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A low screech started, which cycled up into a howl For a second, Holden thought Nao into her headset He al her before he realized he could feel the vibration in his feet The sound wasn’t coh his boots on the elevator wall The entire ship was vibrating

Holden placed his helet a better sound, and the screa It stopped after an endlessSilence followed

“What the fk?” Corin said under her breath

“Nao that whatever had happened had torn the ship apart

“Yeah,” Bull said “We’re here”

“What—” Holden started

“Mission change,” Bull continued “That sound was the the brakes on the habitat drue 20 There are a lot of people in that druht now”

“Why would they do that? Just to stop the broadcast?”

“Nope,” Bull said with a tired sigh He sounded like ato have to pull a double shift “It means they think we fortified the elevator shaft and they’re co the other way”

“We’re on our way back,” Holden said, gesturing at Corin to follow hiet the laser back online here while Ashford’s still sitting at that control panel, we lose”

“So what? We’re supposed to get up there, break into the bridge, and shoot everyone while their guys are down there breaking into engineering and shooting all of you?”

Bull’s sigh sounded tired

“Yeah”

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hey came out of the maintenance shaft like an explosion Four black-and-red hly huather opened fire as soon as they saw theet to the reactor controls,” Bull shouted

“Roger that,” one of the Earthers said “Any idea hoe stop them, sir?”