It was a simple matter from there to convert the engine from its regular state over to a testing cycle, at which point I manually defined the test pattern rather than using the default. Then I set the engine to run, knowing it would begin drawing intermittent spikes of energy from the power core, right down the very line the Reggerton commandos were attempting to tap into.
As soon as I returned to the junction with the secondary access way I’d entered through, I ducked my head in and hurled my improvised device down the narrow pathway, listening as it bounced a few times and rolled deeper into the ship. I wasn’t sure it would travel far enough, but I hoped my luck had turned.
Once that was complete, I began creeping back along the primary access way as silently as I could, waiting to hea
