The ship was big. Really big. It took them nearly seven minutes to reach their destination. Drake was very aware of the time and of the fact they wouldn’t have long enough to make more than one trip back with the children before the Acolytes started to wake. He hoped against hope they’d only need a single trip.
Finally they approached a large set of doors. Drake waved the two troopers with him forwards.
“This is it! Everyone in there should be unconscious but take care and remember there are children in there we need to rescue.”
“Aye, Captain.”
The Troopers ran forward and activated the doors but they refused to open. Drake commmed the hacker he’d left at the airlock.
“Can you get these doors open?”
“I’m already trying, Captain, but they’re not responding. I think the lockdown is m
