Star Scavenger: The Complete Series Books 1-5 by G J Ogden

Author:G J Ogden [Ogden, G J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ogden Media Ltd
Published: 2021-01-07T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

Agunboat surged out in front of the Orion, and Hudson saw turrets light up as it opened fire. Tracer rounds flashed above him as he pushed the Orion lower, narrowly evading the shots.

“I’m not a hostile, you Martian morons!” Hudson yelled, shaking his fist at the gunboat. Suddenly, he saw the vessel Morphus had called a seed drone soar above him, like a shining black arrowhead. He watched, mouth agape, as the vessel raced towards the MP gunboat, on a collision course. The gunboat opened fire, striking the alien vessel cleanly, but the only effect was to deflect it off course. The arrow-shaped ship shot past the gunboat, but then spun around in a maneuver that defied physics. The MP ship tried desperately to turn its weapons on the vessel again, but it was too late. The seed drone accelerated, slicing through the center of the gunboat like an axe blade through rotten wood. Seconds later, the MP vessel was consumed in fire and blown apart.

Hudson tried to put the image out of his mind, and spun the Orion around to line-up with the portal. He then pushed the thrusters hard and began to accelerate towards his target. However, Admiral Shelby’s cruiser still loomed in front of the opening, like a goalkeeper. His eyes flashed to the navigation scanner to check the positions of the other ships, and he adjusted course to avoid being caught in a crossfire. Then an intense flash of light filled the cockpit, forcing him to shield his eyes. When the glow subsided, he saw that the alien vessel had now punched through the hull of an MP Destroyer. However, this latest attack had placed the seed drone directly in Hudson’s line of fire.

Hudson locked on to the alien combatant, seeing an opportunity to get into the fight. His heart was racing and his mouth was dry as he squeezed the trigger, sending a volley of rounds snaking off into space. He saw the rounds land on target and then punched the air. Yet the alien seed drone merely continued onward, showing no signs of damage.

“What the hell?!” Hudson called out, but then his pounding heart almost stopped, as the alien ship turned to bear down on him. Hudson veered away and rammed the throttle control forward, but the Orion lacked the alien vessel’s seemingly impossible maneuverability.

Suddenly, he saw Morphus’ shuttle blast past the cockpit glass, and fire focused bolts of energy at the seed drone. The arrow-shaped ship evaded and then the two alien vessels broke off, weaving and turning with unfeasible agility. It was like they were world war one fighter aces, dogfighting in the skies above Europe. There was simply no chance any of the MP vessels could compete with them in combat. It was a mismatch on a laughable scale.

Flashes of energy tore across space as the two alien vessels continued their intricate ballet, until Morphus scored a hit. The alien seed drone then spiraled out of control, sparking like a firework.

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