14
Angh, Planet Vesper, Helios Retreat
“This is not the flank ship in Sector 216,” I commented, turning in a slow circle, taking in our surroundings. This was not a transport room.
Kira was beside me, which meant I wasn’t losing my mind. She began to laugh and I had to question whether she’d lost hers.
“Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore,” she replied, although I had no idea what the hell she was talking about.
I gripped her arm, suddenly panicked, then tugged her behind me. She stumbled, but I held on as I wrapped my arm about her, holding her against my back. My beast came to the front and I felt it taking over. It wasn’t the fever, but beast mode. “Was our transport intercepted? We have no weapons.” My beast was the only weapon I had.
“Angh, calm down. Tell your beast to chill the
