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He proceeded to march them quickly toward his destination. "What in the hell
is
going on," Cat screamed, dragged at a run besi de Zorroc. Dee had a slightly
easier time
of it, with longer legs, but still maintained a trot in order to keep up. She
occupied herself
trying to evaluate the situation and how sh e could contribute. A sudden
decent occurred
that would have knocked Cat and Dee to the ground again if not for Zorroc's
firm grip.
Dee's mind worked on the ramifications of this latest crisis. They were
under
attack and Prolinc was head of security and guardian to Zorroc, she needed a
quick
weapons lesson in order to back him up, not th at he didn't have his own
people, but she
had more of a vested interest in him. After the conversation she and Cat
had just
overheard, she had not even begun to make him as miserable as she now
intended.
Zorroc threw them into the jet-quik and propell ed them to the main control
level. The
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deck constituted a study in chaos. A fire loomed directly in front of them;
Zorroc
grabbed a flask from the wall and extinguished the growing flames like it
happened
regularly.
"The situation Sycor, now," Zorroc demanded, as he stormed into the main
control room with Cat and Dee in tow. He proceeded to the main board and
punched in
the numbered sequence required to silence the warning sirens. He checked the
console to
confirm that the shields remained up and holding then checked an adjoining
screen to
assess the damage to the ship. It had to have been a well-planned trap to
catch them so
off guard, which meant only one thing. Da rgons the ruthless warrior race
with no
discernable ethics, morals, or rules except to destroy all in their path.
A sudden explosion sent Dee and Cat to the floor again, while the main COM
started smoking, setting off another series of alarms. He had a bad feeling
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about the
survival of his ship; it lurched at an odd angle that did not bode well for it
or them. How
had the Dargons located them? Had they known of their mission to earth? That
sounded
impossible.
Sycor met his gaze with somber clarity. "The news is bad, it was an ambush,
and
I think it is clear by whom. The ship will not survive. I have scouted
available planets
reachable by trans-pad and Pod and there are three. My recommendation is to
transport
to all three, spreading out as much as possibl e. We will be harder to track
and if one
group does get hit the others will have a better chance for surv ival. I
think they are too
far out to have us on visual, but if they do; our tails are cooked. Our
beacons are
untraceable to anyone but our own people and I have sent a COM to Gattonia
apprising
them of our situation and location; we have food and survival equipment for
three weeks,
which should leave adequate time for rescue," he summarized gravely.
"Make preparations to abandon ship as soon as possible, we cannot take a
chance
with our female cargo." Zorroc turned and spoke into the COM. "Carpov, I
need an
update, we have to prepare to abandon ship with all speed; how are the females
faring?"
"They are awake, some are adjusting bett er than others, we will begin
herding
them toward the Pods with all speed, where is Angel?"
Zorroc whipped his head around to search for their females; Prolinc emerged
with
Angel and his gaze met and locked with Zorroc s. A message passed between
them
before Prolinc left again to implement ev acuation plans. "She is safe,
Carpov, and
anxious to see you from the look of her. Wh ich Pod are you headed for; I
will have one
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of the crew deliver her to you." Zorroc not iced the mating tattoo visible on
her neck and
knew the reason for Carpov's earlier mood and present concern. "And Carpov,
your
mating has been witnessed."
Angel, Dee, and Cat huddled together trying to stay out of everyone's way.
"We
need weapons," whispered Dee, "and someone to instruct us quickly. If we get
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separated,
swear to me you will be armed." Cat gauged the seriousness of their
situation by Dee's
level of focus, which had streaked past the next reality somewhere.
"We swear," promised Cat and Angel in unison. "But let's solve that little
problem by not getting separated to begin with," Angel proposed.
"We may not have a choice considering the circumstances," Cat replied. She
couldn't have been more correct. A member of the crew took Angel to be
evacuated; then
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