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Michiko guided the escape pod toward the ground where Clark hovered.
The radio in the escape pod beeped.
“Miss Lins, this is Beauregard.”
“Can’t talk right now,” Michiko said.
“You’re letting your emotions get the best of you,” Beauregard said. “You’re putting yourself in danger and we may not be able to save you.”
“It is what it is.”
“Miss Lins,” Beauregard said. “I highly suggest that you turn around and come back to the Horizon. Please. This is your final warning.”
“I told you that this is my fault,” she said, “and I have to fix it.”
“You’re not being logical,” Beauregard said.
“Sometimes logic isn’t enough,” Michiko said. “Sometimes you have to do what’s right.”
She disconnected the radio and prepared the pod for landing. She brought it down softly on what was left of the
