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Of Riding Into The Sunset, OR, Away From a Black Hole
Taran
Taran took Shalimar when handed her by n**, and shrugged. He saw Dragon carrying an extremely limp Wynn, and the hair on the back of his neck stood up. There was something very wrong about that. However, he knew what he had accidentally triggered, and didn't have time to call Dragon out on Wynn. They had to move right now.
Keeping up with the others, Taran said nothing as they got to the Maru and laid Shalimar on the cot. He gave her a small smile though. He could tell she was not actually injured, so he dismissed her condition for the moment.
Almost as soon as n** got on board, they took off, and Taran stayed near the disabled. He finally took a good look at them. Wynn looked dead, sadly, and Shalimar... looked mostly all right. Neither of these looked as if they needed help, or could use any. But Xink... Taran stepped closer.
The Maru quickly landed in the Altsoba docking bay, and Taran glanced at the destruction around them. Floating and drifting Renstock vessels- and parts of them- cluttered the sky. Soon, so would the remnants of the planet-ship. As he heard Dragon order ANTIE-D to fly them out of there, Taran sighed in semi-relief. All is not lost. he thought.
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ANTIE-D
Without hesitation, ANTIE-D downloaded a slipstream tutorial and complete user interface program for the Altsoba, and left her position to go to the pilot's station. She knew Rose would not stop firing until someone told her to, at this point, but she would be able to for a few more seconds, and they still needed the cover.
"We will be out of here in under twenty seconds, Dragon." ANTIE-D responded over the comm.
As they lined up with the forming slipstream, ANTIE-D kept a watch out for the planet-system, since it was about to implode, and Rose.
"Rose. We're done." ANTIE-D said in a very strong but careful voice. "Stop, now."
They slipstream opened, then, and the path was set. ANTIE-D said over the comm quickly, as she saw more of the major explosions start back on the planet-system, "Hold on, this will be rough." and forced the Altsoba into the slipstream.
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Rose
Still blasting at Renstock fighters, Rose had registered the added explosions on the planet, but had not stopped. She registered Dragon's voice over the comm, and did not stop. She saw a major retreat of Renstock ships as they realized their own impending peril and still she did not stop.
ANTIE-D spoke to her, and Rose stopped. Her finger let loose its squeeze on the trigger, and her body untensed. She looked over at ANTIE-D, who was now flying the ship.
"Done?" she repeated, almost to herself. "But it's not over yet." She replied, as they entered the slipstream. "Trouble is still with us."
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Taran
As Taran heard they were entering the slipstream, he stayed put- but only for a moment. Xink was too important to wait for them to get clear of the whole thing first.
Glancing around out of habit, Taran had to force himself to ignore the many other people on the small transport ship. There was nothing for it, and he knew what he had to do took priority.
Moving over to Xink quickly, he placed both his hands on both Xink's shoulders. Half a second later, lightening bolts materialized into the area, striking Xink in various places, and traveling up and down Taran's arms. It took only about one and a half seconds, and more than a dozen lightening bolts had struck. Taran released Xink, and took one unsteady step back. He hadn't tried this in... too long. It tired him, on top of his Renstock attack, more than he was used to being tired.
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