One by one the men who tried to get their hands on Polaris were vaporized and as he watched the scene before him Earlâ€™s expression remained unchanged. He would not despair the loss of a few men, they knew exactly what they were up against, he had told them that this was going to be difficult and had been prepared to face anything thrown at them by the star. They were loyal to him and supported the research he conducted fully and if it meant dying for their bossâ€™s cause then so be it, if it meant that their boss achieved his goals then they had no problems throwing their lives away. One day Earl was going to change the world, change space travel, change the way humans interacted with space forever. It was research that deserved to be admired and now that he had what he needed standing right before him he was prepared to do whatever was necessary to get the star to cooperate.<br/><br/>â€œYou melted my knife? Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a good knife? I suppose thatâ€™s what I get for pulling out such a simple tool against a star.â€ Earl said nonchalantly with a bit of a shrug. â€œHasnâ€™t anyone ever told you that itâ€™s rude to snatch things out of other peopleâ€™s hands? However, your lack of manners isnâ€™t surprising.â€ The building shook wildly as if there was an earthquake but it was going to take a lot more than the power of a star to bring it down and with all this heat the sprinkler system was bound to activate sooner or later. The girl took that opportunity to try to get away but he tightened his grip on her, digging his fingers into her arms roughly. In response she whimpered. Every time she made even the slightest move or struggled against him his grip on her tightened, she even bit him to try to get him to let go, he had an iron grip on her from the looks of things.<br/><br/>It was amusing how Polaris called this girl, Emilee, his best friend, how determined he was to get him to let her go. Polaris being attached this attached to the girl was quite surprising but on the other hand it made for some great data, and he decided that he was going to need this girl. With a heavy sigh he relaxed his shoulders and shifted his weight a bit to make holding the girl more comfortable for him. He could feel the girl trembling with fear, almost like her entire body was vibrating, her skin beginning to become warm from the intense heat in the room. Earl would be sweating by now himself if it werenâ€™t for the few precautions he made before he told his men to make their move. After years of research he was almost finished though it was still highly unstable; this was the ultimate test to see if years were wasted or if it was well worth it in the end.<br/><br/>â€œPolaris!â€ Emilee called out to him in a meek tone as more tears stung her cheeks. She was powerless to do anything as she painfully watched more men try to grab him. â€œLet him go!â€ The heat Polaris was emitting was really beginning to get to her, she wanted him to stop, at this rate he might melt the whole building and she didnâ€™t want that, all she wanted to do was get back home.<br/><br/>Earl smacked the girl hard on the back of her head and clasped a hand over her mouth so she couldnâ€™t speak. â€œOh donâ€™t you worry, girl, we arenâ€™t going to hurt him,â€ he chuckled, and then focused his attention back on Polaris. â€œCome now, Polaris, why donâ€™t you make this easier for all of us and just calm down and cooperate with us. Dear Emilee can go home to her loving family, she wonâ€™t be hurt, and you will have a comfortable new home with us.â€ His tone was cold in spite of the ever rising heat in the room and it really made her sick. Emilee took the opportunity while he was distracted and tried to struggle and get away again. Right away she realized it was a mistake, he swiftly smacked her again and then placed one of his hands at her throat, he held her tighter now and it was really making her uncomfortable.<br/><br/>She was left with little choice but to remain as still as she could otherwise he would kill her.