Resolution: A Near Future Sci-Fi Thriller by Sloan Randal

Author:Sloan, Randal
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781947509146
Publisher: NVision Books
Published: 2024-01-13T00:00:00+00:00

Arnold worked carefully, but quickly. The moon was a dreary looking place, but they weren’t here to sightsee. There were enough craters that finding one wasn’t hard. The poor moon had really gotten beat up since the black hole had captured it. Craters on top of craters. If anything, that made it harder, because a lot of the crater walls had collapsed. Not that much to hide behind, but it would have to do. It didn’t help that the moon had a lot less metallic content than the asteroid that they’d used before.

Arnold selected a crater that was mostly intact and put it on the main holo viewer. “That’s the best I’ve been able to find,” he said. “If I had more time, I could do better, but I figured quick was safer than spending the time to look for better. It should be good enough with that mess out there. As long as the Imperials don’t get a clean scan, they shouldn’t be able to spot us with the moon as partial cover. Now, if they make their way close enough to scan the moon directly, they probably will.”

“It’s going to have to do,” Marion answered him. “Why in the galaxy would they come here, even if they figure out about the black hole? I’m sure it will be fine. Plot me a fast course, and I’ll get us down there. Hopefully, this is the last time we have to hide away. I’m getting tired of this.”

The AI flashed up a plot for landing and Marion quickly started them on the way down. She was an ok pilot, but she would never be as good as the likes of the Imperial Princess. As far as she was concerned, she didn’t care. I didn’t have all the perks she did, either. If I could have had the opportunities she had, I could match her ability, I’m sure.

She knew she was kidding herself about that. After watching Jaslynn fly their ship on the trip to the galactic core, she knew just how much talent the royal brat had. No, some of that was just the abilities of the young woman, abilities that most folks like Marion just couldn’t match.

Her thoughts had served as a distraction, so she didn’t worry about landing with such little power on the drives. They wouldn’t have second chances if something went wrong. Luckily, with the size of the moon, it didn’t take long until the hard part of the flight was already done. Soon, they were flying over the surface of the moon as she worked to drop their speed enough to land, and it was easy enough even Marion could pull it off without trouble.

“This place has seen its better days,” Arnold said. “I wonder if it will even be intact by the time it’s pulled into the black hole. I would think the black hole would pull it apart into little pieces.”

“You’re probably right,” Jamison answered. “Neither will we survive if we don’t get out of here.

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