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''The engine room was already going up, flames were crawling across the consoles and the fire suppression system was failing. Blinking tears past the smoke, I saw Ortiz pinned under the fallen girder with the fire coming fast for him. Shrugging off the crew’s hands, I dove through a gap in the flames and slid to a halt next to him. It was searing hot, my hands sizzled as I grabbed that girder and it resisted, then inched aside. It was getting dark from the smoke, getting hard to breathe, the fire and the shouts from the crew making it difficult to hear my ship, my girl … Somehow I dragged us back to the others, left Ortiz with them and dove back for the manual release for the suppression system. I got the panel open and yanked hard on the lever and thanked God when the retardant filled the compartment. All for nothing. I felt the shot that killed my ship, rocking us hard a-port, heard her groan from bow to stern, and screamed myself raw …''<br><br> | ''The engine room was already going up, flames were crawling across the consoles and the fire suppression system was failing. Blinking tears past the smoke, I saw Ortiz pinned under the fallen girder with the fire coming fast for him. Shrugging off the crew’s hands, I dove through a gap in the flames and slid to a halt next to him. It was searing hot, my hands sizzled as I grabbed that girder and it resisted, then inched aside. It was getting dark from the smoke, getting hard to breathe, the fire and the shouts from the crew making it difficult to hear my ship, my girl … Somehow I dragged us back to the others, left Ortiz with them and dove back for the manual release for the suppression system. I got the panel open and yanked hard on the lever and thanked God when the retardant filled the compartment. All for nothing. I felt the shot that killed my ship, rocking us hard a-port, heard her groan from bow to stern, and screamed myself raw …''<br><br> | ||
− | “'''''Nnnyetttt…!'''''” The word sliced my throat like razors and it brought me awake. Something bound me at ankle and wrist. I yanked to win free and agony ripped through me all the way up from my toes. I had never been in so much pain. Not when | + | “'''''Nnnyetttt…!'''''” The word sliced my throat like razors and it brought me awake. Something bound me at ankle and wrist. I yanked to win free and agony ripped through me all the way up from my toes. I had never been in so much pain. Not when Janus took my legs out with that girder as she died. Or when the Reaver laid my shoulder open with his axe. Or even when I put my hand on Joshua’s gun and pulled the trigger.<br><br> |
Butterfly kisses compared to this.<br><br> | Butterfly kisses compared to this.<br><br> |