Of course, the raiders would get it running again eventually, but that would give us time to come back with the Celestial after we’d taken care of Oversight.
I was still looking for another engine assembly when I heard more voices at the main entry. The raider I’d let escape had returned with reinforcements.
I glanced in that direction but couldn’t see anything through the blur of mechanical action. I turned back to my task just as a port engine casing slid past me. Excited, I jumped forward.
And the starboard casing slammed into my side.
Lucky for me it hit my left side, so my synth shoulder absorbed some of the impact. It still threw me clear and I rolled, trying to regain control before I tumbled into the path of another partially assembled fighter. I managed to slow my roll and sit
