Haven (Fringe Colonies Book 2) by Talia Beckett & Jess Mountifield

Author:Talia Beckett & Jess Mountifield [Beckett, Talia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2022-02-16T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Pushing his fears aside, Dante pressed the button to connect Catalpa to Ryder’s ship. Nothing but the mayday on repeat had come out of Jack Flash, despite his attempts to communicate and find out what the situation was. Other than needing a tow, it didn’t disclose any further details.

There was nothing else to do. If he couldn’t ignore the call, Dante would respond and find out what had happened.

With a couple of bots for emergency backup, his spacesuit on, and his sword in hand, Dante approached the airlock. It connected fine, but the readings showed a lack of atmosphere on the other end.

Score one for being prepared, Dante thought as he closed the face panel on his suit and waited for it to seal and pressurize. With that done, he stepped into the airlock and closed the hatch on his ship. Only then would the system let him open the door on Ryder’s side.

The main lights were out, but there was a dull red glow just bright enough to see by when he stepped inside. Several of Ryder’s attack bots littered the corridor, battered and broken. One repeatedly ran at the wall, clattering and beeping angrily before reversing and doing it again.

Sparks lit the corridor ahead in brilliant white for a moment before disappearing. Careful of what he stepped on and still firmly gripping his sword, Dante took another step, then another.

The third time sparks flooded the corridor with light, he saw a cable swinging from the roof, brushing the metal panels. But what was keeping it swinging? Dante’s eyes looked for the source of the motion, but it took a moment for his eyes to adjust. A bot was on the ceiling, trying to repair the cable, but every time it reached out to grab the swinging strand, it only batted it since the arm was a stub.

Something had not only fried the bots’ systems but wrecked the inside of the ship. Dante could only hope whatever it was, it was gone.

He ducked past the cable, steering clear of the wall it connected with until he was near the main control room. The door was shut, but a quick look through the glass made it clear no one was in there.

Torn between wanting to find Ryder and wanting to find out what state the ship was in, Dante pressed the button to open the door. It just beeped, refusing to comply. With time, Dante knew he could work out the override, but suspecting it was a failsafe to preserve the atmosphere in the most important area of the ship, he decided to move on. If Ryder wasn’t in there, it explained the lack of reply to his hails, but it didn’t tell him if the man was still alive.

The sleeping and living quarters were next and were equally as empty, the door buckled and broken. The small kitchen’s utensils were scattered, drawers fully extended and cupboard doors open, contents all over the deck. Coffee beans rolled as he stepped inside.

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