Chapter Sixteen
They didn’t have time to stop and assess the drastic change to their newest team member. Or contemplate what it meant. But they did have time to appreciate how awesome of a killing machine Peppy was. He was, by far, the most effective weapon at their disposal for ridding the Cleopatra of the Rapoo infestation.
But don’t refer to Peppy as a killing machine in front of Joel.
“He’s not a killing machine,” Joel protested Sam’s stark appraisal. “He just happens to be really excellent at killing the exact things we need killed. He’s not a weapon any more than you are.”
Sam bristled at that, but understood his point.
Cody studied the schematics of the ship. “The ventilation system should have flushed out the Rapoo by now, but I have no way of confirming that.” He looked up ag
