“Give me a report,” Manota called out as he came onto the bridge.
“The engines are offline,” K’tar gritted out as he worked at the controls. “Kev said it was sabotage. A small explosive was placed in the coolant equipment panel. It destroyed the panel, knocking the engines offline as the system reads it as a coolant leak. Kev is working with Banner to bypass the panel. There are three pirate ships moving in. Shields are holding but won’t stop them from boarding. I’m detecting at least ten troop transports heading our way.”
“Are the defense systems activated?” Manota said, watching as additional shuttles departed from two of the huge ships.
K’tar shook his head. “Offline as well. Whoever sabotaged engineering has been a busy traitor,” he bit out. “I’m running a background search on every
