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"No power loss, sir," was the answer.

"No power loss?" Ron asked.

"No power loss, sir, but. .."

"But what, engineering? Please speak

up

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"Sir, we're moving at great speed. I don't think it's possible. But it's thirty times the

speed of light! That's as high as the needle goes. God knows how fast we're really going."

"Karen, give me a reading." Ron wiped his sweating hands. "Are we headed for the time-warp?"

"No, sir," Karen answered. "We're not."

"Will you please tell me where we're headed?"

"Sir, we're still headed for Suffes."

Ron slapped on the phone to all decks. "All officers. Meet on the bridge. Five minutes. Better make that two minutes."

At the meeting Ron listened carefully. Each officer reported. There was no damage to the ship. All instruments were working. Something, or someone, had taken over. And they were hurling to Suffes.

"We're going to crash! We'll be smashed to pieces!" said Greg.

"Settle down!" Ron ordered. Ron looked at Greg. He was chief power officer. And he was calm now. "How much time do we have?" Ron asked.

"I'd say fifteen minutes, sir," Greg answered. "At the most."

Ron called engineering. "Reverse all engines!"

There was a low buzz. The engine reversed.

"What's our speed now, Greg?"

Greg checked his instruments.

"I'm not sure, sir," he said. "We're still going fast. Faster than I've ever gone before. Reversing the engines didn't help. It added to our speed for a while."

"That's it!" Ron said. "Something is using our own power. Stop all engines!"

Greg stopped all engines.

"We're slowing!" Greg reported. "We're below the speed of light now. But we're still going too fast."