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Eddie pushed up on the throttle.
“They've been quiet too long,” he said. “Why don’t we get a little closer?”
Grayson nodded and activated the hyper core.
“Yeah, it’s been pretty quiet,” Grayson said. “And you know what they say about silence.”
“Huh?”
“When there are bad guys involved, silence is a very, very bad thing,” Grayson said, grinning. “Silencio es malo.”
“I’m impressed,” Eddie said. “I’m rubbing off on you after all.”
“Si,” Grayson said. “And…I have no idea what to say after that.”
“Baby steps,” Eddie said.
The ship jumped into hyperspace. Eddie’s hands trembled on the joystick.
What was he going to see?
What if the bad guys were waiting for them? What if it was a trap?
“It’s all right, Eddie,” Grayson said. “I can tell you’re getting nervous. If we run into any tr
