The Draconian lifted its one good limb and scythed it forward towards Mackenzie, just as it had done in the cell back on board.
The beam-weapon blast was much bigger this time. A broad bar of terrible, seething energy lanced past Mackenzie"s head and into the Draconian. The creature, struck in the torso, was hurled, burning, into space.
Mackenzie turned to see the massive, beautiful bulk of the Higher Than The Sun sitting a little way off. “Medical avatars will be ready to meet you. Are you the only survivor?”
“I am.”
Galen Jones, Qarim Abdul-Jabaar, Speed Metal and the punk avatar of Higher Than The Sun also waited for him as he arrived back on board. Three medical avatars set to work, disentangling him from his damaged suit to tend to his wounds.
Galen Jones spoke first, ignori
