It was time. There was no way I would be late, so I kept all other thoughts out of my head and focused. I didn’t want to talk myself out of this – this would happen! I walked towards the elevator and pressed the button to go up. I watched as the lights lit up, floor by floor. I never realised how big the Finalizer was until now. The very top floor was allocated to General Hux. Before I could access it, I had to use the intercom so the guards could see who I was. My hand was shaking as I pressed the button.
“Yes?” an unknown male voice crackled through the speaker
I cleared my throat. “It’s… I mean, uh…”
“Identify yourself, now!” the voice interrupted
“Cadet XN2903 requesting permission for access.”
“Fine. Step out so we can see you, Cadet”
I looked up. A security camera was pointed down towards me. I did as the guard requested and stood directly under it. A few moments passed. I waited patiently for a reply.
“Access granted. You can open the doors.”
I pressed the button, and my stomach felt queasy as the doors slowly opened. I had to steady myself for a moment. I exited the elevator, and the doors shut quickly behind me. I looked around, but there was nothing to see, but dark metal painted the same colour as everything else on the Finalizer.
I heard movement coming from further down the corridor. Two heavily armed special forces guards turned the corner and walked directly towards me.
“We’re your escort, Cadet. Let’s go.”
Flanking me on either side, the guards walked in unison with me down the long corridor. We finally came to another heavily guarded door. One of the guards nodded and opened the door for me.
I hesitated.
“It isn’t wise to keep General Hux waiting”, one of the guards mumbled, pushing me inside.
I peered around the corner and saw a faint light coming from a room down the end of the hallway. I walked towards it, holding my hands together to stop them from shaking.
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