by John Bowers
Mios didn’t take the time to respond. Instead he thumbed open another channel and spoke directly to Raven.
“Askos Raven, Askos Queen! Execute hyperspace now! Repeat, make your warp jump now! Execute!”
To the pilot: “Take evasive action! Sound the collision alarm!”
West grabbed an overhead bar and held on. In spite of all the talk about making a hyper jump, Queen’s warp drives were cold, because the plan had never included using them. Bringing them online would take several minutes longer than they had—the missiles were already clearing the atmosphere.
Askos Raven disappeared seconds later, simply vanishing from view as it leaped into hyperspace. Queen was now alone, above the atmosphere, and even though the pilot fired thrusters, everyone on the bridge knew it was too late. The missile that had been targeting Raven now changed course and headed directly for Queen.
But the other one got there first.
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A Vow to Sophia
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