“Hope your shuttle explodes in mid-flight,” Cale added with newfound courage.
The huge man shouted at his men to keep control of the station at any price and walked off.
“Fanatics and their turbo solutions,” Cale moaned when Dogfood was out of earshot.
“Can you stop him docking, if he does come back?” Clara asked.
Cale winked at her. “It won’t come to that.”
Clara raised her eyebrows, but Cale said nothing more. Instead he pointed to the room’s main bank of instrument panels.
“Four guys, black shirts, all working feverishly to help Dogfood launch his shuttle. If we can get rid of these, my men can take control of the station. I suppose you’re the one Panther not immersed in the arts of ultra-violence?”
“You are correct. But Benway is quite capable and makes up for it.”
Benway was s
