Double Nothings

Katrina woke up in a small dark space, with whirring noises irritating her
pounding head. Soething touched her face. As her eyes focused, she saw the
sillouhette of a scutter waving his fingers at her as he squeaked.
"Yes, you're holding up two fingers," Katrina told him. "I'm all right, Bill."
Bill the Scutter tweaked her nose in a friendly gesture and pushed open the
closet door for her.
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As the doors to her quarters opened, PITA immediately meowed and jumped off
the bed to greet her.
"Smeghead cat," Katrina mumbled as she picked him up. "Because of you I've
got a lump on the back of my head the size of a brick."
"Just be thankful I didn't kill you," a voice said behind her.
Katrina whipped around, starring into the bloody and bruised face of her dark
double. "What-? How-?"
Dark Katrina raised her guns. "No questions. Just sit."
Katrina did as she was told.
DK looked around, her eyes squinted. She was still having trouble seeing
after the beating Edwards gave her. "So, you're a janitor, eh?"
Katrina nodded.
"Where'd you grow up?"
"In Maine, on Earth," Katrina answered quickly. "With my two sisters and
brother."
This time, DK nodded. "I grew up on Mimas, only child. Recomended by a school
counselor I should join the Space Corps. Got posted to Red Dwarf at 20 and
been looting and maiming ever since."
Katrina swallowed hard. "High School drop-out. Busted for petty theft a bunch
of times. Joined the Blue Dwarf crew to try and make an honest living."
DK gave her a wicked smile. "So, I guess we're not that different." She
looked away, thinking. "What's your ship computer's name?"
"Holly."
DK nodded again. "I have a plan to finally get your Captain Niples for my
Captain Lister." She came over to the bed, grabbed Katrina's arm, and roughly
jerked her on her feet. "But, missy, I need you and a little help from Holly."
<Insert suspenseful music here. The plan will become clear tomorrow>