Bourne by Ell Leigh Clarke & Michael Anderle

Author:Ell Leigh Clarke & Michael Anderle [Clarke, Ell Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2018-01-07T07:00:00+00:00

Aboard the Little Empress, Approaching Ogg, Nefertiti Military Base

Jack flicked some holo switches and took a deep breath. She opened up the ship’s channel. “Okay, folks, we’re coming into range for their space capable missiles. Just thought you should know.”

Molly had been sitting in the back, working out some last-minute details with Oz. In a heartbeat she was on her feet and back in the cockpit to see what was happening. “Any signs they’re on to us yet?”

“Nothing yet,” Jack said over the hum of the engines. “If anything, I’d think that someone had blocked their radar capabilities.”

“Guilty!” Emma’s AI voice chirped over the intercom. “I’ve done what I can to shield our signal for now, but it’s not sustainable as we get closer.”

Jack’s face was serious, but her voice was light. “Hey, anything you can do is appreciated.”

“Hear, hear,” Sean agreed, lining up the Little Empress’s guns on the main targets he was going after once they were within range.

“Set a timer as soon as we’re visible to them,” Molly instructed. “I want to know how far into that twenty-minute window we are.”

“Done,” Emma confirmed.

Joel appeared behind Molly. “Pieter is ready to go whenever we get the signal from Oz,” he said quietly. He rested his hand on the back of Sean’s console chair and watched nervously as Sean and Jack gently cajoled the ship through the atmosphere.

The mood in the cockpit was heavy with concentration, but something didn’t feel right.

Molly broke the uneasy silence. “Oz isn’t getting a response from Bourne.” Her face was tense, her body motionless. It was becoming clear that there was nothing she could physically do.

And that drove her batty.

And there is no other way to communicate with him?

Not unless we hack the system, which would start our clock right away. And their system will actively adapt to keep me out.

So you’re suggesting we just wait?

Yes. Maybe Emma can hold us back so that we don’t trigger their missile response until we at least hear from the man of the hour?

That’s a plan.

Molly moved forward and steadied herself, holding onto the back of Jack’s chair. “Jack, we have a problem. We need to maintain our position. Emma, do you read me too?”

Jack nodded and started making adjustments to her console.

“Copy that,” replied Emma.

Jack finished flicking controls and then turned to Molly. “So what’s happening?”

Molly absently shook her head, her eyes fixed on the screens, studying them for intel that may help her solve the problem. Finally, she said, “We can’t get ahold of Bourne. Without him ready to upload, the mission is dead in the water.”

Jack frowned, twisting a little further around in her seat to see Molly’s face. “You think he’s having second thoughts?”

Molly met her eyes. “Hell, I hope not,” she mumbled quietly.

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