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The Mag Force 7 Book 1 - Knights Of The Black Earth, The
Atec Февраль 16 2008 20:07:53
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. "I'm all right. Go see about Xris."
"I'm okay, Doc." Xris picked himself up. He was out of breath and dizzy, but that would pass. "Some circuits fried. Nothing major." He touched the comm. "Rescue-two, this is Rescue-one. All secure down here. What's going on outside our door?"
He didn't really need to ask. He could hear the hissing of the plasma cutting torch, see a charred spot start to form around the door controls.
"Seven men on Deck Eight, your level," Jamil reported. "They've got a torch and they're cutting their way through the door. Someone tried to shut down my view, but I was able to block the attempt. Rescue-three is on his way under my guidance. He's on Deck Six, but he's going to run into a few delays. They're still playing with the manual overrides. I'll keep you posted."
"Are they attacking the spaceplane?"
"Harry reports all clear. They're only interested in you, my friend. Out."
Xris tuned in Tycho, picked up the sound of laser blasts. "Rescue-three, can you hear me?"
"Barely!" Tycho shouted. There was a pause, then the whine of the iridium sniper rifle. A blast. "Three down! One to go! I tell you something, boss"--the alien's tone was grim--"these guys sure as hell aren't college professors!"
No, they sure as hell weren't.
Quong was beside Xris, inspecting the damage.
"I'm okay, Doc. Nothing you can do about this now
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