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gathered up all her tools and put them in the tool bag.   She figured a bill and sent it to the home office.   She made sure that she charged a big bonus for the test hop and padded her time too.   Finally, with nothing else to do, she just sat down and waited.   After about a half a day, she felt the planetary ship braking and soon it landed again.   She thought that the Bugs had just taken off to test the ship and were returning her to the space port.   She was getting ready to give someone a piece of her mind.   She would be paid extra for going along on a test hop!   She waited and waited for someone to open the door and the longer she waited the angrier she became.
    Suddenly the door opened and a Bug glided in on a floating disk.   Tik was off the chair in a flash and ran right up to the Bug.
    "Listen, you overgrown filth from the sewer, I didn't sign on to do test hops.   I hope you know that this will cost you extra!   Before anyone from my company sets foot on one of your space ships again, we'll have an armed guard to keep doors open and you jerks on the ground.   I hope you have credits to pay the bill," Tik ranted as she grabbed her tool bag.   She started to brush past the Bug when it glided in her path.
    The Bug said haughtily, "You will follow me.   We have need of your services on the mother ship."
    Tik jumped with no warning and knocked the Bug off the disk.   She trampled right over the top of it and headed out the door.   She turned down the passage and headed for the outer door that she had come in earlier.   The Bug was making funny sounds and was trying to scramble back into an upright position.
    The Bug hollered loudly, "Halt or you will regret it!"
    Tik didn't even look back as she said, "Shove it up your nose, you overgrown sewer filth!"
    Tik felt the charge coming before she heard it.   She tried to jump to the side and almost made it, but the stingerray blast grazed along her side.   The pain in her side was excruciating so she dropped the tool bag.   She whirled and dragging her one side, she still tried to attack the Bug that had blasted her.   The Bug blasted her again and she passed out from the pain.
    When she woke up, she was in a room just like the one that Gus had described, except the room and bunks were smaller.   Tik felt like she had been hit by one of the taxis at Anbang.   It hurt to move but it also hurt to just lie there so Tik checked the drawers and found her tool bag in the drawer under her bunk.   There were other items in two of the other drawers.   She tried the door but it was locked.   Tik checked her tool bag to see if anything was missing but everything was there.   She took her bag to the door to see if she could get it open.   She messed with it for quite awhile but had no luck.   She gathered up her tools and went back to the bunk and lay down.   She put her tool bag right beside her for quick access or to grab it and run.
    Later the door opened and two small dissimilar creatures filed in carrying a bag.   As soon as they were in the room, the door swung shut.   The two creatures didn't even pay attention to Tik.   They just went directly to their bunks, put the bag in a drawer and then they lay down.   Tik tried to engage the two in conversation but they didn't act like they understood anything she tried to say.   They weren't interested in any sign language either.   Finally, Tik gave up and lay down.   It had been a long stressful day and the effects of the stingerray had taken their toll also.   Soon Tik fell into a fitful sleep.   She woke up every time one of the other creatures turned over or moaned in their sleep.   When the bell went off in the morning, Tik almost jumped off the bunk.   She went into her defend position, ready to take on whoever or whatever stepped through the door.   The two creatures got up, grabbed their bag and lined up at the door.   Tik stayed where she was, ready to fight.
    The door swung open and