“Our laughter and boasting soon died as we got close enough to Killer to take a good look at her.
The carrier was damaged internally. Cracks in the external hull leaked a constant frosty breath of valuable gases.
“Are the bulkheads all blown?” Mia asked in concern. “They should have had the venting under control by now.”
“Maybe they’re all dead—the crew, I mean,” Dr. Chang suggested.
No one spoke as we closed in and swung around to see the open hangar bay. Inside, the lights were still on. A mix of debris and stiff bodies floated everywhere.
Some of the spacers wriggled toward us in their suit jets. We were glad to see that a few had survived.
“Blake,” Shaw’s voice spoke in my headset, startling me. “You’re approaching Killer without orders or authorization.”
“We knocked out the phase-ship, Lieutenant.
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