Part 7
Renee remained silent the rest of the way to the Mothership. She was in shock, still trying to process all the events of the last few hours. Boone's return shocked her enough by itself. And Liam! Renee wasn't about to let herself believe that Liam was alive until he was in her arms. She tried not to think about it because thinking about it made it real, not some bizarre dream, but she couldn't get the image of Liam lying strapped to that bed out of her mind.
As the shuttle rapidly approached the Mothership Renee broke the silence. "Here," she said reaching her hand out to Boone, handing him a small earpiece. "These are Street's newest model. They're strong enough to pick up everything anyone in the room says. We'll stay in touch." She said offering him a small smile.
Boone turned slightly toward her and looked for a long moment. Then something in his eyes changed. Before Renee could put her finger on the difference, he gave her a halfhearted smile in return and turned his concentration back to piloting the shuttle. The Mothership rapidly became larger as the small shuttle approached. Boone eased the shuttle towards the shuttle bay. The Mothership opened its shuttle bay doors, recognizing the Talon energy signature. Boone skillfully landed the shuttle. As Renee strapped her small pack to her shoulders, Boone cloaked the shuttle.
"This is it, Renee. No going back." he said touching her arm.
Renee ignored his statement. "I'll go to E deck and set this baby off." Renee said, patting the bomb in her pack. "Think you can find the medical bay?" she said guardedly, brushing by Boone.
"I think I can manage it." Boone said, slightly bemused.
"That's where Street scans last located Liam." Renee stated. "The bomb has a forty second timer. That should give me enough time to set it off and get clear. I should be able to set off the bomb before you get to Liam."
"Renee, be careful." Boone grabbed her arm and gave it a squeeze
"Am I ever not?" Renee asked, giving Boone a small smile.
Renee remained silent the rest of the way to the Mothership. She was in shock, still trying to process all the events of the last few hours. Boone's return shocked her enough by itself. And Liam! Renee wasn't about to let herself believe that Liam was alive until he was in her arms. She tried not to think about it because thinking about it made it real, not some bizarre dream, but she couldn't get the image of Liam lying strapped to that bed out of her mind.
As the shuttle rapidly approached the Mothership Renee broke the silence. "Here," she said reaching her hand out to Boone, handing him a small earpiece. "These are Street's newest model. They're strong enough to pick up everything anyone in the room says. We'll stay in touch." She said offering him a small smile.
Boone turned slightly toward her and looked for a long moment. Then something in his eyes changed. Before Renee could put her finger on the difference, he gave her a halfhearted smile in return and turned his concentration back to piloting the shuttle. The Mothership rapidly became larger as the small shuttle approached. Boone eased the shuttle towards the shuttle bay. The Mothership opened its shuttle bay doors, recognizing the Talon energy signature. Boone skillfully landed the shuttle. As Renee strapped her small pack to her shoulders, Boone cloaked the shuttle.
"This is it, Renee. No going back." he said touching her arm.
Renee ignored his statement. "I'll go to E deck and set this baby off." Renee said, patting the bomb in her pack. "Think you can find the medical bay?" she said guardedly, brushing by Boone.
"I think I can manage it." Boone said, slightly bemused.
"That's where Street scans last located Liam." Renee stated. "The bomb has a forty second timer. That should give me enough time to set it off and get clear. I should be able to set off the bomb before you get to Liam."
"Renee, be careful." Boone grabbed her arm and gave it a squeeze
"Am I ever not?" Renee asked, giving Boone a small smile.