Rage War Incursion 8

"Be careful, guys," he said. Lieder glanced at him but he stared only ahead.

As he watched, one of the Yautja ships peeled away from the habitat and powered toward the edge of the screen.

"Designated Bastard One," McVicar said. "Bearing zero one-four-one."

"Toward the Sphere," Mains said, but McVicar was too busy to reply.

"Bastard Two, zero one-five-eight. Bastard Three,-pg.80 chpt.4

But Faulkner's combat solution was already in play. Brought to bear on very precise trajectories, the Ochse's front laser cannons let loose a staggered series of shots that perforated the space around
the enemy ship. Seconds later it bloomed into a cloud of gas and debris, and disappeared from the scanner.

"Bastard Four down," Faulkner announced.

"Drone One launched." With a disconcerting thud, one of the ship's drones dropped from the hold's open bay doors and then streaked away from them, ion engine blasting at full thrust as its onboard weapon systems hunkered ready.

"Status of the other three ships?" Mains asked. He could see the screen, but knew that McVicar would be analyzing even the slightest changes in bearing or velocity.

"Bastards One and Two maintaining their original courses," McVicar said. "Three is swinging around and coming for us. Largest of the four."

"Have they seen the drone?"

"Doesn't look like it."

"L-T, three more ships are leaving the habitat," Snowdon said.-pg.84 chpt.4