"Jeff Kirvin - Unification Chronicles 4 - Exiting Eden" - читать интересную книгу автора (Kirvin Jeff)

тАЬReport!тАЭ Jack shouted to whoever was still listening.

Robyn made her way over to a status console, stopping to check the reading on the pilotтАЩs
couch. тАЬThe pilotтАЩs dead. The neural feedback from the damage overloaded his safety buffers.
Nearly the lower third of the ship is gone, and the tunnel drive is severely damaged. The power
system has gone completely haywire, and is causing secondary explosions and fires all over the
ship. Oh my God.тАЭ

тАЬWhat?тАЭ Jack asked as he made his way over to Robyn.

тАЬSeveral of the explosions have been in the launch bay. I canтАЩt get a reading on the status of
any of the shuttles.тАЭ

тАЬThen we check it out personally,тАЭ Jack said, reading the data over RobynтАЩs metal shoulder.
тАЬItтАЩs time to get off this scow anyway.тАЭ

Robyn and Jack each grabbed one of the still living crewmembers, who had now been
forced to don emergency oxygen masks due to the thinning atmosphere. They were also
shivering from the cold. The bridge rocked sharply from a nearby explosion, and the gravity
cut out.

тАЬSergeant Major,тАЭ Jack called out as he reached the door. тАЬYou coming?тАЭ

тАЬNo sir,тАЭ Jabari said, taking a seat in front of the emergency command console. тАЬIтАЩll stay
here and try to stabilize things as much as I can until you get the evacuation underway.тАЭ

Jack nodded. тАЬDonтАЩt wait too long, Eleanor. Meet us at the dropship.тАЭ

She nodded, and the others left the bridge.

The rest of Envoy was in much worse shape than the bridge. Twice Jack and Robyn had to
backtrack and find alternate routes to the launch bay due to fires in the corridors, the bright
flames flowing like water in the zero gravity. They could have ignored the flames in their
armor, but the bridge crew didnтАЩt have that luxury.

They reached the launch bay. Jack stopped short, and almost dropped his charge.

Half the launch bay was missing. A great gouge had been ripped in the side of the ship, and
the half of the launch bay that remained opened to empty space. Jack did a quick count.

More than half of the shuttles were gone.

Liquid, zero-G fire was spreading into the remains of the launch bay. They didnтАЩt have
much time. Feeling rather than hearing their magnetic boots thunder down on the deck, Jack
and Robyn ran for the nearest shuttle. After cycling through the airlock, Jack ran to the control
console of the huge craft.

He opened the radio channel as he ripped off his helmet. тАЬJabari!тАЭ he shouted.

There was no answer for a moment, then faint, with crackling interference, тАЬYes, sir!тАЭ