Six more ships exploded and the others finally skipped. That is when I will start asking questions.”
He backed away, “you can not. I glanced at the engineering holo of Andy, “we will stay online to power the others.”
He nodded as he continued to work and I sat back and glanced at Peter, “check the cargo manifests while I contact captain Jennings.”
He grinned, “I sent a couple of men to go over the cruiser.”
I nodded, “send someone to the other one too.”
I opened the comm, “you can power down Sonia.”
The two cruisers were missing key components like the engines and life support. I went back to work as Samantha refreshed the scan and kept muttering and murmuring. I glanced at Samantha, “put a missile ten kilometers in front of it.”
I kept our ship on an erratic course and looked at Tana, “when the missile goes off send out our warning.”
The missile streaked away as I slowed the ship, “do not kick the life boats away until just before you jump Peter.”
He stood, “okay.”
The freighter hesitated before slowing and
