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151The Brothel Amongst The Starscontrol area; well, he hoped so, because there was no way of knowing if they had succeeded.They went straight to the elevators, and Kyle waved the finger again. The doors opened and they crammed in. There were only two buttons marked %u2018G%u2019 and %u2018T%u2019. He pressed the %u2018T%u2019. The doors closed and the lift rose.They held their weapons ready. %u201cNorman, Plum and me exit first. Plum, set your weapon on stun and try to identify anyone about to use something on the control board. Shoot all with hands still on the boards or reaching towards them. Norman and I will kill the guards. The rest of you, aid Plum.%u201d Kyle told them.The doors slid open. Their pistols shot a stream of laser lines across the room. People fell, stunned or dead. %u201cStand still. Cease firing. If anyone standing moves, floor them.%u201d Kyle shoutedThe room went silent. %u201cWe have ships coming in to land. We need to orchestrate their arrival,%u201d a pretty mid-thirties woman said.%u201cHow do you send a distress signal?%u201d Kyle asked her.She deliberately failed to answer. Kyle looked at who was closest to her, aimed and fired. It was another woman. Everyone in the room looked on in horror at the woman on fire, screaming in agony as her face melted. It took fifteen seconds before her screams stopped and her limbs stopped moving.Kyle pointed to the pretty woman. %u201cFive seconds and then you.%u201dShe pointed at a large red button and said, %u201cThere%u2019s one on each of the controllers%u2019 boards.%u201dHe scanned along the desks. It would be difficult to let them back