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blond hair was sparkling in the many lights that flashed around him, no signs of the dirt and dust that had accosted them outside. And Maddelyn noticed with a sudden panic that all signs of his injuries were gone. In just one full day he had healed completely from whatever had happened to bring him here. And now she was on the deck of his invisible ship that talked and was also somehow alive ? It was all a little much.
    Thankfully, Serra spoke so Maddelyn didn ’t have to. “I think it’s cool, Mr. Draco.”
    “ Of course you do, Serra.” Draco ruffled her hair and stepped back to the control panel, but not before a quick glance back in Maddelyn’s direction. A quick, wary glance.
    He pushed a few more buttons, and nodded his approval at whatever it was he saw. “The hull breaches are healed, and eighty-five percent of the damaged neural net is back to normal.  Life support is almost at full capacity.”
    “ I estimate all systems at one hundred percent in three point two hours, Draco.”
    Draco pulled a red handled lever and a small screen rose out of one of the far panels. He beckoned Serra and Maddelyn over to see.
    A picture came into focus on the screen. Though static distorted the image a little, Maddelyn could make out the landscape outside the ship. The camera panned around until they could see the direction they came, and the glow of the processing center in the distance.
    “ That place where the mining facility is, used to be the heart of our town. The square in front of the Government Center is where we’d hold all our parties and celebrations.”  Remembering life before the Raknorg was sometimes an exercise in self-torture. So many people she cared about were gone. So many lives lost. Her entire culture had been practically wiped out.  “The Raknorg destroyed it all. They leveled our buildings, took away our homes. All for some precious Dirennium ore that they use to make weapons. We never even knew that space travel was possible before the Raknorg came. What an introduction to the galaxy, huh?”
    Tears stung behind Maddelyn ’s eyes, but she blinked them away as a thought came to her. “This ship is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or imagined. Does it have weapons we can use against the Raknorg?”
    Draco reached out and grasped her hand gently, which was shaking. “I’m sorry. Though CAIT is capable of many things, destroying a Raknorg mother ship isn’t one of them.” He squeezed her hand gently. “Besides, the Raknorg have fleets of ships, all connected to each other through the core of the mother ship’s mainframe. Attacking one will only bring the wrath of all.”
    The small seed of hope that had blossomed in Maddelyn ’s chest withered as she removed her hand from Draco’s. What good was it showing her all of this if there was no way for it to help?
    “I did want to take Serra to the Medical Bay to see if CAIT had anything that might aid her.”
    Hope sprang forth again at Draco ’s words. Could it be that her prayers would be answered after all? That Draco fell into their lives so her niece could recover? “You think you can help her?” She didn’t want to get her hopes up too quickly, but it was hard to disguise the excitement in her voice.
    Draco touched a fingertip to Serra ’s nose before he lifted her easily into his arms. “Since my people heal quickly, the medical facilities on board are meager, but it can’t hurt to try, right?”
    Maddelyn breathed deeply and followed closely behind Draco as he turned and walked down one stark gray hallway on the far side of the room. His steps pinged loudly along the metal flooring as he turned to the right and entered the second doorway.
    The room was dark, but Maddelyn could make out cabinetry that lined the walls. A few long tables were present in the room, each surrounded by a collection of equipment that made them into separate exam stations. Draco made his way over to one and set Serra down on the padded