Chapter Twenty-Four
“Sergi, I think you should hurry,” Julia calmly stated in the comlink.
“Perfection takes time,” he responded, slipping the circuit boards into the panel.
“Imperfection has its place as well, especially when there is a very large enemy spaceship heading our way,” Julia retorted.
“System is rebooting,” he replied in a tone that belied the tension of the moment.
“It’s about damn time,” Julia muttered in his ear.
Sergi chuckled. He knew Julia was stressed when she started cursing. The woman was still as cool as a cucumber.
“H, bring the engines online,” Sergi ordered, before pressing his comlink. “La’Rue, I need you and Roan back on the freighter. The shields are online.”
He impatiently waited for a response as he left the engine room and headed for the bridge. Abov
