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want to destroy another two. She wasn’t even sure they could. Whisper was getting better, but controlling two ships at once might be a little much. So attacking was probably out. That would leave running past the two, which should be easier. Maybe.
Gravan walks back into the room. Kat goes through the plan with him that they came up with. He agrees it is the best of a bad situation.
He says, “Jack told me what he wanted us to wait for. There’s a box of spheres that Hanna has been collecting for years. He said it’s more important to her than her life, and he can’t leave the planet until it’s on this ship. I know where it is, and I’ll be back quick.”
Whisper says, “There are people getting close, and the warships have almost collected all of the lifeboats that are still in space. The next ones they are going to get are the ones planet side.”
“I hear you Whisper, I’ll be quick.”
Kat watches the camera’s as Gravan leaves. Notifications of search ships launching off both the warships stream in as they head for the planet. She wasn’t panicking. She was not going to panic. Breathing in and out a few times helps calm her nerves. They’ve been in tight situations before and this wasn’t too different. Gravan disappears out of sight of the cameras, and she feels her heart thumping louder in her chest. What is this box of spheres anyway, and why is it so valuable they need to risk their lives over it?
Gravan’s voice comes over the com. “Got the box Kat, I’m coming back.”
Kat says with relief in her voice, “Great. Please hurry, because I would really feel a lot better with you back inside the ship.”
“It won’t be much longer, and we can blast out of this place.”
Whisper shouts, “Incoming!”
The screen lights up red as blaster fire from one of the warships hits the ground near the hill causing an earthquake. Kat holds on tight to the controls to keep herself from rocking around. Then another comes down outside of the demolished town, and again behind the ship.
Whisper says, “They are trying to hit us, but their blasters can’t be calibrated to go though the atmosphere. It’s too thick, but it won’t be for long if they keep firing.”
Kat says, “Gravan hurry!”
He replies, “I know, almost in.”
On the monitors Gravan is carrying what looks like a pirate’s treasure chest over his shoulder, running toward the ship. It’s golden metal lining the wooden box shines as beams come down destroying the debris and surrounded plant life.
Whisper says, “Only one more shot before they can aim at us. I also can’t get into their systems. It seems they shut down all outside channels. The only way would be to get close and fire over a communication tether but I would suggest against that.”
Kat agrees, “Yes, lets not try that. Any other ideas?”
Fury says, “I know this might set a large area on fire, but we could jump to FTL travel from here.”
He was right. There wasn’t anyone close enough for that to matter, and the warships were already blasting everything around them to dust anyway. Initiating a jump within an atmosphere would light the oxygen in the air on fire, but there was no telling how far it would spread. It was illegal to do it, and there wasn’t much information on anyone that has tried it.
Kat asks, “Whisper, what do you think?”
“It could work, but it could also turn the planet into an uninhabitable fireball.”
“Is there anyone else on the planet other than us?”
“No way to know. It was supposed to be a mining and resource planet for the Guild. There is a chance that there are some people on this planet.”
If that was true, she couldn’t risk it. She wasn’t about to kill innocent people just so she can escape.
She says, “Hey Fury, how are the cannons?”
“Everything is optimal, shells are ready to be configured.”
“Can you make them into gravity shells, like the one Wrath used?”
“I don’t see why not. It will
Gravan walks back into the room. Kat goes through the plan with him that they came up with. He agrees it is the best of a bad situation.
He says, “Jack told me what he wanted us to wait for. There’s a box of spheres that Hanna has been collecting for years. He said it’s more important to her than her life, and he can’t leave the planet until it’s on this ship. I know where it is, and I’ll be back quick.”
Whisper says, “There are people getting close, and the warships have almost collected all of the lifeboats that are still in space. The next ones they are going to get are the ones planet side.”
“I hear you Whisper, I’ll be quick.”
Kat watches the camera’s as Gravan leaves. Notifications of search ships launching off both the warships stream in as they head for the planet. She wasn’t panicking. She was not going to panic. Breathing in and out a few times helps calm her nerves. They’ve been in tight situations before and this wasn’t too different. Gravan disappears out of sight of the cameras, and she feels her heart thumping louder in her chest. What is this box of spheres anyway, and why is it so valuable they need to risk their lives over it?
Gravan’s voice comes over the com. “Got the box Kat, I’m coming back.”
Kat says with relief in her voice, “Great. Please hurry, because I would really feel a lot better with you back inside the ship.”
“It won’t be much longer, and we can blast out of this place.”
Whisper shouts, “Incoming!”
The screen lights up red as blaster fire from one of the warships hits the ground near the hill causing an earthquake. Kat holds on tight to the controls to keep herself from rocking around. Then another comes down outside of the demolished town, and again behind the ship.
Whisper says, “They are trying to hit us, but their blasters can’t be calibrated to go though the atmosphere. It’s too thick, but it won’t be for long if they keep firing.”
Kat says, “Gravan hurry!”
He replies, “I know, almost in.”
On the monitors Gravan is carrying what looks like a pirate’s treasure chest over his shoulder, running toward the ship. It’s golden metal lining the wooden box shines as beams come down destroying the debris and surrounded plant life.
Whisper says, “Only one more shot before they can aim at us. I also can’t get into their systems. It seems they shut down all outside channels. The only way would be to get close and fire over a communication tether but I would suggest against that.”
Kat agrees, “Yes, lets not try that. Any other ideas?”
Fury says, “I know this might set a large area on fire, but we could jump to FTL travel from here.”
He was right. There wasn’t anyone close enough for that to matter, and the warships were already blasting everything around them to dust anyway. Initiating a jump within an atmosphere would light the oxygen in the air on fire, but there was no telling how far it would spread. It was illegal to do it, and there wasn’t much information on anyone that has tried it.
Kat asks, “Whisper, what do you think?”
“It could work, but it could also turn the planet into an uninhabitable fireball.”
“Is there anyone else on the planet other than us?”
“No way to know. It was supposed to be a mining and resource planet for the Guild. There is a chance that there are some people on this planet.”
If that was true, she couldn’t risk it. She wasn’t about to kill innocent people just so she can escape.
She says, “Hey Fury, how are the cannons?”
“Everything is optimal, shells are ready to be configured.”
“Can you make them into gravity shells, like the one Wrath used?”
“I don’t see why not. It will
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