ROAK_Galactic Bounty Hunter by Jake Bible

Author:Jake Bible [Bible, Jake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2016-12-03T07:00:00+00:00

20.

With station fighters in the fray, the laser turrets shut down lest they take out a friendly or two. Roak immediately recognized that turn of events for the lucky break that it was. All he had to do was maintain that break long enough so he could spiral out and away from the laser turrets’ firing range. Keep one of the fighters between him and the station at all times, and he should be able to make a clean getaway.

The trick was not getting destroyed by the fighters in the meantime.

His comm crackled.

“Listen up, you son of a bitch,” a lisping voice growled. “Just because I’m Leforian doesn’t mean I’m going to roll over and let you rub my belly. I ain’t your lap dog and I sure as hell ain’t your mom.”

Leforians were a race known to be loyal and overprotective to the point that they were often called “moms” by their colleagues. Roak couldn’t help but crack a smile.

“N’jeak H’gool? Is this who I’m talking to?” Roak asked.

“You’re damn right it’s N’jeak H’gool!” N’jeak roared. “And I want my Eight Million Gods damn ship back! You put in at the next docking bay, hand it over without a fight, and I’ll only slice off one of your testicles!”

“Sorry, N’jeak,” Roak said. “I can’t do that. This isn’t anything personal so–”

“It sure as shit is personal!” N’jeak raged through the comm. “That is my ship! MY SHIP!”

“What I was going to say is that this isn’t personal, strictly business,” Roak responded.

He could hear N’jeak’s angry breathing in the comm and knew the man was on the edge of completely losing it. Roak had to be careful that he didn’t push him over or he’d lose his lucky break.

“And, with it being strictly business, I’m hoping we can come to an arrangement,” Roak continued. “Wrenn’s man owes me chits. A lot of chits. I’m going to collect them. I need your ship only for a short while so I can get away from here and find the ebony bastard.”

“Ebony bastard? Boss Teegg?” N’jeak asked. “You’re hunting that low life?”

“That’s who I’m hunting,” Roak said. “Once I find him, I’ll give you your ship back. Hell, I’ll give it back sooner, because there’s no way I can find the guy in your ship without being tagged by half the Galactic Fleet and pretty much all of the other syndicates. Everyone knows your ship. All I need to do is get someplace where I can switch this out, and I’ll flick on your transponder so you can locate it. You’re going to get your ship back.”

“Oh, yes, I am,” N’jeak said, but not in an agreeable way. “I’m going to fly this rusty hunk of crap they gave me right up your ass and take my ship back.”

“N’jeak, think it through,” Roak said. “If you and those three you have with you try to fight me, then your ship will be lost. You open fire and what do you have? Nothing. Or, maybe you don’t destroy it, but hurt it badly enough that it has to be in dry dock for months.

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