Beyond The Brink by Killian Carter

Author:Killian Carter
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

THE OMNION SHIP

Taza followed Wu as they descended a set of steps into a dark space where his suit lights cast unusual overlapping shadows despite the flat wall panels.

Wu made another series of elaborate gestures, and a few moments later sharp lights flickered into life before dimming to a softer glow. They stood in a long corridor as far as Taza could see, possibly the vessel’s central atrium. If that walkway alone was anything to go by, the ship was much larger than it appeared from up above. It probably even stretched beyond the square and its surrounding ruins. Taza wondered how the Omnions had managed to get such a large vessel underground without disrupting more of the city.

He couldn’t see much from the low lights, but for a ship that had been buried for so long, it was in good shape. Grey panels ran the length of the floors, walls, and ceiling. They were interspersed with lights shining through the panels like they were translucent. Taza had trouble putting his finger on what kind of material the interior of the ship had been fashioned from.

“This way.” Wu led him through a network of walkways that confirmed his suspicions about the ship being much bigger than he initially thought.

“The lights seem dull,” Taza said. “How do you know the ship will still work after all these years?”

“I don’t. But the hull still being intact is a good sign.”

They went some distance before coming to a dead end with a wide door and a screen with a white orb attached to it that Taza guessed was a control panel.

Wu firmly planted his hands on the orb and symbols Taza didn’t recognize appeared on the display panel.

“She’s currently running on auxiliary power. It would appear the magnetic shielding holding the hull together under the collapse has drained the primary power cells. We need to get the reactor online to recharge her batteries before we’re crushed.”

“It would be an interesting way to go, at least. Crushed in a starship, under the ground.”

“Always the optimist, Agent Arkona.”

“Comes with the job.”

“Engineering is this way.”

Wu opened the door and Taza followed. He was so taken aback by the inside of the ship, and he suddenly realized he had let his guard down. He double-checked to make sure the safety was off his blaster. Wu had given Taza every reason to trust him, but he preferred to play things safe.

They navigated another series of corridors and eventually reached a set of formidable looking blast doors.

Wu operated the control panel, but nothing happened.

“It looks like we might need to take the manual route.”

Wu uncovered two panels on either side of the door, the metal again had no seams but parted as if it were a liquid.

“We’ll need to pump the hydraulics together.”

They each got a hold of and pumped a lever. Wu made it look easy, but Taza found his was stiff and required a fair amount of force before it would even budge.

Bit by bit, the blast doors inched open until the opening was wide enough for them to squeeze through.

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