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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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. He'd counted on swooping in, grabbing the drop ship, blasting out before anyone quite caught on to what was happening. But it took half an hour to cut through the hull plating supports, time enough for NOROF to call in a fleet of Naval battleships.
He swore softly and fretted, until he remembered Operation Macbeth. NOROF couldn't even call home to Mother, let alone squawk for help. Still, a Naval facility was more than likely to be able to take care of itself in an emergency.
"What do you suppose they're doing in there?" Xris had to yell over the hissing of the torch. He gestured in the direction of the main NOROF building.
"Handing out the guns," Janill answered grimly.
Xris grunted, returned to work.
The last support melted away, the hull plate fell, hit the deck below with an ear-shattering clang. Xris peered inside, could see nothing. The interior of the command module was in semidarkness, lit only by various red, blue, and green instmment lights and the faint glow of computer screens.
"That should be the bridge," said Jamil, squatting down for a look.
They kept their voices low, although after the racket the hull plate had made, whispering seemed a bit ludicrous.
"You couldn't prove it by me," Xris muttered, replacing his tool hand with his weapons hand. "Jamil, you know your way around--you go first. Set weapons on stun. We're trying to save lives, not end them
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