached out to grab his hand and yank him backwards as he teleported to.. well hopefully just near the android lady and her assailants and behind the people shooting.

Shane threw up a bubble to hopefully stop the bullets from hitting him or the sick guy and went for the other guy that was shooting at them to take him out as he had been taught to long ago by his mob boss.

Asher was disoriented by the teleportation at first, but he got over it quickly and shoved the slimy lady aside and grabbed onto the android tightly. She looked at him and Matt in complete confusion, really not knowing what to make of two guys jumping through such a distance so quickly.

The Terran was about to throw up his hands in defense, only to find Shane's bubble protecting him from the shrapnel. He looked over at the man in a determined kind of gratitude.

Third watched on boredly, contemplating. And then he grinned. This DID give him an excuse to break his punishment, didn't it? An echo-y laugh suddenly filled the air, and Third disappeared in shadow...

"We're the good guys!" Matt told her, ducking a blow from one of the crew and throwing up both hands to freeze whoever was in his way.

One of the men's gun would drop to the floor. When he realized why, he'd see his hands becoming a transparent, ghostly white. Third was in his shadow form, the shade casually tearing off pieces of the man's shadow and eating it as leisurely as pizza.

"You're hurting them!" the android protested, struggling in Asher's grip. "Please stop, they don't deserve this."

Asher tightened his grip, keeping her arms immobilized. "It's okay, you're safe now," he said softly, even though that wouldn't be comforting to a robot as young as she must be.

Shane turned away when that man was obviously not getting up for a good long while, if ever. He turned to the others in the alley and chose the woman with a gun as his next target, though he wouldn't hit her as hard. "Anyone got something to tie these cowards up with?"

"Oh, they definitely deserve a lot worse." Matt told her coldly, though he was making a conscious effort not to actually kill anyone this time.

Meanwhile, inside the workshop at the back of the nearest shop, a very large spiderkin woman heard gunshots and looked up for her spinning.
"Again?" She muttered.

Armin popped his head into the room. "There is some sort of gunfight going on in the alley outside!" He informed her hastily.

"So I hear brother." She replied coldly, smoothing out the fabric she was spinning.

"Should I call security?"

"Stay inside. Keep your head down and away from the windows. "

"They are not supposed to have gunfights this close to the shops." The third spiderkin entered the room, looking to the other two warily. "We pay our protection money, we should not be cowering in fear because some thugs cannot control their bloodlust. I thought we already brought this up with the chief of security!"

"We did. Evidently his men are not keeping up their side of the deal." The female slowly stood up, rising to her full impressive 9 foot height.

"Berit, what are you intending to do?" The blue haired spiderkin asked worriedly.

"I am going to have a little conversation with our chief of security." She told the two males.

"At least wait till they've stopped shooting one another!" Armin protested.

"Your brother is right Berit, going out there with bullets flying around is just asking for trouble and in your condition... "

"MY condition DOES NOT make me unable to take care of myself, do you understand me Trygve?" She glowered.

The blue haired male shrank back and raised his hands defensively. "Yes my love.. I appologise profusely. Just.. please be careful."

She picked up a pair of tailor's shears. "I think... it is time we took security into our own hands."

"Why are you doing this?" the android asked fearfully.

Asher sighed. "I really can't explain that right now."

Slimy woman had recovered from being shoved, and drawn her gun to try and shoot the androids. They had wasted her 200 credits, damn them!

There was a caterwaul and the stranger Terran charged for the slimy woman, giving her a nice deck across the cheek, coming from the side. Then he had to stop in a coughing fit.

Shane went for the gun wielding woman to slam her against the wall then knock her gun away before turning her to hold her arm up and behind her back

Slimy woman lost her aim and nearly fell, grabbing the Terran's face and sliming him in retaliation.

He grunted, shaking his head and trying to wipe the slime off of his face, sputtering and coughing.

The nearest door into the alley flew open and a giant green skinned spider woman squeezed her way out of the really somewhat too small doorway, shears in one hand, 6 vestigal limbs raised threateningly, all 6 eyes narrowed. She was bristling with rage, growling behind that breathing mask as she glowered at the remaining fighters.

"THIS IS MY SHOP, LEAVE or I will hurt you." She yelled.

Matt stared up at the giant creature in a mixture of horror and awe. "woah... " He backed up against a wall and raised both hands to show he wasn't a threat.

The woman hiding behind the crates however saw this as a giant target and opened fire. Which was a really bad idea. Shane tackled her and she lost aim trying to fight him off.

Berit moved astoundingly fast for a creature that size, grabbed the gun toting woman by the head and FLUNG her into the wall. The gun skittered off down the alley. She then grabbed at shane. She was far too angry to discriminate, as far as she was aware, they were all as guilty as one another.

Asher couldn't let go of the android for fear of what she might try to do to protect someone, so he did his best to shield her with his body and look harmless.

Slimy woman made a last-ditch effort to attack Berit, trying to shoot her.

Shane grabbed the arm holding him but only to keep himself from being hurt "Easy, We were trying to stop a fight, not start one" He said, looking to her with wide eyes. She was much bigger than Aramin had been.

Berit growled at Shane, but was distracted as a bullet glanced off her armored exoskeleton. This was extremely dangerous, a direct hit would puncture her armor very easily.
She dropped Shane and rounded on the woman shooting at her.

Matt took the chance to act as defense for the spider woman, who it seemed was.. maybe on their side? He threw up an ice wall between her and the gunfire.

Shane landed easily then looked to the woman with the gun to encase the weapon in a bubble "Enough, you lost. You are not going to hurt this woman again"

Slimy lady started to see sense, and backed away hastily, "This guys stole my android!" she yelled, "I'm trying to get it back!"

Shane looked to the slime lady and frowned "You want to go with an obvious lie like that?" He asked then moved closer to Matt "When I have recorded the whole thing?" He said then held the tablet out to Matt "Hide this for now, please. The authorities can use the video for evidence"

"What, so you can continue to deface her?" Matt glared. "you're sick lady, really sick."
Matt took the tablet and disappeared it.

"I don't care what you're fighting about!" Berit yelled. "Where is security?"

"They left after the fight started" Shane said, looking back to the spider lady then bowing a little towards her "We would not have disturbed you had we not seen a wrong that needed to be righted." He said then looked to the android girl "Who is your owner, lady?"