Story of K: An Infinite Golden Light (Sci Fi Action) (Space Fiction) (Robot Fiction) by Belart Wright

her ear.
    Joe: “What will you do with those? They’re just
earrings.”
    Beauty: “I’m tricky. They won’t even see me coming.”
    The elevator had finally come to a stop. For some
reason Beauty was still facing the back wall. Joe went to tell her that
they had reached their stop, but was halted when the back wall of the elevator
suddenly slid completely open. Joe gaped down the hall to see if there
was anyone there, but didn’t see or hear anyone.
    Beauty: “Just follow me, Joe.”
    Joe: “Okay, but how do you know my name? I haven’t
told you yet.”
    Beauty: “You look like a Joe. A real average Joe, as
the saying goes. Now come on.”
    Joe followed her as close as he possibly could. He
figured that even if he somehow lost his sight he could still follow her as
long as he had his sense of smell. The woman smelled as delightful as she
looked, and Joe was taking it all in. It was one of the perks of
following a woman, he supposed.
    Beauty: “Remember to watch me and not my superbly sculpted
buns, little guy. I need you to be alert.”
    Joe snapped to attention and looked mortified.
    Joe: “But I … I mean I wasn’t.”
    Beauty: “Save it. Let’s go!”
    Beauty ran down the hall with the speed and grace of a
creature of the night. Joe had never seen a person move like she
did. Complete confidence in her movements, she hugged the walls as if she
were a part of them whenever she checked her surroundings. Joe felt
awkward and clumsy as he tried to keep up. He wasn’t used to sneaking
around, and seeing Beauty in action just made him feel like the kid he
was. In that brief moment, he felt oddly uncomfortable in his own
skin. A very strange thought crept into his head. He imagined some
small creature piloting his body and now cursing itself because it didn’t pay
attention to lessons in human piloting school. The creature also cursed
Beauty’s pilot for being a know-it-all goody-goody and an overachiever.
His daydreams ended when Beauty signaled him over to her side.
    Beauty: “I’m sure this floor was successfully
evacuated. I didn’t see anyone up ahead, but we should have company
pretty soon. Let’s clear this hallway and I’ll lead you to our
destination.”
    Joe: “Okay, but what do you want me to do when we get
there?”
    Beauty: “Don’t worry, I’ll let you know soon. You’ll
come in handy.”
    They ran down another hall filled with doors that mostly led
to empty rooms. Joe had no clue what these rooms could have been used for
or even why the stadium had hidden floors to begin with. None of it made
sense. Far behind them Joe heard the elevator doors slide open, and
shortly after heard voices as well. The sound hadn’t escaped
Beauty. They turned a corner and entered a large room filled with lockers
that seemed like the coldest part of the building. Joe wondered if it was
a backup locker room for the sports stars, but couldn’t see a visible showering
area nearby. He did spot one thing though, a beautiful blonde girl bound
with rope and gagged. She wore some sort of blue security pants with lots
of big pockets and a white tank top but no shoes. She had a few bruises
on her face and upper back near her shoulders.
    Beauty: “She’s still in here. This makes things a lot
easier.”
    Beauty quickly ran over to the girl and tugged at her ropes.
    Beauty: “What an amateur. I can’t believe you got
caught like that. You’ve made my job one hundred times harder.”
    Joe: “I don’t think she can hear you.”
    Beauty: “Can’t a girl vent her frustrations? This girl
really mucked things up for me.”
    Joe: “Sure but what made you both come here anyway?”
    Beauty: “I guess I can tell you that. I have no clue
why she’s here but I’m here to get something precious to me. It’s
supposed to be down here somewhere. I thought I’d free her in the process.
She got caught, a few weeks ago.”
    Joe: “Who is she?”
    Beauty: “Ask her yourself whenever she wakes up. Here
take