Chapter 16
As the two stealth ships closed in on the Wanderer, Sal knew it was over. The Wanderer had no shields left, and it couldn’t put up any defence against the stealth ships let alone the immense warship which had inflicted the crippling blow.
The jump engines were still functioning. If the Wanderer had any shields left they could jump to safety. Without shields it would be a death sentence, and through her link to the Wanderer she knew even minimal shields would take minutes to restore.
She sensed the Wanderer preparing to jump. There wasn’t time to become properly scared, not deep in the bone scared, but her stomach clenched. Then they made the jump. At least they didn’t capture us… she thought as she tensed against the pain that was to come.
It took Sal long moments to r
