My back hit the hard wall behind us and my ears started to ring.
It took me a few moments to wake up enough to sit up.
The good thing is that our suits had additional protection that I installed yesterday. It minimized the damage.
Slowly, I rose to my feet and looked around, my brain still hazy.
I looked around the room and when I was about to turn to look at the rest of my team, I saw one of the pirates running in my direction with a knife in hand.
A part of me knew that I should do something to protect myself, but I was too disoriented by the explosion to do anything. Swinging slightly, I prepared myself for the impact of the pain of being cut, but the pain never came.
When I opened my eyes the next time, the pirate was no longer in front of me. Instead, he was pinned to the wall w
