An upward slide had the battlecruiser dropping out of sight. Shinela pitched the nose downward just in time for him to see the intense flash of the missile’s detonation. The Scrappy’s forward momentum carried them over the enemy ship.
The battlecruiser’s dorsal hull scrolled past before Jack’s eyes. Orange plasma bolts descended on the enemy ship, igniting its shields. “No damage!” Corin shouted.
Then they were racing off into the vacuum.
Shinela leveled off and yawed to the Scrappy around. Jack had a glimpse of the battlecruiser’s retreating backside. Shinela put them on a pursuit course, easily evading every shot that came their way. The Ragnosian ship grew larger and larger as the Scrappy closed in from behind.
“Energy weapons!” Jack growled. “Give me a sustained burst!”
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