Chapter 11
Everyone prepare for departure. All essential personnel to your stations. All others, secure your family and belongings in a location outside of high traffic areas.
Commander Cartent’s orders echoed in Bassan’s head. He gripped the console in front of him. The data on the screen stared back at him, daring Bassan to use it.
This is it. Hope I don’t have to use this back door.
Zendar joined him. “Glad I can stay here. Up top, it’s standing room only.”
Bassan squared his shoulders, forcing thoughts of the ship’s mix of elements away. “Better be enough power for liftoff.”
“Be a short trip if we don’t.”
Bassan regarded Barnenden as the man frantically checked all systems. His team had worked so hard to prepare the code for the probe’s weapon. He hoped they wouldn’t need it, ei
