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“I findstick,” Holden said, looking around at the various objects stored in the cargo bay, hoping to find one that suited his need
“Uh, Cap’n?” A at us”
Holden turned back around and saw A but its head, but it was definitely staring up at them now, its eyes a creepy illuminated-from-within blue
“Well, okay,” Holden said “It’s not hibernating”
“You know, if I can knock it off that bulkhead with a shot or two, and Alex kicks on the engine, it ht out the back door and into the exhaust pluhta take care of it”
“Let’s think about—” Holden said, but before he could finish his thought, the rooun Thelu toward the door
“Alex, just—” A one arer to reach it, and yanked down hard enough to bend the steel plates The creature hurtled up to the top of the cargo bay so fast that when it hit the crate Holden was hiding behind, the o bay seemed to spin as the impact threw Holden back The crate, just behind hiainst the bulkhead a split second before the crate did, and theHolden’s leg beneath it
So in his knee bent badly, and the pain turned the world red for a moment
Ae, but it casually backhanded hih to bend the inner door The outer door slammed shut the second the inner door was co was pinned by the crate, and with electro burn, he wouldn’t beit anytinets off showed the orange glow of a full seal ten centimeters beyond his reach
The monster turned back to look at hi the creature a curious, childlike look It reached out one oversized hand
Holden fired into it until his gun was eun used as aht and s it farther back and tearing large chunks of its torso away Black fila representation of blood splatter When the last rocket hit, the o bay toward the open doors
The black-and-red body tumbled toward the vast swatch of stars and darkness, and Holden let himself hope Less than a ht the edge of a crate Holden had seen what kind of strength was in those hands, and kneouldn’t lose its grip
“Captain,” A in his ear “Holden, are you still with us?”
“Here, Amos In a little trouble”
As he spoke, the ht and sat oyle turned suddenly to stone