The Siege of New Terra (Star Sojourner book 7)
“They were covered by the circling hovairs. The land between them, and Bat and me, was stark and open, lit only by moonlight, with a few stands of spindly-trunked entwined Bonsai trees. Our stinglers are short-range beam weapons. The pirates must've figured we'd be fried by the ships' big guns before we got close to them. They were probably right. But what they didn't figure on was our bag of tricks.
Chancey trotted away, staying under the cover of a grove of entangled trees as he headed for the... hovair. The Deneb had gone inside. Bat and I moved along the muddy slope behind the river until we came to a stand of trees that spread down to the water's edge.
By the ruddy light of the moon, we found what we wanted, a good-sized boulder. It was hard to pry it out of mud that sucked it back in. Finally, with our backs against it, our feet sliding, we got it rolling down to the river.
“Yes!” I said as it bounced faster. We unholstered our weapons. “Set it on stun,” I told Bat. We'll drag the crotes under trees where the infras can't detect them." He let out a breath in relief and spun the ring to stun setting.MoreLess
Chancey trotted away, staying under the cover of a grove of entangled trees as he headed for the... hovair. The Deneb had gone inside. Bat and I moved along the muddy slope behind the river until we came to a stand of trees that spread down to the water's edge.
By the ruddy light of the moon, we found what we wanted, a good-sized boulder. It was hard to pry it out of mud that sucked it back in. Finally, with our backs against it, our feet sliding, we got it rolling down to the river.
“Yes!” I said as it bounced faster. We unholstered our weapons. “Set it on stun,” I told Bat. We'll drag the crotes under trees where the infras can't detect them." He let out a breath in relief and spun the ring to stun setting.MoreLess
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