“Leaving hyperspace in five. Four. Three. Two. One. Now.”
Transport Three eased back into normal space with barely a jiggle, bringing a winsome smile to Star’s lips. Hunter had been giving Challenger pointers on how to achieve a smoother entry and reentry, and it appeared the lessons had paid off.
Transport Three“Looks like we have company,” Provoker commented. Immediately everyone’s eyes went to the nearest window. In the far distance, several somethings winked out of sight. The pirated Spitfires had exited normal space the moment the Guardian craft had appeared. “Make that had. ”
Challenger had taken the back way to approach the star system. In the uppermost right of the forward viewscreen, Y-4 whirled into itself like a gigantic black mixer, ready to swallow and digest anything un
