Chapter 75

Epilogue

"Speaking of whom, he spoke like his brother was onboard. We need to warn the others."

"The communications in this room are disabled. We need to leave the room and get to an active communication console."

Before they could act, a pounding erupted at the door, which had slid shut after Astro's entry and relocked itself. Einstein strode over and yanked the portal open, cursing as he fumbled with the manual controls. Seth rushed in, his usually pristine coif mussed. "Dude, you'll never believe this but some guy, a cyborg who looks just like Astro, but one that we never liberated, tried to kill Nova and Bolt and take out our engine room."

"Oh, I believe it."

"You mean you knew? Did you crack the hard drive already? Did. . ." Seth's voice trailed off as he took in the carnage on the floor. "Shit. I see you found out the hard way. You both okay?"

"Nothing a shower and some therapy won't fix."

"Therapy?" Bonnie's brow arched. "I thought you said you were okay?"