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something reflected light. “What are those?”
    “I’m willing to bet they’re video scopes.”
    “So? Every transport ship has a camera in the hold, to watch over their cargo.”
    “This isn’t one camera, Maurra. I counted more than twenty of them. I think they’re vidding us.”
    “What?”
    He started to say more when the Kronner who seemed to be the leader of this bunch of miscreants stepped forward. He made certain to show her the ray in his hand first.
    “You will do as we say.” He waved the ray at her.
    “Do as we say and there will be no pain,” another Kronner told her.
    Maurra threw him a dirty look. No pain? Did they mean for the Ellinod or for her?
    “You’re looking at life without parole on Dumanbarti Four,” she told him, using her best professional voice. Getting back up, she made it a point to turn around slowly and look each Kronner in the face. A few were nervous, but the majority had that evil glint in their tiny pink eyes. “I am a JoJo. I represent the law in this quadrant of the Nebu Hollum galaxy. By kidnapping me, you have violated not just galactic law, but the laws of the twelve treaties of the universe. At the least, you all will be sentenced to life on the prison moon. And I can assure you your life won’t last long.”
    They scoffed and another Kronner stepped forward. “We do not care for your laws. Your laws do not affect us.”
    The laws didn’t affect them? Kronnaria was well inside the boundaries set by the galactic council. Every world included had agreed to and signed the treaties, promising to abide by the terms listed. And that was the way it had been for the last fourteen hundred or so years. What did he mean, the laws didn’t affect them?
    “According to my orders, Kronnaria is part of this quadrant. You are under my jurisdiction. Therefore you are obligated to obey the laws.”
    The second Kronner grinned. “No one here cares about your threats, JoJo. You will play by our rules because you have no choice.”
    The other Kronners laughed at the joke. Maurra raised an eyebrow. Behind her she could hear the Ellinod growling. “Keep laughing, you little pricks. Other psi cops will come looking for me when I don’t return to headquarters.”
    “They will not know where to find you. And those of us who know…” He giggled. The sound rasped across her nerves. “This is your fate, JoJo. You will never be allowed to leave and tell the others.”
    She gritted her teeth. “Pretty wishful thinking.”
    The little alien dismissed her anger. “You may keep your anger. It entertains us.”
    Entertains us? Maurra glanced again at the little glittering portholes encircling them.
    “No more talk, JoJo,” Kronner number one stated. “The others are waiting. You will obey us now.”
    “Screw you.”
    Kronner number two shook his head and grinned. “No. That is what you will do.” He pointed to the Ellinod. “Fuck the beast, JoJo, or else we will hurt him bad.

Chapter Five
     
    When the little Kronner leader entered the cabin Tramer Vol Brod remained in his seat, staring at the multitude of screens displayed on the wall before him. “How are we doing on subscriptions?”
    “We are up to 4.3 billion subsonic payees.” Mincred grinned. The Kronner was almost salivating from the news. “We just went over 8.6 billion for the holo subscriptions!”
    Vol Brod’s eyes dropped to the display in question. Directly in front of him on the holo platform was a 3-D representation of what the videos were showing. Subscribing to the direct video feed cost each audience member a disgustingly high fee, but going holo was more than twice that. From the looks of things, after his subscribers had gotten a taste of what he had to offer, he suspected they would be more than willing to cough up the more exclusive—not to mention more intimate—feed. He smiled.
    “Very good. And the JoJo, is she rebelling?”
    “Oh, yes,” Mincred nodded. “She is going to be a hard one to