Just read it...

Just read it...

He stepped through the doorway to see his captives.  Every bone in his body told him he should have just blasted the little smuggler ship from existence when it was spotted, but Captain Verdana decided to see who the smugglers were.  Lights went on inside the little ship, illuminating two passengers.  Paused in mid-stride, Captain Verdana watched the two get out of their little ship.

“My Name is Captain Verdana, of the Imperial Armada,” he said.  “Everything in your ship is confiscated.”

“I’m missing something, I think,” Judas, the bag of chips, observed.  “Are we in trouble?”

Mixed with emotions of fear and amazement, Liz stood confident with Judas.  Any one could be out here, they had reasoned.  Lovers, out for a cruise, for instance.  Only one way to find out if it would work.  Now, with pulses beating heavily, Judas, the bag of chips, and Liz hoped they could pull of the innocent act.  Except, this Captain Verdana didn’t seem to be buying it.