The Gate at the Grey Wolf Star by M. D. Cooper

Author:M. D. Cooper [Cooper, M. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction
ISBN: 9781548172275
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Amazon: B0731K3616
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Publisher: The Wooden Pen Press
Published: 2017-06-15T23:00:00+00:00

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STELLAR DATE: 07.22.8938 (Adjusted Years)

LOCATION: Interrogation Room, Gisha Station

REGION: DSM Ring, Grey Wolf System

Admiral Krissy felt consciousness slowly return. It took a moment to recall what had happened, and then worry flooded her. Those two had better get Finaeus off Gisha safely.

She heard a groan and looked over to see Bes slowly lift his head off the table. Relief came and she resisted sighing. Jessica and Cargo had done it. Taken down Bes and escaped. Now would come the hard part.

He was wearing Cargo’s uniform, and she glanced down to see that she was wearing Jessica’s outfit. It was really tight on the waist, but the feeling of discomfort was suppressed by the deep-seated joy she felt at seeing Bes in pain. Bes’s ever-present scowl deepened and Krissy couldn’t help but give a soft laugh.

“I appreciate that look of frustration,” she said and Bes glanced at her.

“How long?” Bes asked, still sounding disoriented.

“Just fifteen minutes. Someone should be along shortly.”

“How is it that they got the best of you, Admiral?”

Krissy grinned, enjoying Bes being taken down a little too much. “Probably the same way they got the best of you. We underestimated them.”

Bes pulled at the shackles that held his wrists to the table. She was about to warn him not to use his nano on the shackles when he jerked in pain.

“Yeah, don’t do that,” Krissy warned.

“Damnit!” Bes shouted. “Hello! We’re in here!”

“Relax,” Krissy said. “Someone will be along soon.”

Bes shot her an acidic look. “How is it that we’ve been alone for this long already?”

“Well, I told my people to give me an hour, and it’s almost been an hour. They know not to come looking for me unless it’s an e—”

The door slid open, almost as though Krissy had willed it, and a lieutenant rushed into the room. “Admiral, the ship—what happened?”

“We were attacked,” Bes retorted. “What about the ship? Did you successfully take it?”

“Wait, what? Take the ship?” Krissy asked.

“Yes, Admiral,” Bes said, casting a dark look in the woman’s direction. “While you were in here chatting up those pirates, I was following my orders.”

“How many died?” Krissy asked the lieutenant who was removing her restraints.

“Two,” he said quietly. “Seventeen more were critically wounded. The enemy avoided headshots.”

“They’re not the enemy,” Krissy said before delivering her own dark look at Bes. “At least they weren’t.”

Bes shook his head. “Your attachment to Finaeus is—”

“Only natural,” Krissy interrupted. “He was exiled from Huygens, not from the galaxy. He’s done nothing wrong—other than the dustup while docking—no matter what your orders say.”

“They’re your orders too,” Bes replied as the lieutenant released his bonds.

“What happened?” Krissy asked the officer.

“Major Michaels attempted to take the ship from two ingress points. He wasn’t expecting them to use kinetics within their own ship…or to use their waste treatment systems. They fought us to a standstill, and then allowed us to take our wounded and retreat.”

“At least some people still have honor,” Krissy said and shot Bes a cold look. “And it’s not surprising they used kinetics.

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