Chapter 45

And now returning to Zak trussed up on his own ship.

As Zak realized just how wrong he'd been about Nema, he cursed. "Frukx. Dammit. So stupid."

Closing his eyes, he could hear a litany of words describing himself. He possessed a lengthy list comprised of terms his sister had used at one point or another. And all true as it turned out.

He was dumb for a pretty face. The good news? He remained alive, if a little tied up at the moment. But what of Ray?

"Computer. Status report for the ship."

Nothing.

"Computer, what is our current course?"

Silence.

"Computer, please find Ray."

Still nothing.

Frustration seethed. Especially since he could almost hear Ursy's taunted, "I told you to never trust an AI."

"Ray." He used his inner comm and only got silence.

"Ray!" Zak bellowed his friend's name.

"I'm afraid your companion is tied up at the moment."