Neil was checking the back corridor as the Highlander exploded onto the scene, sending the aircar tumbling down nearly a kilometer to the ground to wreck a perfectly good roof of the lower compound. Fortunately, it meant that they had a ticket out of here. He took one last glance down the hall, and then closed the doors, locking them from the inside and then shooting the control panel, causing the stunning woman to squeal in fear. 

That was when Junebug called out her idea. 

Neil pointed at her. "You see, this is why you're the Captain." He yelled with a wide grin. The room they were in was extravagant and large, and with a quick glance he could tell it was often used by the royal occupants. There had to be something here for them to take. Especially since their money might not have been wired yet. He wasn't about to leave without getting something from this whole venture other than some infamy and a few stories. 

He took a few moments to toss aside some chairs in the room. Sayeeda kicked down an ornate table that was likely an heirloom, and Neil kicked aside the kindling to find nothing but some old memorabilia from the family history, medals and such. They could check under the Queen sized bed or rip apart the canopy. Maybe they cou- 

His eyes turned to the beauty that cowered on the couch, and he raised his gun at her. She squeaked, eyes wide. "Don't worry!" He said to her. "We won't hurt you. Just tell us where the valuables are and we'll let you live!" Neil had every intention of letting such a good looking woman live, but he wasn't about scaring her to get some valuables. It seemed getting shot the day previous and being held at gunpoint made whatever willpower she might have had deteriorate. 

"Under the bed!" She screamed and ducked her head into her lush bosom, covering her extravagant gun with her hands. Neil left her to it, vaulting over the couch and making it over to the bed. 

"Come in. Where are you two?" Taya asked over the comm. 

"Hold on. We'll be there in a second." Sayeeda told her, and then gripped the bed frame. "On three." Neil gave a nod. "One, two, three." The furniture was moved across the room just far enough to reveal a hidden compartment under the bed. "Oh-ho-ho what have we here?" Neil murmured to himself. Sayeeda waved him back, and he leaped aside just as she vaporized the lock with her plasma pistol, the frighteningly hot greenish bolt causing the steel to sizzle. 

Neil kicked the top of the compartment, and it swung open. Immediately, there was a glow. A ray of sparkling light emanated out of the small compartment. It took Neil a moment to realize the mineral that glowed a golden light was Aestimobium, a solid substance of ineffable quality that glowed like a thousand stars. Neil's jaw dropped, taken aback by the rare element. It was the rarest form of wealth in the galaxy. It was only one brick, but it was easily worth over ten times the amount of reward money they would have wired to them. Not to mention, it would put a bounty on their heads that would nearly match it once the recently superbious Aiden found out it was gone. 

Neil picked it up, and tossed one of the sheets over it to keep the light from distracting them. Junebug and Neil shared smiles, and Junebug ordered the Highlander bay door to open. As Lonney would not doubt say, they had no time to lollygag. Within moments, they were on the Highlander and set to shoot off. Neil let Sayeeda handle the mineral while he sat down on the cockpit chair, turning on the planetary thrusters and placing all auxiliary power to the boost. 

"Welcome back Cptn!. And you as well, Furst officah'!" 

"Good to be back," Neil breathed, and punched it. The atmosphere, and the planet of Dar'Mond itself shrunk behind them as they entered outer space proper, and soon Neil had them outside of the range of any of the Dar'Mond planetary scanners. Two hours later, they entered the R.I.P. once more, and Neil took the time to relax. He stood up and stripped the finery off, taking the flak jacket off of his torso and tossing it to the side. He rolled up his vest and armor, and donned the white undershirt now scuffed from the whole debacle planet side. He went out into the corridor and into the 'mess hall,' expecting to find Junebug or Taya. 
[@Penny]