Chapter Thirty-Two
Sonic Shuttle
Sam rushed to the bridge. Joel helped Reggie, who was still unsteady on his feet, follow along after.
“What is it?” Sam asked.
Cody pointed to the rearview monitor. “That blast may have been enough to get the queen to open her mouth and let us out, but it did little else other than piss her off. She’s still coming at us, and she’s coming fast, her long tail making her fly, like an ugly-ass mermaid through water.”
“Can’t you just jump us out of here?” Joel asked.
Cody answered defensively. “The jump drive got knocked around a little while I was navigating us blind through the giant bug’s insides.”
“We can’t outrun it?” Reggie asked.
“We might be able to keep ahead of her moving at full thrust, but we won’t be gaining any ground if she keeps on us at
