Scrapyard Ship 7: Call to Battle
“Traveler ignored him. Incensed, Brian spun and addressed Jason directly. “What right did you have to kill it? Who the hell do you think you are?”
“Brian … that lizard, whatever the hell it was, was a ticking time bomb. You saw it … it was on the verge of attacking … me … your own brother. Truth is, it never should have been allowed on the bridge—or on The Lilly, either, for that matter.”
“You’ll pay for this, Jason. I promise you that.”
“Well, talk like that isn’t going to help.” Jason made eye contact with Billy, who was standing alongside Orion, watching the show.
“Escort my brother off the bridge. If he gives you any trouble, let him cool off in the brig.”
Perkins, entering the bridge, had his head down—concentrating on his virtual notebook. He glanced up just in time to avoid walking into Traveler, and noticed the rhino-warrior’s arm, covered in blood, and the dead hopper, lying in a heap on the deck. “Good God, what happened?”
“Never mind that now … bring me up to speed, XO.
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