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I glance down at the scanner. The two patrol craft are fast inbound; they’ll be on top of us both within minutes. This captain doesn’t understand HIS situation.



Kel Grata’s grating voice again comes over the comm, “Since I’m in such a good mood, Swagger…” -listening to him say my call sign just irritates me even more- “… I’ll make you a deal. You haul that piece of shit ship out of my sight and I won’t have to expend some of my expensive missiles to teach you a lesson.” The pace of Grata’s voice quickens and becomes slightly erratic. “If I see you again in my space, you can keep me company on my long trips to Oberon. I’d have a special cage ready just for you!”



For a brief moment an image of the slaver’s cage pops into my mind but it’s not me inside. I picture what it must have been like for Mom when this was her world; the fear, the desperation. I feel like I can understand how good it must have felt for her to take that slaver’s life away. And now, a slaving ship is here in front of me.



I’m gonna give this slaver an empty casket! I take remote control of our forward weaponry and unleash as much hell upon this devil as the Havik will allow.