Mike Resnick - Starship 03 by Mercenary

Author:Mercenary [Mercenary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Space ships, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Adventure, Military, Fiction, Cole; Wilson (Fictitious character), Space warfare, General, Mercenary troops
ISBN: 9781591025993
Publisher: Pyr
Published: 2008-01-09T06:00:00+00:00

"Yes, Wilson?" said Sharon.

"I know you're not a doctor or a nurse," he said, "but you have to know how to tie a tourniquet. If anyone's bleeding badly, do what you can to stanch the flow. Commandeer all the help you need."

"Right."

"Pilot, how long until we can get to a planet with a hospital?"

"I am searching the nearby wormholes," answered Wxakgini, as he and the navigational computer to which he was connected scanned the star maps.

"Don't search too long. We've got a couple of men who are in a bad way."

There was a brief pause.

"There is a medical facility orbiting Prometheus between the third andd fourth planets, which have both been colonized, sir," announced Wxakgini. "I can traverse the Kurasawa Wormhole and have us there in eighty Standard minutes."

"Okay, get us there."

"It's not an exceptionally large hospital, sir."

"Just do it."

Cole left the bridge and walked to the officers' lounge, where he found David Copperfield.

"It's over," he announced. "We got Quinta out."

"I know," said Copperfield. "I've been following it. Our headmaster would be proud of you, Steerforth."

"I just hope your friend was worth the effort."

"I'm sure he'll be properly grateful."

"He'd better be," said Cole. "He's going to pick up the tab for all the medical bills we're about to acquire."

"Surely we can afford it ourselves, given what we've just earned," replied Copperfield.

"Fine," said Cole. "It'll come out of your share."

For just a moment David Copperfield was speechless. Then he frowned and slammed a fist down on the arm of his chair. "That ingrate will pay for it or we'll send him right back to Jaipur!"

Cole smiled. "You know, David, I think our headmaster would be proud of you too."

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