Supernova Page #4

Then Marley would be alive|and you'd be playing chess with Sweetie.

And what if they never crucified Christ?|But they did.

And Marley's gone and here we are|and that's how it is.

We've got what we've got.

All crew, repor to bridge.

Now that you've all had some rest,|here's what we've got.

We were hit in our main tank when|we jumped into this high-gravity field.

We lost most of our fuel.

The good news is we've got enough left|for our docking thrusters.

They'll stop us incinerating|till the dimension drive recharges.

Then we can dimension-jump home -|but we'll be cutting it close.

How close?

1 1 minutes.

Are you telling us that we can't jump|until 1 1 minutes before we burn?

I'm telling you we have 1 1 minutes.

It's enough.

I've gotten out of worse situations before.

This ship is going to be fine.

- We have no margin for error!|- Then we won't make any.

Attention.

L-class transpor ship deparing|Titan lunarmining operation.

They must be evacuating.

Sweetie, track that.

Attention. Transpor ship has locked on|to our communication signal.

Prepare for intercept.

Suit up.

No response from pilot.|Transpor ship is on automatic approach.

You OK?

Sure.

When you said you'd been in worse|situations, were you telling the truth?

Sure. When the ship was falling|and the engines cut out, that was worse.

We'll be fine.

Warning. Fire on board approaching|vessel. lt must dock immediately.

Approaching vessel,|engage docking thrusters.

Repeat, please engage docking thrusters.

Can't spare the fuel for a hover.|We'll catch her on a roll.

Speed still increasing.|Excessive rate ofapproach.

Sterilisation bay?

- Check.|- We're taking a little hit when it docks.

Thanks for letting us know.

15 seconds to impact.

- Still no reply from approaching ship.|- He's running silent.

Or unconscious.

- Watch out!|- Clear!

We got a fire!

Get his helmet off! Check his vital signs.

This is your worst nightmare?

It's not Karl.

Bridge. One patient, male, early 20s,|traumatised, unconscious but stable.

And this isn'tthe person|who sent the call.

Run that by me one more time.

This isn't Karl Larson.

Meet me on the bridge when you can.

Benjamin, start a full|systems check on the ship.

Right, sir.

There's some kind of

growth on his bone structure.

These matrices. It looks almost as if|his bones are strengthening themselves.

Radiation explosion.

No, much too normal for that.

Note it as a minor anomaly.

Most scanners wouldn't even detect it.

Doctor.

No indication for treatment at this time.

He's as healthy as a horse.

Keep him under observation.

- Why didn't you tell me before?|- It was personal.

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