“And there they go,” said Sonia.
Drake nodded. Another pair of ships had turned up as expected and had just finished passing and moving out of sensor range. Drake checked the timings.
“Assuming they don’t speed up, and I think they were probably at full speed anyway, they’re going to make it through the jump point fifteen minutes before us.”
“Yeah,” said Sonia. “I think you’re right about them being at full speed.”
“Then let’s mess with their timings. I want full auxiliary powerplants and engines right now. Once we’re up to full speed I want the shields and weapons in the same mode and the shields fully charged.”
“Aye, Captain,” said Sonia, a grin on her face.
“Jensen, how much time are we going to shave off?”
“We’ll be through the jump point seven minutes after them instead of fif
