Nature took care of two troopers before Jess could lend a hand. The open hatches in what remained of the front of the shuttles now opened onto vacuum. Jump space was similar to real space in that way, at least. Two unlucky troopers had still been climbing out of the shuttle when the Wanderer entered jump space. As air from the Wanderer rushed out it dragged them back through their hatches and into oblivion.
That left fifteen. Most were sealed away in the main hold but the last shuttle had rammed home in the shuttle bay attached to the living area. Only four troopers had made it on board, but those four were only one airlock away from the living area and Sal.
Those troopers quickly moved towards the airlock, preparing explosives. One tried the airlock controls. Jess allowed the in
