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“They’re already maneuvering on us. If we even look like we’re about to start an evasion attempt they’ll pop us without a second thought. Hop in a pod if you want to take the chance. They might never find you out here, and I mean never.”
“We’re on the Sol system boundary. I’ll take my chances.” Todt said and his face disappeared from the vid screen.
“Toad, wait!” A red warning light went off as a life-pod was ejected from the dorsal surface of the spacecraft. Ajax silenced the alarm and watched the end coming.
The trailing warship resembled a long slab with turrets and engines attached to one end. Its approach face was brightly lit by a corona of reflected sunlight, close enough for him to see turret weapons trained woman in pantyhose pictures on him.
“Attention ship, registry number zero-six-zero-four-seven-two-charlie, this is RN Devonshire. You are in a restricted area, reduce speed and prepare for boarding. Reduce your speed and prepare for boarding." |
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