Dark Side of the Moon by Robert C. James

Author:Robert C. James [James, Robert C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-06T22:00:00+00:00

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Seeker Craft

Jason gripped the peculiar conical-shaped controls beside the pilot’s seat. He’d watched the Seeker helmsman who’d taken him to Psi-Aion, but attempting it himself was completely different.

As smoothly as possible, he approached the moon ahead. His hands accidently moved over a set of buttons next to the steering device, and the ship rumbled around him. He rectified his mistake and smoothed out the ship’s course.

Tyler walked up behind him. “I thought you said you could pilot this ship.”

“If I crash us into that moon, I’ll put up my hand up and say I was wrong. Until then, I don’t need a backseat driver.”

Tyler put his hands up in surrender. Marquez appeared while Jason guided the Seeker transport around to the dark side of the moon. The sunlight of the Psi-Aion star disappeared, and the mysterious darkness of the other side reigned supreme.

Jason pulled at the controls and pumped the vessel’s thrusters. At least that was what he was attempting to do. The craft vibrated more. He let the moon’s gravity take over, and in an instant, the shaking ceased.

“Hey, I think I’m getting used to this,” he said with some confidence. His mind returned to the job at hand while tiny pinpricks of light appeared ahead of them.

On the scanners, Nash’s ship and the weapon ship remained in a geostationary orbit just as before. He pointed toward their target, and both Tyler and Marquez gazed at it.

“The weapon ship’s still in its construction dock.” Jason plotted a course. On the monitor before him, a line emanated from the giant vessel.

“It appears they’re going fishing. This is the tractor field that dragged me inside their hangar deck the last time.”

“How long have we got?” Marquez asked him.

“I’d say only a few minutes before it latches on. You two better get out of here.”

They nodded, and Jason studied the graphical representation of the tractor field as they edged ever closer. The plan was going off without a hitch.

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