![]() ![]() “Coal? What are you doing onboard? You should be back on the Star.” The weapon aimed at his chest lowered a second later. ![]() Ice had a council member pinned to a wall but he jerked his arm up to point at Coal. He rounded a twist in the ship’s belly and nearly ran straight into the small group of people clustered there.Ĭoal studied the two cyborgs locked together in an obvious tense moment. Loud, angry voices drew him and he increased his pace, ignoring the burn in his lungs from breathing the contaminated air. Hope flared in Coal that he might make it out alive. He sucked in smoke-filled air and moved forward quickly, fighting a cough. Doors slid open and he realized he’d been holding his breath. The lift dropped quickly and then jerked to a halt. He’d be sealed in the small room, something he feared, trapped there to die. The doors sealed and he clenched his teeth, hoping the power didn’t fail completely. He bounced off and kept going as the lights flickered around him until he entered an open lift to take him one floor down. His feet pounded down the hallway and he didn’t dare slow, taking a blow to his shoulder when he slammed into the corridor wall. ![]() ![]() Explosions hurt Coal’s ears and he realized he probably wouldn’t escape the Earth shuttle before it blew up. ![]()
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