[Crescent]

Okay fair do.

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2 weeks and a lot of hard work later
Mindy finally got the promotion she needed to leave,
After impressing a visiting Jr Glukkon from Rupture farms,
On his way to leave, the gears got jammed up, grounding the ship
Mindy curious by the ranting and raving from the Glukkon
She wandered out of the corridors the Glukkon hearing the mechcanel foot steps turned sharply-"Oi you!"

Mindy pointing at herself- "Yes sir?"

Glukkon- “Find a mechanic the ships busted!"

Mindy shrugged calmly-" No need I'm a mechanic"

Glukkon flabbergasted " Your joking a Slig?!"

Mindy “yes I'm but I have read books about machines,
So please let me try unless you wish to stay here sir?"

The Glukkon grumbled in defeat- “Oh go on then but dare make it any worse and you've had it!"

The ivory Slig rushed off to fetch her tools, in less then 15 minutes the ship's engine purred to life.

Mindy came out of the ship looking oily wiping her face with an old rag- "Done sir"

Glukkon- "I say, sweet! Hey you interested in a promotion? My boss at Rupture Farms could do with a female Slig and with smarts like you"

Mindy's eyes lit up- "That be ace but... " *she slumped slightly* "no way the Vykkers boss would let thy leave and I have a tracking tag that only they can get off me"

The Glukkon grinned slyly- “Then they need convincing"
Some time later the Glukkon stood behind the Vykkers boss nervously signing over Mindy to work at Rupture Farms after the Jr Glukkon's 2 big bro sligs beat the stuffing out of the boss Vykkers and his assistant.
His claw quivering while writing with the feathered pen- "There done! Now can you get out please! "
Jr Glukkon- “You forgot to take the tracking bangle off of her so do it!"
*Big bro sligs cracked their knuckles. Not a moment afterwards Mindy was yanked by the Vykker taking the key out of his lab coat the bangle clanged on to the ground.*
Mindy rubbed her wrist suppressing her self from jumping for joy- " Th-thank you sir"

Jr Glukkon- “Cute ... and nahs it was an amusing afternoon. Name's Boyce, if you have any belongs pack up were leaving in 5 minutes".

Mindy felt her heart race with joy she was free at last as she stormed down the coriander to her living quarters.

3 minutes later she took one last look at her room before lifting a floor tile under her bed
Taking out a silver bangle (made from scrap silver from the junk yards) with a small red polished stone square the only thing she had of her past.
When Mindy was first brought to the Vykkers they took it from her but she stole it back and hid it till she was free.
Grabbing her duffle bag with her tools, blanket and hammock closing the vault door for the last time.

Dusk came as she watched from the ship's deck the lab vanishing into the distance.

Feeling happy she danced a little to her music-bolt (Lol oddworld from of an i-pod only it looks a steam punk thing)
About an hour later one of the big bro Sligs tapped her on the shoulder. Blushing she quickly took the head phones off. "Whaddya want?"
Big bro - " you plan to dance on all night were here”

Mindy- "where? I don't see no place"

Big bro slig- “star board view twit" * points his thumb over his shoulder wandering off*

Mindy shrugged making her way to the star board “Ah so this is the famous Rupture Farms" *standing behind the rail while the ship drifted into the docking area.*