Star Cadets - Soldiers of the Future 2 by Todd Mcleod & Michael G Thomas

Author:Todd Mcleod & Michael G Thomas [Mcleod, Todd & Thomas, Michael G]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Swordworks
Published: 2018-10-08T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 3

“Is everyone okay?” Barick asked, “That was a close call, but it seems we are still intact.”

“The cover system console is gone!” One of the guards was looking over at a pedestal off to his right.

“Could it have fallen off?” Barick said as he looked around.

“It was rigged to have to be manually detached. Also, it seems the alarm has been disabled.”

“Disabled? That should not be possible. Why would someone steal the cover system console?”

“I’m not sure. But without that device we’re sending out a signal that if the aliens have not detected it, they soon will.”

“But who would take it? Could there be an alien onboard?”

“Wait, where’s my partner?” The guard looked around, “He’s gone.”

“So is the young crewman,” Barick said, “Everyone look around.”

Vi came out from where she had grabbed the support strut, and the small group began to search the hold for signs of the cover console and the two missing people. They called out and checked everywhere they might have gone.

“The door to the compartment is still shut,” Brendan commented, “Where could they have gone?”

“We need to find them,” the guard said and walked over to Barick, “There’s no end to the bad things that will happen if we don’t get the cover system running again.”

“Can we get it running without the console?” Brendan asked, “Maybe we can reroute it?”

“It’s possible, but it will take a lot of time,” Barick replied, “We need to find them, and fast. Call it plan B. We’re still in a crisis situation, with a storm that might knock out the systems again.”

“Well, Brendan and I will monitor the system,” Vi suggested, “We’ll do what has to be done, and see if we can also reroute the over system and get it online.”

“Good idea. Can we radio the train’s bridge?”

“It’s currently offline,” Brendan replied, “We have some systems back online, but other ones are still going on and off and struggling to reboot. We’re on our own.”

“All right,” Barick replied with a nod, “I’m going to go after whoever took the console.”

“I am at your disposal,” the guard stated, “Just give me orders.”

“Okay, something definitely happened when the train pitched and the lights were out. I doubt everyone was involved, but we need to go after them and figure out what they did.”

“Then there is no time to waste,” the guard insisted, “We need to find them before this gets worse.”

“Yes, and we’ll not have much time to do so. Every moment we have is a gift.”

“Can we not stop and power down until we have fixed all of this?” Brendan asked, “To buy us more time to search for the culprit and the cover console. With the engine powered down, we’ll be harder to detect.”

“No. We have no way of knowing if the aliens have not detected us, and the storm might overtake us if we stop. We have to keep moving forward and fix what we can. Without orders from the bridge at the front of the train, we have to make our own decisions and stick by them.

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