Trinity: Atom & Go by Zach Winderl

Author:Zach Winderl [Winderl, Zach]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-02T22:00:00+00:00

Motoki nodded. He studied Mir with a distracted, if thoughtful air.

“Do you have a name, girl?” he asked.

Before she could reply, Atom answered. “Lilly.”

Lilly glared at him through Mir’s eyes.

Atom took one more step, then shifted sideways like a serpent and put a rail round through the side of Motoki’s head.

Everyone froze in surprise.

Atom used the lapse to pull his second pistol, spin, and drop the two trailing guards. Ducking back, he hopped up into the open hatch of the transport, dropping several armored troopers in the process.

Before they could turn their rifles on Atom, Lilly drew her own blasters and began ripping into their ranks at close range.

“Lilly,” Atom shouted from the transport. “Get in here.” He leaned out and dropped another trooper with a headshot.

Lilly crouched and sprayed around her with indifference as she scuttled to the ship.

The remaining troopers drifted into a firing line after their initial surprise, but the seconds it took to organize allowed Lilly to dive into the open hatch.

Atom fired a couple more rounds without leaning out and slapped the hatch closed.

Lying on her side, Lilly glared up at Atom. “How long did you know?” she demanded.

Atom shrugged. He holstered his weapon and surveyed the interior of the ship with a studied eye. Satisfied that no surprises lay in store, he loped through the small cabin, towards the cockpit. He glanced back from the door and said, “Lock down that hatch before they think to crack it. We need to be in the Black before they dredge up some weapons heavy enough to scratch this little firefly.”

He hopped into the pilot’s seat and fired the engines. Outside, the troopers continued to pour blaster fire on the ship, hoping to damage something enough to prevent lift.

A moment later, Lilly slammed into the co-pilot’s seat. With a practiced hand, she pulled up her screens and began scrolling through data. “We just lost port thrusters,” she growled. “We need out or a turn before they fully kill that flank.”

Atom scowled at the controls and slammed open the throttle. The landing gear tore gouges in the flooring. Whipping away from the troopers, he jerked hard on the yoke and scraped a wing along the hub at the center of the hangar. Under Atom’s delicate touch, the ship continued to accelerate, punching through the atmo-shield and into the Black, clipping the frame on the way.

“I don’t suppose you have a good escape plan?” Lilly asked without looking up from her displays.

“We just escaped, didn’t we?’ Atom glanced around with a mock startled expression, surveying their cramped lifeboat. Built for quick hops between ships and planets in-system, the skiff didn’t afford much more than a series of seats lining the outer walls, a central rack for storage, and a cramped head at the rear of the narrow cabin.

“You know what I mean.” Lilly refused to look at Atom. “We don’t have the capability to make the jump-gate ahead of any pursuit. I don’t see anything on the scope yet, but you better have a good next step to this little charade.

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