“Crashing into the ocean and killing us for good.”
He dipped the sleek black bow of the craft into a steep dive that accelerated them out of their starry orbit and toward the dark-blue ocean below. The G-forces of the dive slammed them back into their seats. The dogs wailed and howled with dismay from the rear. Campbell was sorry for the dogs' terror and their inability to understand what was going on, but there was nothing he could do about it except hope they all survived.
“Alaskan Space Control, this is Global Police Fox Zebra Omega Two Five declaring a state of emergency!” Campbell yelled above the increasing roar of the engines and wind. “We have lost our main engines. Repeat, we have lost our main engines and are diving out of control.”
As if to prove his point, Campbell threw the
