"What... what is that?" one of the guard says, panic seeping into his voice.
The laughter echoes throughout the cells, everyone was obviously uneased by it, as was I.
The lights continue to flicker, as did the shield doors. The ship suddenly stops moving, the subtle rumble of the engines subsides.
A few minutes went by, occassionally the sound of a knife being dragged across metal could be heard, it was impossible to tell if it was close by or not.
The lights had finally went completely out, it was almost pitch black, except for the shield doors, which provide minimal light. The shields should've deactivated, unless they were powered by a portable energy cell, or only the lights had been cut.