Chapter 11: Shove Off

Alex glanced at the clock set in the controls in the arms of her chair as she muted the comm, then looked to her Pilot. "ETA to full green for flight, Miss Flynn?"

"Eight and a half minutes, Cap," came Angel's confident reply.

Alex nodded once then released the mute to address her crew once more. "Pre-flight will be completed in eight minutes. Shove off to commence in ten." Geri still looked doubtful of that time frame. Captain Alex's fingers hovered over the communications disconnect button, an eager smirk on her lips. "Captain Alexandria de Sade out."

The tick of a well-manicured but short fingernail against the control panel silenced the comm of The William's Hunt.

"They'll be watching for the activation of the engines." Geri had a doubtful tone in his voice, but also a respectful one as well. "They'd be running those sensors looking for us since they noticed the ship was gone."