(eng) Michelle Diener - Class 5 02 by Dark Deeds

Author:Dark Deeds [Deeds, Dark]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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“How many hours have you been shut up in there?” Fee asked Cy as the ramp lowered. “Four hours?”

Hal had his shockgun trained on the Tecran, and Cy raised his hands in surrender and slumped down into the more comfortable pilot's seat inside the runner, rather than the one he'd been tied to for so long.

“So?” Cy opened his mouth and leaned toward her in what she assumed was an aggressive display.

“That's a long time to know we could all blow up at any time and say nothing about it.”

Hal took a step closer, and she could see the same curiosity on his face. “I agree. If death is imminent, you've taken your time about telling us.”

Cy moved his head, turning it right and then left, as if to ease some muscle cramp, and Fee guessed being tied up for so long, he probably was stiff, even if he'd been free for a couple of hours. That he was almost able to turn his head 180 degrees from front to back was just a footnote in the craziness her life had become.

“I tried to tell you before you shut me in.”

“Not that hard, and you left it to the last minute.” Hal said.

Cy pouted. “If they do it, it'll be as a last resort.” He shot Fee a filthy look. “This ship is the pride of the Tecran fleet. They'll explore every other option before they destroy it, but they'll do it if they think it's been taken from them.”

He stood as he spoke, his gaze shooting daggers at the runner's lenses. “It started after that battle we had in Grih territory last month. Although I knew there were other Class 5s, we were absolutely banned from talking about them, ever, even onboard our own Class 5. I didn't realize it until we got to Grih airspace, but that battle was to either get one of our Class 5s back, or destroy it so it didn't fall into enemy hands. Something went wrong though, and they pulled us out of the battle. I suppose they realized the very thing that makes the Class 5s so powerful also means they are almost impossible to destroy. Captain Flato was nervous after that. We were sent off on a few unimportant missions, which felt like they were just trying to keep us busy and far away from the action. When we got to Balco this week, the first thing the captain did was allow some of the crew who staff the facility below to come up. They made some alterations to the ship. I offered to take them back to Balco, and it was clear enough they were installing an explosive of some kind, one that could be triggered from a considerable distance away.”

“They didn't tell you openly that if you were boarded by the enemy, you'd be sacrificed to the greater good?” Hal's voice was dry.

“No. I know how High Command works, I wouldn't expect them to, but the techs from below

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