Chapter 50 – Decisions
Bailey couldn't believe his eyes. One of the frigates had lost its shields, and for no apparent reason. There might yet be a chance to escape.
He was the only one left on the bridge—everyone else had taken up a cutlass and was busy fighting. He took the helm and examined the display. The repair work wasn't complete, but it had made progress. They could move. He activated the ship's grav engine, and Warhammer started forward again. It only crawled, but it moved, and it was a great feeling. The VAT was still attached, and that altered the center of mass. Bailey turned to starboard to compensate. The ship groaned from the stress.
“Warhammer,” a stern voice said over the loudspeaker, “this is the Paragon Hierarchy. Stand down your engines or we'll fire.”
Bailey ignor
