Return by Morgan Rice

Author:Morgan Rice [Rice, Morgan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Morgan Rice
Published: 2019-02-13T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Kevin sat in the bulbous cabin of the Dart, hands gripping onto the arms of the seat as he tried not to show any of the worry that he felt. Around him, the Ilari whom General s’Lara had selected for the mission sat in their own chairs, when they weren’t working to suggest course corrections for the ship. Ro and Chloe were there too, held into contoured seats by padding that surrounded them perfectly, adapting as they moved.

“Is everyone ready?” General s’Lara asked.

Kevin nodded. “I am.”

They needed to get back. They needed to return to Earth if they were going to have a chance of stopping all of this. One by one, he saw the others nod, and that felt good. He needed to know that the ones taking part in this wanted to be here.

“These are the best we have,” General s’Lara said. “Each one is one of our finest fighters, linked to some of our strongest AIs. Once we arrive, the rest of the fleet will be following behind. They will be moving at maximum speed, and if we are lucky…”

“If we’re lucky, they won’t miss the fight completely,” Chloe guessed. She didn’t sound as though she thought it was likely.

General s’Lara nodded. “For now, we must treat it as if they will not arrive. Even pushing themselves hard, it will take time to reach Earth. Get ready, everyone. The hangar doors are opening.”

Above, Kevin could see the roof of the hangar splitting apart to reveal the sky above. He could see the blueness of it spread out like the oceans that this world seemed to lack on the surface. Below him, he could feel the rumble of the engines as they fired, the shaking of the ship as the energy fields of the ship started to lift it from the launch pad.

General s’Lara seemed to be the one in control of the ship, although, since she was doing it through her AI, it was hard to tell for sure. She sat there, her hands tapping at the air the way Kevin might have at a computer keyboard.

In response to her movements, the Dart leapt up to meet the sky. Kevin saw clouds race toward them, then past them, the sky shifting in color as they ripped through the layers of the atmosphere. It was hard for him to keep up with the sheer speed of it all, the sky moving from light blue to midnight, to deepest black in a matter of moments. In the space beyond the world, Kevin could see the remains of the Ilari fleet hanging there, turning with what seemed like a ponderous lack of speed toward their next destination.

“They’re all so slow,” Chloe said, and Kevin was glad that it wasn’t just him seeing it.

“The Dart’s engines are already starting to distort things,” General s’Lara said. “We are shifting from one reality to the next, so things appear slower out there.”

Already, Kevin could feel the speed they were moving at. The

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