Two way street

<snip o' Locke>
“That would be the air being slowly vented from this tram” Lindstrom nodded sagely “I suppose I forgot to mention that I have other implants which mean that I don’t have to breathe?” he settled back in his seat, a broad grin widening on his face “Screw having children” he murmured with an air of satisfaction “You’ll both be dead in six minutes”
“Give me one good reason not to kill you right now” Cass raised her rifle once again
<snip/>

Artemis paced up and down the tram, thinking. He stopped and smiled at Lindstrom.

"Alright Lars, fine" Artemis sat down. "If me and Ms. Jones are going to die, you're going to die with us"
Cass jammed the rifle into Lindstrom's throat.
"It's a two way street Lars, you can either reverse the venting and get us all out of here alive, or you can let it continue to vent and Ms. Jones kills you before we both suffocate. It's as simple as that. I'd rather be the one to kill you but knowing that you went down with me works just as well"
"You're bullshitting" Lindstrom said squirming under the rifle.
"Try me asswipe, I've been wanting to murder you since you dragged us here. I was this fucking close to getting home before you pulled this shit" Cass growled.

"Lindstrom, you ought to know us by now, you have been studying us for quite some time. I never bullshit and Ms. Jones doesn't take kindly to people who mess with her, you should also know I have no aversion to death. I've had a good run" Artemis said, partly lying (back at Charon he had nobody to go home to, now he actually did have somebody waiting for him).

Lindstrom didn't move, Cass and Artemis noticed that the air was beginning to get uncomfortably thin.

"Last...chance" cass said, struggling to breath.

Lindstrom smiled. Suddenly, the rifle erupted, the muzzle right next to Lindstrom's ear. The bullet pierced the window, causing an emergency shutter to close. Lindstrom screamed. "OH GOD! YOU SICK BASTARD, FINE!" Lindstrom started the air flow again with his cranial implant.

Cass let him drop, he curled up in a nervous ball. Cass then proceeded to sit down next to Artemis.

"Nice work" he said.
"I didn't miss on purpose, he's sweating like a pig, the damn rifle slipped. If I wasn't weak from oxygen loss the fucker would be dead"
Artemis laughed. "Still, worked in our favor, I'd say"

The tram arrived at the command saucer moments later. The giant dish seperated the command decks from the cell blocks. It housed the equipment to manage the cell blocks and monitor the extra-vehicular activities (IE, Canaries and miners). It was also capable of separating from the cell blocks to prevent prisoners from gaining control just in case of a riot. Fortunately, since Artemis and Cass were accompanied by Lindstrom, the computer didn't attempt to jettison the saucer.

Once the tram was docked, Cass exited first to secure the area while a rifle wielding Artemis kept Lindstrom in check.

"There's guards up ahead, it looks like we'll have to fight our way to the command room. According to the directory it's two levels above us" Cass said, checking her gun again.

"Lead the way, I'll give you as much support as I can, and I'll keep this doink in check" replied Artemis. "This facility has been modified in a similar fashion that Charon was when it was overhauled just before I arrived there. I just might be able to cause a little damage to even the odds"

Cass nodded and looked around the corner, two mechanoid guards and a wolf GELF. The wolf looked around, sniffing the air.

"Shit" Cass whispered.

<tag/Cass>

We've got a bit of a fight on our hands! How do we get to the saucer?
Which systems does Artemis neutralize to even the odds?

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