Bonded in Space (Xeno Relations Book 3) by Trisha McNary

Author:Trisha McNary [McNary, Trisha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Almost two weeks later, the Verdante space ship Integer carrying Antaska, Potat, M. Hoyvil, and Wawuul arrived at Nestgorm’s work plant. The ship was cloaked in stealth mode, and M. Hoyvil set it to hover a few feet above the ground just outside the plant’s force field. The big liner didn’t have gravity now because it’s artificial gravity couldn’t be used in hover mode.

Potat floated up off the counter she’d been standing on near M. Hoyvil. She hadn’t forgiven Antaska for bringing Wawuul home, and she was still giving her the silent treatment. Antaska was pretending not to notice, but Potat knew she noticed.

Potat could sense Antaska’s hurt feelings. And no matter how much Wawuul tried to make Antaska feel better by sticking to her side like a barnacle, he couldn’t erase those feelings. That was the lesson Potat wanted Antaska to learn, and she was learning it. She needed to learn it for a while more, and then maybe Potat would forgive her. Maybe.

M. Hoyvil sat strapped in his chair in front of the ship’s command console. Potat flew to the top of his shoulder and dug her claws into his jacket so she could perch there without floating away. He reached out a big hand and scratched her behind the ears.

When they were all settled, M. Hoyvil pulled up the outside visuals on the ship’s view screens. The two humanoids gasped telepathically.

“What’s that?” said Antaska.

She floated in zero g near a big screen that showed the courtyard in front of the plant. Wawuul floated near Antaska.

Right next to Antaska as usual, thought Potat. Why is that big cat so clingy?

“That’s a Verdante ship!” said M. Hoyvil. “That ship is familiar. That’s Master Meeepp’s ship!”

M. Hoyvil’s answer drew Potat’s attention to the screen that showed the work plant’s exterior.

There, in the courtyard that had been full of alien females and Nestgorm the last time Potat had seen it, sat a round Verdante space shuttle. It was much smaller than the big liner they were in, fully visible, and parked on the ground.

“Why in the world would that be there?” asked Antaska. “It’s in violation of galactic law. Unless it’s there by invitation, of course.”

“No. Nestgorm would never invite Master Meeepp here,” said M. Hoyvil. “And I can’t imagine him coming here. I begged him to bring me here to rescue you when you were kidnapped, and he absolutely refused. He wouldn’t let me borrow his ship either. Do you think he changed his mind?”

“I don’t know,” said Antaska. “But if he did, would he just fly through the detection field and park in the middle of the courtyard in plain sight? He’d know that would be a crime.”

“No, you’re right. He’d never do that,” M. Hoyvil answered. “Do you think he came here, and then he was captured? We need to see inside that ship.”

M. Hoyvil’s six-fingered hands flew across the controls in front of him. His motions shook Potat around on his shoulder. She let go and hovered in the air close by him.

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