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“I don’t know,” Gao!”

Elena slammed the throttles forward and pushed the control column down and to port The yellow shape of Duke’s craft raced overhead and turned back to the left

“What is he doing?” Elena asked “Has he lost his mind?”

“I have no idea,” Ga”

“I’ve got the throttles full open,” Elena said “But Duke’s in a newer ride, with upgraded thrusters and newer batteries I hate to say it but we’re outclassed”

Gamay could see that plainly This time Duke sideswiped them and tried to force them into the hull of the Ethernet

Elena reversed thrust and the orange subain

“Nohat?”

“Take us up”

“He’ll catch us if we try to surface”

“Not all the way,” Gamay said “Just over to the other side of the wreck”

Elena twisted the control column upward and the thrusters pivoted into a vertical position The sub rose up, cleared the superstructure, and sped across it As soon as they hit the other side, Elena pushed the column forward and forced the sub down behind the yacht’s stern, tucking them into a spot at the rear section of the hull

“Douse the lights!” Ga a series of switches on her side

Elena reached forward and switched off the ed into utter darkness Gahed “Now, hold your breath,” she said “And hope he doesn’t find us”

Up on the surface, on the racing vessel, Paul dropped onto theacross the water like a three-thousand-ton speedboat, all but planing across the sea