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Without delay, he spied the erabbed it, and yanked it down hard

The fuel cut out and the turbine instantly began a rapid deceleration It wascould handle

With a loud bang and the shriek of tearingfor the deck and covering his head as shrapnel flew through the compartment

The hurtling missiles of steel cut apart several cables and a coolant line Stea out and filled the compartment

Paul looked up as the co even as the coot to his feet, drenched in sweat, and made his way back to where the captain and the chief had been The captain was on the ground, a nasty-looking gash on his leg bleeding badly

“Getthe wound “I need to see if we’re all right”

Paul helped the captain to his feet The chief pushed the hatches open to help clear the room

The ship was coasting

“We’re definitely co to a stop,” Paul said

“What happened?” th

e captain asked

“So in the master control unit,” Paul said “It ca with people who kno to hack computers And this ship is one of the newest in the fleet It’s basically one big computer”

The captain nodded weakly, getting whiter by the second “Rip out all the computers and pull the circuit breakers We’ll row this ship, if we have to, but I’ain”

Down below, Gaazed into the darkness as the superstructure of the wreck becahts of Duke’s sub It was an eerie sight and it sent a chill down her spine She noticed Elena’s hands on the throttle

“Hold on,” she said