Dark Space Universe (Books 1-3): The Third Dark Space Trilogy (Dark Space Trilogies) by Jasper T. Scott

Author:Jasper T. Scott [Scott, Jasper T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Anthem Press
Published: 2018-01-29T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

Mokar

“I knew it!” Garek said, and lashed out at the nearest bulkhead with his fist.

“I crack his head like egg!” Brak added.

Lucien suppressed a chill at Brak’s bloodthirstiness. “We don’t have to kill him. Just kick him out the airlock and fly off.”

Garek sent him a sour look. “It would be safer to kill him. What if he tells Abaddon we took his ship? We’ll have every Faro in the universe looking for us.”

“He might tell Abaddon what happened whether we kill him or not. For all we know he has a neural implant like ours that will transmit his consciousness to the nearest Faro ship when he dies.”

“Well, whatever we’re going to do, we’d better do it fast,” Addy said. “We’re going to make him suspicious if we take any longer.”

“You said we’d suit up and meet him at the rear airlock...” Lucien mused.

“So we’ll be armed,” Garek said, smiling wryly. “Smart move.” He walked over to the closet and opened it to reveal the gleaming silver armor of his exosuit. They’d all met in Garek’s quarters, so his suit was the one closest at hand.

“We’ll meet you at the cargo bay,” Lucien said. It was located right before the aft airlock where Katawa would be waiting for them.

“Actually, it might make more sense for you and Addy to head up to the cockpit and get ready to fly. Brak and I can deal with Katawa.”

Lucien hesitated. “Are you sure?”

“It’s one little gray alien against his much bigger and nastier cousin, plus me, and I can be pretty nasty myself.”

Brak bared his black teeth in a grin. “We take care of the little gray one. Do not worry.”

“All right, but be careful,” Lucien said.

Garek nodded absently, already busy shucking his robes in favor of his Paragon-issue black jumpsuit and armor.

Lucien turned away before the sight of Garek’s backside struck him blind. He and Addy hurried from the room and ran back the way they’d come.

“How do you know you can fly this thing?” Addy asked on their way to the cockpit.

“I don’t,” Lucien said.

Addy made a noise in the back of her throat. “We should have told Garek to capture Katawa, in case we need him to pilot the ship.”

“Yeah...”

“We could end up stranded here.”

“Go back and tell him,” Lucien said. “I’ll see what I can figure out in the meantime.”

Addy nodded and ran back to Garek’s quarters.

Lucien reached the cockpit a few seconds later and fell into the pilot’s chair with a whuff of escaping air from the seat cushion. He scanned the holo displays in front of him. Thanks to his translator band he could understand the unfamiliar symbols perfectly, but that didn’t turn out to be much help. He tried accessing the ship’s engines, only to receive an error prompt:

Biometric profile not recognized.

Override code:

Lucien should have known better than to think Katawa would leave the ship’s systems unlocked. Addy was right. They needed Katawa alive or they were going to be stranded on Mokar until the next Faro ship came to visit.

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