This blows!

<Snip>“Are there any planets or spacestations nearby Hol, where we can get parts?”
Holly shook his digital head. “Not nearby that I can see, unless your friend can tell us a direction to go?” Holly pointed with his nose at the Malodorian.
<End Snip>
Jay led the still-cuffed Maldorian from the shuttle gantry by a long chain and stopped at the bottom to turn back to Cass.
“Look, sorry again for going into ‘boss mode’. It’s just, I wanna keep you…..er, I mean, everyone safe.”
Cass held back a smile as she brushed past him. “And bringing him aboard will do that will it?” she nodded at the alien.
“Don’t worry about him” Jay said. “One wrong move, and he dies. I won’t let anything happen to yo….anyone.”
“Whatever Sparky” Cass said, and turned away.
Jay, meanwhile, bundled the creature into an open airlock, and sealed the inner door. They made good makeshift prison cells, the Maldorian couldn’t open the inner-door when it was sealed from the outside, and of course the outer door led to cold air-sucky death. Not to mention, it sealed his stench safely away from anyone else.
Jay tapped the intercom. “I don’t wanna have to hurt you” he said. “Despite what you may have tried to do to my friends. But, I can’t keep you aboard indefinitely either, using up our oxygen, our food. So heres the way I see it….you’re going to tell us where the nearest friendly trader post is, or a safe planet where we can stock up, and get a star-chart. Do that, and I’ll drop you off there and you’re free to go.”
“And if I don’t?”
Jay raised an eyebrow. “Is it hot in here?...maybe I’ll crack a window…” he reached for the airlock controls, and pulled the lever to open the outer door, just a crack, before closing it again, but the sudden hiss of air was enough to scare the Maldorian into talking.
“STOP! STOP!” he cried. “Enter a course for these coordinate 150’:45’:256’. You’ll find a starbase, you can stock up, on whatever you need…now, can I please go?”
“You think I’m stupid? How do I know this isn’t a trap? Sorry pal, you’re staying in the airlock until we know it’s safe….if I get any hint that you’re lying, I’m blasting the door open…”
“I’m not!” pleaded the Maldorian “I promise!”
But Jay had already turned away. “Holly” he said “Set a course…”

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