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He grunted, said nothing, saved his breath for running.
They exited out into the work area near the bug-'bot station. And there was Harry, looking nervous, lasgun in hand, waiting for them. He was so relieved at the sight of Xris that the cyborg was afraid for a minute Harry was going to hug him. "Where is everyone?" Xris cast a swift glance around. "Some Marines were all bunched up around the door leading to the loading dock and our plane. I hung around, making myself scarce, wondering how I was going to get past them. Then the floor began to shake and the alarms went off.
That commander fellow talked to someone, then said something to his men about the hull being breached and they had to get up there right away. He left a couple of Marines on guard and the rest left. I took care of the Marines. I used the hypno-spray this time," Harry added hurriedly. They ran through the deserted work facility.
"XP-28's got the engines warming up," Harry continued. "But unless you want me to blast that plane through a nullgray steel door, we're not going anywhere in a hurry. And then there's the tractor beam."
"All taken care of," Rowan said briskly.
Harry looked at the woman running along beside him in considerable astonishment. He nudged Xris. "Who's that?"
"Rowan. Dalin ... Darlene ..." Xris gave up.
"Just Rowan," she said, with her crooked smile
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