Trinary (SCAR Force: Delta Faction Book 1) by Gaja J. Kos

Author:Gaja J. Kos [Kos, Gaja J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Novella Short Story, SciFi Fantasy Romance, Multicultural & Interracial, Contemporary & Paranormal Romance, Women's Fiction, New Planets & Space Travel, Interspecies Relationships, First Contact, Alien Invasion & Romance, Adult Themes, Action & Adventure, Romantic Schemes, Supernatural Fantasy, Dangerous & Deadly, Protection & Safety, Hearts Desire, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Romantic Suspense, Colonization, Exploration, Genetic Engineering, Galactic Empire, Beautiful & Feisty, Space Exploration, SCAR Force: Delta Faction Series
Publisher: Boris Kos
Published: 2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“LEFT ENGINE AT 13% CAPACITY.”

“AUXILIARY MOTORS DOWN.”

“SHIELD MALFUNCTION. RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS.”

I groaned and peeled myself off the console. Slipstream kept chattering away, listing all the things that had malfunctioned in the crash—though I suspected it would have been a lot easier to just name what did fucking work. I pressed my palm to my forehead, but all that did was smear the shitload of blood seeping from my wound.

Fabulous.

My five-point harness had prevented me from splattering against the console entirely, but now it dug into my flesh and cut into my shoulders hard enough to make me grit my teeth. The impact must have jammed the tension release response. Still, I had to try.

“Slipstream, release harness.”

“HARNESS RELEASE MALFUNCTION,” the sultry voice informed me.

“Great.”

I fumbled with the sleek disk where all five straps joined, but the small pressure pad for manual control failed to activate under the body-markers and heat of my fingers.

“Fucking great.”

With no scanners active and no way to see what the fuck was going on around me since my only view was of the wall I’d crashed into after Slipstream’s pirouette, staying pinned to my seat was not an option. My entire body protested as I leaned against the straps to reach the knife secured to the inside of my boot, but the pain was worth it once I had the blade in my hand. I started hacking through the straps. Close as they were to my body, I didn’t dare risk the laser.

More warnings sounded—alerts of the damage to the harness I was causing. Despite the circumstances, it was a bloody fucking effort not to roll my eyes.

With a snick, the blade cut through the last strap. I wasted no time getting my ass out of the seat and into the back. The stuff we stole had no usable weapons among them, so I rushed over to my own personal stash kept in an impact-proof case and loaded myself with as many lasers and straight-up bullet shooting guns as my body could accommodate. I also switched my two vambraces from flight to combat mode, then inputted the command that erected a thin shield around my body. It wouldn’t hold back a heavier assault but could catch a couple of bullets or laser blasts—usually all I needed before I got away.

I ran my hand through my short hair, thrust it away from my face, then approached not the back exit, but the inconspicuous third one that would allow me to drop out below the ship, right beside one of the auxiliary motors.

Smoke filled the hull when I pulled the lever and slid the panel aside.

The motor was down all right, but at least the smoke wasn’t coming from the shattered mess it had been reduced to. I brought one hand to my nose and peered into the fog.

If I got out of this alive, the next addition I’d make to the suit and ship was better protection against fumes.

I dropped down on my feet and quickly sank into a crouch.

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