"Jack McKinney - Robotech Sentientals 4 - World Killers" - читать интересную книгу автора (McKinney Jack)

Karen Penn tried to phrase her next question carefully. Everything was a
blur concerning the disastrous raid on the Invid base on Garuda, but she felt
a sudden fear. "Did we suffer-many casualties? On Garuda?"
That seemed to lessen the tension a little. Jean smiled slightly. "It
could've been a lot worse. Jack's just fine, Karen."
Karen blushed and stammered, "I-I didn't mean-that is-" The last thing
she wanted was for anybody to think she had a soft spot for that salivating
show-off, Jack Baker!
One of the Haydonite healers glided closer. "You will pardon the
interruption, one hopes, but time draws near for another treatment for you,
Miriya Sterling."
"But-" Karen felt a sudden misgiving. "I thought we were all healed?"
Miriya's expression was mournful. "You are-and so am I, I hope. But
there's been a complication in my case."
She rose and patted Karen's shoulder. "You see, I'm pregnant, and we
don't know how the Garudan exposure may have affected that." She squared her
shoulders and set off in military style, chin high, surrounded by hovering
Haydonites.
"That's all the more reason we've got to get out of here," Rick said. "I
say we make a break as soon as we can."
"Not until we're sure Miriya's all right," Lisa contradicted firmly.
"What good'll it do to have her healthy in an Invid dungeon?" he
snapped. "Everybody knows that what the Invid want around here, they get
sooner or later! And I'm not about to let myself be-"
Lisa whirled on him again. "Then go-go on, save yourself! But we're not
abandoning Miriya, or Rem!"
They held the tableau for a moment, and Karen was stunned by the
realization that they were very close to striking one another.
 Just then another Haydonite drifted up to them, cloak billowing. "We've
just received word for you all to hold yourselves in readiness. The Regent has
commanded that you appear before him to answer the charges against you."

As Breetai watched the Ghost Riders rush in to finish off his Battlepods
and the Valivarre, he spoke a single name.
"Kazianna!"
Her face appeared in a small inset on the master screen. "Your orders,
great Breetai?"
At another time he would have gazed upon Kazianna Hesh with fondness:
the Zentraedi warrior-woman who had somehow come to understand the meaning of
Human love and lovemaking, and taught those things to her battle lord. But
this was combat, and Breetai was focused completely.
"Strike now, Quadronos!"
Kazianna gave a hungry smile behind her tinted face-bowl. "We strike, my
lord!"
From the locks and launch bays of Valivarre, new mecha swept forth on
brilliant plumes of thruster fire, as a score of Quadronos entered the fray.
The Ghost Riders, most of them too young to have served in the Robotech War,
were bewildered, not understanding what these highspeed, extremely
maneuverable new opponents were.
Kazianna led the way, as swift and agile as a hornet, unleashing the