There was screaming and cursing through the coms.
Boss wasn’t waiting.“They are too large, too fast, and too pissed off.We are going to run for it.”The ship shuddered and then stopped.
“What happened?”
“We have reached a world with a base that has breathable oxygen and a meal system for you.You will be safe here.We just need to land.I will have to bury this vessel.”
“That’s fine.I can make a run to the base.”
“It is not a safe temperature for you.Your skin will freeze in under a minute.”
“Sounds like home.”
“Landing sequence is engaged.The raiders are not following.”
She watched the displays as a world wearing nothing but white and blue got closer.“Well, I wanted snow.”
Boss didn’t say anything; they just got them through the layers and into the atmosphere.
“I have sent a ping out, and there is a beacon.We have clearance to land, and a hangar is waiting.”
“What?”
“You heard me, Trin.”
“I have got to change your voice.”
“Why?You like this one.”
“That is the problem.I like it too much.I will find something more neutral.”
“What if I like this voice?”
“Oh.Damn.I didn’t think of that.I am sorry.Do you like the voice?”
“I enjoy the way you shiver when I speak.You have a very visible reaction to this voice.”Boss’s pitch was low and slow.
“Stop being a pervert and drive.”
There was a low chuckle.“I can do both.”
They cruised over the landscape, and then a dark slit emerged on a hillside.
“That is our destination.This vessel will fit.Good.”
She didn’t want to say anything as they slowed and lined up with the seventy-foot-high opening that awaited them.Boss glided into the maw, and when they were completely inside, he set them down.
“What are the raiders doing?”
“Trying to find us.Their sweeps can’t reach us in here.”
“Oh, great.What is the temperature like?”
“Warmer in the hangar, but the base has to wait until we have reached a neutral temperature.”
“Great.Should I just stay in here until we can make a run for it again?”
“We will be stuck here for a few weeks.The raiders are calling for assistance.This is an expensive ship.”
