Chapter 17“Admiral Kane, Commander Woody reports that he found enough raw materials to complete the repairs.”
“Wonderful! Tell him to get it done as soon as possible. What is the status of our scouts? Any trace of those modified freighters?”
“No, Ma’am. That worries me. If they were pirates we are sitting ducks here.”
“Roger if there are pirates that would attack a fleet of this size out here we might as well give up now. They probably saw our ships and ran scared. What worries me is where they ran to? Give Commander Woody whatever support you can. We need to get this ship moving.”
“Yes, Admiral.”
“One more thing, Roger. How is Captain Langston? I haven’t had time to visit him in the sick bay.”
The XO took a deep breath. “The docs say that he will not regain consciousness, Ma’am. Tha
