Insurrection (Athena Lee Chronicles Book 5) Read Online Free Page A
Author: T S Paul
Tags: Science-Fiction, Space Opera, Military, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult, Marines, Lesbian, special forces, space, engineer, Space Station
them. They are the professionals here.”
One of the engineering crew came into the room. “Sir, we have movement. A small force of 5 armed men is making their way down the corridor toward us. Orders sir?”
Lieutenant Mutai looked at the Captain. “I guess that finishes what I had to say. Good luck all of you. Kila la kheri!”
“Team leaders get moving, everyone else to your stations. Move people!” Captain Pigot was fired up now.
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Wylie O’Malley was happy to have the ruse of being a navy crewman out of the way. Once a pirate always a pirate was his family's
motto. The boss had told him to check out the aft section and look for the missing crew members. He had grabbed four of the other pirates and was making his way toward engineering. He had been told that there was crew in engineering. The engineers had been working on a disassembled engine. But where was everyone else.
His boys were having a grand time searching the storerooms and cabins along the way. Lots of loot to be found. They had already filled their pockets with small bits of jewelry and other valuables. Engineering should be ahead right around the next corner. The boys laughing and joking were passing around a bottle they had found in a cabin. One of them called “I get the next one!” and jogged around the corner right into a hail of gunfire. His torn body was thrown backwards sprayed his companions with blood.
Wylie yelled at the others “Down, down ya fekking idiots! Get your guns out and fire back!” Ducking into a doorway Wylie grabbed his communicator and started screaming into it. “Taking fire, taking fire!”
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“Taking fire!”On hearing this the pirate commander cursed. So much for taking this ship without a fight! How in the nine hells did they know? He swore to cut the balls off the traitor and feed them to him when they caught him! Alvin, the leader of the Bad Pennies, had not been very happy to hear that the Captain and others were loose on ‘his’ ship. If McCoy had not been needed, he might be floating in space right now. He needed to check on those idiots at the armory. Without those weapons… well, he didn’t want to think about it.
Entering the armory and Marine area McCoy started yelling at his men. “Status report, got that door open yet?”
“No, sir. We were about to blow it open.The cutting torch wasn’t working. Someone switched the acetylene tank with a carbon dioxide one.” Several men were lining the edges of the door with plastic explosive instead.
Waving the men to cover McCoy ducked down behind a desk with his ordinance man. “Fire in the hole!”
With a loud explosion and a bright flash the door crashed inward striking the floor. Smoke billowed out of the armory. Several of his men rushed forward with fire suppression devices and sprayed through the door. The smoke now had a chemical ‘taste’ to it. It began to dissipate allowing access to the room. With a yell of victory several of the pirates rushed into the now open armory.
“Well, what’s in there? Are the weapons undamaged?” One of his men stepped out of the armory, he was dragging a large container behind him.
“Sir, there seems to be ammo aplenty, but as for weapons? Here look for yourself.” He pointed down.
McCoy looked into the container and cursed. “Fekking bastards! Are all the weapons like this?”
“This is all we can find, sir. All of the armor is gone and a large chunk of the ammo. Since we’ve never been able to get in here before we have no idea what they have.”
“My question is how? How in the nine hells did they manage to move all of this without our seeing them? How?”
His face blotched red with rage the pirate commander had to shake his head to clear it. “Put your men on getting this mess straightened out. I want those guns reassembled and reissued as soon as possible.” Taking a huge breath of air
One of the engineering crew came into the room. “Sir, we have movement. A small force of 5 armed men is making their way down the corridor toward us. Orders sir?”
Lieutenant Mutai looked at the Captain. “I guess that finishes what I had to say. Good luck all of you. Kila la kheri!”
“Team leaders get moving, everyone else to your stations. Move people!” Captain Pigot was fired up now.
___
Wylie O’Malley was happy to have the ruse of being a navy crewman out of the way. Once a pirate always a pirate was his family's
motto. The boss had told him to check out the aft section and look for the missing crew members. He had grabbed four of the other pirates and was making his way toward engineering. He had been told that there was crew in engineering. The engineers had been working on a disassembled engine. But where was everyone else.
His boys were having a grand time searching the storerooms and cabins along the way. Lots of loot to be found. They had already filled their pockets with small bits of jewelry and other valuables. Engineering should be ahead right around the next corner. The boys laughing and joking were passing around a bottle they had found in a cabin. One of them called “I get the next one!” and jogged around the corner right into a hail of gunfire. His torn body was thrown backwards sprayed his companions with blood.
Wylie yelled at the others “Down, down ya fekking idiots! Get your guns out and fire back!” Ducking into a doorway Wylie grabbed his communicator and started screaming into it. “Taking fire, taking fire!”
___
“Taking fire!”On hearing this the pirate commander cursed. So much for taking this ship without a fight! How in the nine hells did they know? He swore to cut the balls off the traitor and feed them to him when they caught him! Alvin, the leader of the Bad Pennies, had not been very happy to hear that the Captain and others were loose on ‘his’ ship. If McCoy had not been needed, he might be floating in space right now. He needed to check on those idiots at the armory. Without those weapons… well, he didn’t want to think about it.
Entering the armory and Marine area McCoy started yelling at his men. “Status report, got that door open yet?”
“No, sir. We were about to blow it open.The cutting torch wasn’t working. Someone switched the acetylene tank with a carbon dioxide one.” Several men were lining the edges of the door with plastic explosive instead.
Waving the men to cover McCoy ducked down behind a desk with his ordinance man. “Fire in the hole!”
With a loud explosion and a bright flash the door crashed inward striking the floor. Smoke billowed out of the armory. Several of his men rushed forward with fire suppression devices and sprayed through the door. The smoke now had a chemical ‘taste’ to it. It began to dissipate allowing access to the room. With a yell of victory several of the pirates rushed into the now open armory.
“Well, what’s in there? Are the weapons undamaged?” One of his men stepped out of the armory, he was dragging a large container behind him.
“Sir, there seems to be ammo aplenty, but as for weapons? Here look for yourself.” He pointed down.
McCoy looked into the container and cursed. “Fekking bastards! Are all the weapons like this?”
“This is all we can find, sir. All of the armor is gone and a large chunk of the ammo. Since we’ve never been able to get in here before we have no idea what they have.”
“My question is how? How in the nine hells did they manage to move all of this without our seeing them? How?”
His face blotched red with rage the pirate commander had to shake his head to clear it. “Put your men on getting this mess straightened out. I want those guns reassembled and reissued as soon as possible.” Taking a huge breath of air
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