Chapter 1:
While the crew worked on repairing the ship, Helena studied. In less than a day, they did a wonderful job of putting the Legend back together. Gin and Rock worked overtime heating and bending the metal back to its original form, or as close as it could be bent. Holes were patched with spare panels, and even Helena’s favorite safety net was hung under the replaced bowsprit.
The fires that consumed the German airship smoldered overnight and by morning had finally died out. Captain Cox sent two crewmen to search for survivors but found none. Helena wasn’t surprised, the hydrogen in the lift bags exploded on impact, no human could have lived through that.
Alexei and the Russian ship should be refueling now. If they were lucky, the Legend would be repaired soon, and they could all
