CHAPTER 8Vic Hartly stared around the flight deck with an empty feeling in his stomach. Everything was on schedule and they were now travelling at warp2 speed towards an unknown solar system that contained a hot gaseous planet that would melt anything entering its atmosphere. There they could dispose of the smaller rings before continuing their journey.
That was the trouble. Where was their journey going? The two kids as he thought of Reece and Delta had asked that question and he had no answer for it was something he had left to Tara. He gulped and looked up at the 2nd officer.
"You have the bridge, Jade," he said. "I'm going to whip down to see how Tara's progressing."
She smiled slightly. "You miss her, don't you Vic?" she said.
"We all do." Vic tried not to sound abrupt.
Jade thou
