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“Maybe we ought to hang back a little, Eddie,” Grayson said.
He and Grayson zoomed through hyperspace.
On the star map, the Zachary ship continued its journey toward Defestus.
“The closer we travel to that planet, the more nervous I get,” Eddie said.
“You and me both,” Grayson said. “I cannot for the life of me think of why they're headed to Defestus.”
Eddie pulled the ship out of hyperspace and the brilliant purple outside faded to black.
The ship eased to a stop.
They were in the middle of dark space. No planets. Only distant stars.
The ship’s engine quieted.
Grayson had a bad feeling in his stomach, like something bad was coming.
A Galactic Guard officer’s intuition.
They watched the star map. Other blinking red dots joined the Zachary ship in interstellar flight.
“They'
