The Hunter, part 8
The Argo exited slipstream and Dex started punching commands into the autopilot, "Ok, now the fun part: in order to get past the orbital defences without being vaporised, we have to trick them into thinking we're an asteroid. But, and this is the really fun part, to do so we have to shut down main power. We're zero-G for the next few hours, so I suggest we all take this opportunity to use the bathroom. Then wrap-up warm: I have to cut the heats as well, and it's going to get a bit cold in here."
He turned to the others and grinned, "And then when we plunge into the atmosphere of New St Petersburg at 6-G's it's going to get hotter than hell! God I love my job." Dex jumped past the others and disappeared into the bathroom.
Dylan turned to Rommie, "Where did you find him?" Rommie gave the others a hard look, "Cut him some slack: He used to be an FTA pilot, but he go captured by slavers. We met when I was hired to take the slavers down, one way or another. By then he'd spent two years at their tender mercies, and was a little angry that the FTA had never intended to pay the ransom offer for him. He quit, and signed up with me."
Dex reappeared, and the others took turns to make use of the bathroom. When they where ready, Dex activated the autopilot, and the Argo started to slowly spin. As soon as the correct course was achieved, Dex cut main power: bits of scrap floated towards the ceiling as the AG-field died.
The trip to New St Petersburg took two long days, and by the end of it, the crew where more than happy to see the blue/green planet before them. Dex used the manoeuvring thrusters to take the Argo into the planets upper atmosphere. He started to take off the thick clothing he had been wearing since they entered system, "You all might what to loose some clothing: we have to go in steep to mimic an meteorite, and its going to get hot." The others did as they where told, and soon they where all wearing just their underwear.
Dylan found himself looking at Rommie from behind: he had never before realised how strongly he felt for her. He hadn't stopped thinking about her since she left them, left him, three years ago. He suddenly realised how happy he had been when Trance had told him that they needed to find the wayward Avatar if this mission was to have a chance of succeeding.
Trance saw Dylan's reaction to Rommie, and smiled to her self.
The Argo started to heat-up as it plunged deeper and deeper into New St Petersburg's atmosphere. The G's also increased steadily, and the five of them found themselves pinned into their seats as the small ship continued it's hyper-ballistic dive towards the planet below.
TBC
The Argo exited slipstream and Dex started punching commands into the autopilot, "Ok, now the fun part: in order to get past the orbital defences without being vaporised, we have to trick them into thinking we're an asteroid. But, and this is the really fun part, to do so we have to shut down main power. We're zero-G for the next few hours, so I suggest we all take this opportunity to use the bathroom. Then wrap-up warm: I have to cut the heats as well, and it's going to get a bit cold in here."
He turned to the others and grinned, "And then when we plunge into the atmosphere of New St Petersburg at 6-G's it's going to get hotter than hell! God I love my job." Dex jumped past the others and disappeared into the bathroom.
Dylan turned to Rommie, "Where did you find him?" Rommie gave the others a hard look, "Cut him some slack: He used to be an FTA pilot, but he go captured by slavers. We met when I was hired to take the slavers down, one way or another. By then he'd spent two years at their tender mercies, and was a little angry that the FTA had never intended to pay the ransom offer for him. He quit, and signed up with me."
Dex reappeared, and the others took turns to make use of the bathroom. When they where ready, Dex activated the autopilot, and the Argo started to slowly spin. As soon as the correct course was achieved, Dex cut main power: bits of scrap floated towards the ceiling as the AG-field died.
The trip to New St Petersburg took two long days, and by the end of it, the crew where more than happy to see the blue/green planet before them. Dex used the manoeuvring thrusters to take the Argo into the planets upper atmosphere. He started to take off the thick clothing he had been wearing since they entered system, "You all might what to loose some clothing: we have to go in steep to mimic an meteorite, and its going to get hot." The others did as they where told, and soon they where all wearing just their underwear.
Dylan found himself looking at Rommie from behind: he had never before realised how strongly he felt for her. He hadn't stopped thinking about her since she left them, left him, three years ago. He suddenly realised how happy he had been when Trance had told him that they needed to find the wayward Avatar if this mission was to have a chance of succeeding.
Trance saw Dylan's reaction to Rommie, and smiled to her self.
The Argo started to heat-up as it plunged deeper and deeper into New St Petersburg's atmosphere. The G's also increased steadily, and the five of them found themselves pinned into their seats as the small ship continued it's hyper-ballistic dive towards the planet below.
TBC