Retribution (The Federation Reborn book 3)
“Spooky reported. “Chief Pyraven's words. There is no hope of getting into hyperspace—not without a rebuild with parts we don't have,” the A.I. reported dispassionately.
The captain grimaced. He was glad the chief had kept the reactor from scramming, though he wasn't sure how or what black magic the woman had employed to do so. But obviously that magic had its limits. They'd just gotten the sublight engines back. But if they didn't have a hyperdrive they weren't going to escape the star system. ...And from the looks of the plot, it didn't look highly likely that they'd get to TF2.1 and safety.
“Frack,” Ch'r'kk muttered, overhearing that statement. Then the Veraxin stiffened. “Fighters incoming, 0500 by mark seven sir. It looks like a squadron.”
Juma scowled. He looked frightened. “Sir, what do we do? We can't jump back into hyper and we're in no shape to outrun them.”
“We can't get into stealth, not this close,” Spooky stated. “They have us locked from too many angles.”MoreLess
The captain grimaced. He was glad the chief had kept the reactor from scramming, though he wasn't sure how or what black magic the woman had employed to do so. But obviously that magic had its limits. They'd just gotten the sublight engines back. But if they didn't have a hyperdrive they weren't going to escape the star system. ...And from the looks of the plot, it didn't look highly likely that they'd get to TF2.1 and safety.
“Frack,” Ch'r'kk muttered, overhearing that statement. Then the Veraxin stiffened. “Fighters incoming, 0500 by mark seven sir. It looks like a squadron.”
Juma scowled. He looked frightened. “Sir, what do we do? We can't jump back into hyper and we're in no shape to outrun them.”
“We can't get into stealth, not this close,” Spooky stated. “They have us locked from too many angles.”MoreLess
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