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üDoyouwantacoke?
ÇbyGardEggesbøAbrahamsen
(dedicatedtoSeverineDiziain)

   Gitslookedattheradar.Itwasthefirsttimesincetheyhadleft
Otulpthataspace-shipmovedinthatclose.Hisfistsweretightened.
Riegsanoticedthis."Gits,"hesaid."ViolentOne.Icanseenoreason
totightenanyfists.Rememberthatwehavemerchandisetodeliverand
thebestforusallistotravelinpe..."
   "Shutup,PeacefulOne!"Gitswasangry.Hehadbeenangryandquite
violentsincehiswife,Eneri,waskilledaftershesaid"peace"onetime
toomany.Hetoldthepoliceitwasanaccident,buteverybodyknewthat
itwasGitswhoputherinthemicrowaveoven.Whyshemarriedhiminthe
firstplace,isoneofthegreatunsolvedmysteriesoftheuniverse.
"It'smydutytoprotectit."HeturnedtoTrebor."SwiftOne!Goandget
theInsanelyWittyOneandtheFrenchOne."
   Treborpressedakeyinapanelbyadoor.Itwasthisactionthat
causedtheabovementioneddoortoslideopen.Treborranswiftlydown
thecorridorthathadbeenhiddenbehindthedoorallthetime.Thedoor
closedsilentlybehindhim.
   "Accordingtomycalculations,"Riegsasaid,"thatcouldjustaswell
beapeacefu..."
Ç   "Shutup,PeacefulOne!TakeyourpeaceandshoveitbeforeIdoit.
Thisistherealworldandnotanimaginarypeacefulone!Don'tyou
remembertheprophecy?"
   Treborenteredtheroomthroughtheabovementioneddoor."Sir,"he
said."Theywillcomeassoonastheyhavedressed."
   "Imustsay..."Riegsastarted,butalookfromGitstoldhimthathe
shouldn'tcontinueifhewantedtostayalivelongerthananotherten
seconds.Riegsahadalwaysbeencarefulandaspeacefulaspossible.When
hewenttoschool,someolderboyshadbeatenhimuponce.Toprevent
thisfromhappeningmorethanthatonetime,hepayedtheboys$2each
everydaytolayoff.However,therewereotherboyswhowantedtobeat
himupaswell.Theyearlybribeexpensessoonreached$400000.That's
whyhehadtotakethisboringjobonthespace-ship:topaytheyearly
$400000.ThiswasalsohowhemetDragtheInsanelyWittyOneand
EnirevestheFrenchOne.
   Alightonapanelbelowtheradarscreenflashedred.Gitslookedout
ofthewindow.Hecouldnowclearlyseetheapproachingspace-ship."If
onlyIhadabigenoughmicrowaveoven"hethoughtandtightenedhis
fistsevenfurther.Hehadtodoitthehardwaythistime.
   Buthehadaproblem.
   ABIGproblem.
   Aproblemsoenormouslyhugethathowhesolveditisoneofthegreat
Çunsolvedmysteriesoftheuniverse.
   Hehadforgottentobringhislasergun.
   Butthatwasnottheonlyproblemhehad.Thisotherproblemwasat
themomentwalkingupthecorridor."Blackenedistheend,"theproblem
sang."Winteritwillsend,Throwingallyousee,Intoobscurity.Death
ofmotherearth,Neverarebirth,Evelution'send,Neverwillitmend,
Never."Theproblemwasinsane.Itwascalled"DragtheInsanelyWitty
One"andwasoneofthegreatestMetallicafansinthegalaxy.
   TogetherwithDragwasEnirevestheFrenchOne.Once,shewasasked
whatshesawinDrag.Asexpected,herreplysimplywasthat"Hemakesme
laugh".Ofcourse,thishasnothingwiththeactualstorytodo
whatsoever.Therefore,Ibelieveitistimetoleavethissubjectandgo
ontellingthestory.
   ThebeforementioneddoorslidopentoallowDragandEnirevesto
entertheroom.Dragfeltuncomfortable.Itseemedtohimthattherewas
somethingwrongwithhistrousers.Helookeddown.Backwards!
   "ViolentOne,"hesaidasheentered."PeacefulOne,"hesaidto
Riegsa."SwiftOne,"HeturnedtoTrebor."Excusemeforamoment."He
thendisappearedintothelavatory.Aminutelaterhereturnedwithhis
trouserstherightway,thistime."Youaskedforus?"Heaskedasif
nothinghadhappenedatall.(Especiallynotwithhistrousers)
   "Yes,"Gitsrepliedwithaminutesmileonhisface.Heturnedtothe
Çwindow."There'sthisspace-ship."Hisfistswerequitetightened."You
aretheexpertonspace-ships,Enireves.Whatdoyouthink?"
   Enirevesstudiedthespace-shipinasplitsecondandhadtheanswer
ready.Itwasnottheultimateanswerofthebigquestionaboutlife,
universeandeverything(42),butatleastitwasananswer.Theultimate
answerofthecurrentsituationtheynowwerein.
   "Ihaveneverseenanythinglikeit,butonethingiscertain."She
saidinherFrenchaccent."Wewon'tstandachanceagainstitwhenit
comestoarms."
   Gitstightenedhisfistsevenmore.Theglassofcokeheactuallyheld
initbrokeandallthecokewasnowintheformofabigblackpoolon
theusuallysocleanfloor."Ihatethatspace-ship,"hecriedout."It
tookmycoke!"
   Dragquicklydrankupthepoolofcokefromthefloor.
   Ayellowlightstartedflashingabovethecommunicationscreen.Trebor
wentswiftlyovertothescreenandpressedabutton.
   Thescreenwasfilledwithaface.Itwasamale,butitwas
impossibletotelltheapproximateageofhim.
   "Hellothere,"thefacesaid."IamEdorftheevilone.Ifeelabit
happytoday,soIwillgiveyoutwochoices:Eitheryousurrenderandlet
usboardtheship,orwewillblowyouinbillionsofsmallpieces."
   Inamoment,itlookedasifGitsuntightenedhisfists,but
Çsurprisinglytonone,hedidn't.Hetightenedthem(asiftheyweren't
tightenough)
   "I'lltellyou,"Gitssaid."Wehaven'tgotmuchchoicebuttochoose
oneofthetwo,andsinceIwouldlikeafightingchancetoliveabit
longer,Imightletyouboardtheship.Whetheryousucceedornot,is
yourproblem."
   Riegsaapproachedthescreenaswell."MayIsuggest,"hesaid.
   Gitslookedathim.
   "IfIgiveyou$2,willyoulayoff,then?"Riegsacontinued.
   Edorflaughed.Thescreenflickeredandthefacedisappeared.
   Notmanyminuteslater,theycouldhearsomethingbeingattachedto
theshipandtheouterdoorbeingopened.
   "Timetoplayhideandseek,"Treborsuggested.
   "Hide,seekandobliterate,"GitscorrectedTrebor.
   "Butit'sjusttogivethem$2andtheywilllayoff,"Riegsasaidand
startedwalkingtowardstheplacetheintrudersmostprobablyenteredthe
ship.
   "Riegsa!Comeback!"EnirevescriedandstartedtorunafterRiegsa.
Dragcouldn'tbelievehiseyes.Enirevesranstraightintothehandsof
theenemy!Hecouldnotallowit!Hewantedtorunafterherandrescue
her.Butlater.Ifherannow,hewouldbecaughtaswell.
   Theyheardfootstepsclosingin.Riegsa'sdesperateattemptstotalk
Çhiswayoutofthesituationashewastakenaway.Hisvoicewas
desperateindeed.
   TheycouldhearEnirevesscream.Thescreamwasfadingawayaswell.
Theywereprobablytakingallprisonerstotheotherspace-ship.This
wouldmaketherescueevenharder,butnowtheyhadtostayalive.
   Thefootstepswereclosingin.
   Thedoorslidopenandalonelysoldiersteppedin.HewonderedwhyHE
wasgiventhetasktosearchroomsthatseeminglywereempty,allthe
time.Hewalkedslowlyintothemiddleoftheroom.Hecouldseenobody.
   "Ican'trememberanything,"hesangforhimself."Can'ttellifthis
istrueordream,DeepdowninsideIfeeltoscream,Thisterrible
silencestopsme.Nowthatthewaristhroughwithme,I'mwakingupI
cannotsee,Thatthere'snotmuchleftofme,Nothingisrealbutpain
now!"
   AMetallicafan.Hepushedthebuttontothelavatory.Thedooropened
and...well,whatcan