Chapter 18
Engineering was a mess. The torpedo strike above the engines opened our compartment to space. Ensign Johnson, one of our new officers, was sucked out of the breach to her death. Alarms were sounding, and my command and control board was lit up like a starry night.
I saw legs sticking out of a pile of packing crates. Using an antigrav unit, I was able to shift the crates. “Jacobs are you alright?” The midshipman opened his eyes and smiled at me.
“I am now. Thank you, Lieutenant Lee.” The ship shuddered again.
“Let’s find the rest of our team and get to work, we have damage to fix.”
Internal gravity stuttered, and I felt the ship roll to one side as explosions rocked the ship. We managed to find about half of our people alive. The rest would have to wait.
“Jacobs take half t
