End Game by Lindsay Buroker

Author:Lindsay Buroker [Buroker, Lindsay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Lindsay Buroker
Published: 2016-05-15T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

The grab beam enveloped the shuttle with a flash of blue and a jolt.

“That didn’t take long,” Alisa said glumly.

She had changed course several times to try to evade the warship, and she’d thought about fleeing back to the mafia ships, but she knew Henneberry and her buddies wouldn’t hesitate to kill her. She hoped that the Alliance, still wanting to get Tiang back, would keep her alive, at least long enough to question her.

She leaned back from the controls, letting go. There was little point in fighting now. The beam held them immobile.

A forcefield lowered on the side of the warship, and the shuttle was inevitably drawn toward a large bay, this one stark, white, and utilitarian. Military.

“Rude of them to capture and delay us when we’ve got people in need of medical treatment,” Beck said.

“I agree,” Alisa said. “I’ll try to get them to send a doctor in to fix you up while they’re interrogating me.”

“That’s thoughtful of you, Captain.”

“Interrogation,” Abelardus said. “I can’t wait.”

Alisa thought about asking him to try to find the person operating the grab beam and tinker with his mind, but with nothing but open space for hours around them, Alisa couldn’t imagine that it would matter. Even if she managed to escape the warship once, it would have plenty of time to catch up to the shuttle again. Besides, if she was taken aboard, maybe there was a chance that she could escape, find Stanislav, and free him. Too bad her most powerful ally was lying on the deck in the back with his eyes closed.

I resent that, Abelardus spoke into her mind. I’m just as powerful an ally as he is. Did your cyborg cause twelve mafia ships to start firing at each other? I don’t think so.

I only saw seven firing.

You were counting?

So I could shoot down your hyperbole later, yes, of course. Alisa managed a quick smile at him, though her gaze was soon drawn back to the hangar bay opening as the shuttle was pulled closer and closer to it.

I think their grab-beam operator is drugged, Abelardus said. As is the bridge crew. I’m not able to get a read on their thoughts.

They must be getting wise to the proliferation of Starseers in the system these days.

More likely, they’re scared pissless that Stanislav will wake up in his cell. And be cranky.

That might be true. If Agosti had received a full report on how Stanislav had thwarted his boarding team back on Sepiron Station, he would know to be wary of his powers.

The shuttle entered the bay and floated down onto the deck between two rows of bombers and strikers. Even though she was in a perilous situation, Alisa found herself gazing wistfully at them. She missed the days of flying for the Alliance, of being a faithful, trusted, and unquestioned member of the organization.

A thunk sounded, and an alert flashed on the control panel as the shuttle was locked down. The forcefield rose again behind them. Alisa turned off the engines.

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