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The airlock of Devika’s warship was dark. When the bay doors closed, it took Eddie a moment to adjust.
He was inside an early model Galaxy Interceptor. Once known for being the premier army warship, it had fallen out of use due to obsolescence. But its weapons, speed, and utility were still formidable.
Devika turned on the lights in the airlock. The walls were dark gray and the area was barren, as if the ship had been salvaged or reconstituted.
“Let’s go to the bridge,” Devika said.
Eddie walked past the alien, giving it one final look before following Devika down the length of the ship into a wide bridge where computer panels glittered in the semi-darkness.
Eddie had only seen warship bridges, never been aboard one.
Devika slid into a chair at the front of the bridge where the c
