Shadow of Empire: Far Stars Book One (Far Star Trilogy) by Jay Allan
Author:Jay Allan [Allan, Jay]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2015-11-03T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 18
âHOW DOES IT LOOK, SAM?â BLACKHAWK WAS STANDING BEHIND his engineer, watching her examine the spy shipâs hyperdrive core.
âIt looks like some kind of damned alien artifact, Captain. This thing is the most advanced piece of machinery Iâve ever seen.â There was frustration in her voice, but excitement as well. Blackhawk did his best not to get impatient with her. He knew there was nothing Sam Sparks loved more than analyzing a sophisticated spaceship system, and if she had her way, sheâd sit there all day, puzzling over the sophisticated imperial tech. As far as he could tell, thatâs exactly what she was doing. Sheâd removed the access plate and set up two battery-powered lanterns so she could see what she was doing, but since then sheâd just been looking at it and poking around at the fiber optic connections surrounding it.
Blackhawk put his hand on her shoulder. âSam, I know this is a tough job, but weâve got a time limit here. Weâve got to get this thing loaded and out of here before half the revolutionaries in New Vostok show up and blow us away. I can tell itâs a complex device, but youâre just going to have to go with your gut. We should have been on our way back to the Claw by now.â
âI understand, Ark.â She looked at the toolkit sitting on the floor next to her, retrieving a small power flow scanner. She glanced behind her toward Blackhawk. âI could really use some quiet.â She looked at him knowingly.
He held up his hands in surrender. âOkay, Samâyouâre the boss.â He turned and looked at the others. âEveryone out. Now.â They shuffled quickly out of the room, leaving Blackhawk alone with his engineer. He walked to the door himself, pausing and giving her a quick wink as he stood there. âJust do the best you can, Sam. Thereâs no one I trust more than you.â He turned and walked through the door, sliding it closed behind him.
He walked down the dimly lit corridor and into the wardroom. Sarge was sitting up on a table with Doc working on his wounded arm. From the haggard look on the noncomâs face, Blackhawk guessed it had been an unpleasant experience.
âThere.â Docâs voice was thick with satisfaction. He pulled out a pair of small forceps and dropped the projectile in his palm. âThe damned thing dug its way into the bone. It was a bitch to get out.â
âIt damned sure was.â Sargeâs voice was a little thin, which gave Blackhawk an idea just how painful Docâs probing had been. Heâd seen Sarge coolly ignore pain that would have reduced most people to sobbing hysterics.
âYouâre lucky youâre going to keep that arm, my friend,â Doc said. âYou can thank me for that, and not that pathetic dressing you managed yourself.â He paused, expecting a comeback, but Sarge was just too spent. Doc picked up the projectile with two fingers and held it up to the portable light heâd placed next to Sarge.
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