Star Strike: Book 3 of the Star Man Series by I. G. Roberts

Author:I. G. Roberts
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2017-12-29T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

FIRST BLOOD

Cambridge Shipyard

When FNS Harmon returned to the Shipyard, Colin boarded her with David Salomon. Ashly Cooper kept his Captain occupied until Colin and David finished inspecting the damage. The mistakes embarrassed the Yard Foreman. By the time they completed the inspection. His workers hadn’t followed the design. This could’ve been a disaster. They might have lost the entire ship and crew.

Colin had a way of making his point. He didn’t yell at Salomon or his staff, but everyone knew without a doubt he was pissed. None who experienced Commodore Gordon’s ire ever wanted to repeat the experience. Yard staff entered FNS Harmon to undertake repairs made sure it was perfect. They rerouted the power feeders to follow the design and replaced the damaged sections. They had learned a valuable lesson here, and they knew it.

Elsewhere in the Shipyard, Colin stood on an observation platform watching as the workers added equipment to the second Harmon class Destroyer. After FNS Harmon’s problems, he took a more hands-on approach. The same people assembled this ship as FNS Harmon. They’d taken the same shortcuts and introduced the same weaknesses in both ships.

Colin said nothing to these workers. He went to the Yard Management complaining loudly. This produced an immediate and satisfying effect. Yard Management called the guilty where they had to endure the consequences of their actions. Yard Management sent them to repair the damage to FNS Harmon and told them to expect to stay on board during the next cruise.

They worked hard to make sure everything was perfect because being stranded on a dead ship was nobody’s idea of fun. Worse, they had to contend with both Commodore Gordon and Captain Molchaoff while there.

Now, Captain Dimitri Molchaoff strode along the passage toward his command. The failure in his ship’s power feeders left him in a foul mood. Although the repairs neared completion, his mood hadn’t improved. He was there now because Commodore Gordon had summoned him. To have someone, anyone summon him didn’t improve Dimitri’s mood one bit.

Dimitri arrived at FNS Harmon’s boarding tube to find Commodore Gordon waiting. Colin’s presence pulled Dimitri up short. Captain Molchaoff was angry enough to tear someone’s throat out but attacking this man was stupid with his security detachment nearby.

Colin said, “You’re looking pissed Dimitri. Let me assure you, I gave the people who built this ship a good reaming over your problems. They are adamant everything is correct now. I explained that if something happened to the ship and we’re lost with the crew, they’d enjoy the experience too. They’re coming with you, as am I.”

Colin’s statement blew the anger out like a candle flame in the wind. Dimitri stared at the Commodore for a minute before he burst out laughing. Colin had a way of conveying his point.

Dimitri said, “You’re coming on my ship?”

“Yes, Dimitri, I’m coming. I stayed clear last time because she’s yours. I worried about crowding you. This time, I’ll crowd the Techs. They won’t take any more shortcuts with me hovering over their shoulders.

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