My eyes bugged. I was on the bridge of a futuristic warship, and the viewscreen showed one hell of a space battle going on. To make things even more fun, I was lying across the lap of a huge, muscle-bound male wearing black battle armor. Since he was sitting in the captain’s chair, I was assuming he was the boss.
A very angry-looking boss. I blinked. Holy cow was he good-looking, if you were into the whole merciless predator thing. Huh? The red chains woven into his black warrior’s braids matched the communication device on his left wrist. Who knew aliens accessorized and why did I care? I took a deep breath trying to control the panic streaking through me.
A low growl rumbled in his chest
One look into his disturbingly hostile amber eyes and I knew I was in big trouble. I reached for my retrieval button.
His arms clamped around me painfully, and he spat a bunch of gobbledygook.
“Sorry, I don’t speak that language,”I replied mentally. Somehow, I knew he was psychic.
A harsh voice sounded in my head,“How did you get through our shields.”
“Dunno. My uncle is the scientific genius, not me. I’m just the delivery girl.”
“What do you deliver?”
Did I look stupid? The minute I told him bombs; he’d kill me. I pasted a friendly smile on my face.“Stuff. I’m Lexi and you are?”
“Battle Commander Kaelen. I serve Zarek the Coletti Overlord.”
I had no clue who Zarek was, nor did I want to meet him.“You must be so proud.”
“Do you have a death wish, female?”
I grimaced.“Some people would think so.”
The ship pitched radically and that’s when I noticed it was a Tai-Kok battle cruiser shooting at us. A shudder shook me. That was the ship I was supposed to be on.
Battle Commander Kaelen yelled some gobbledygook. Twenty seconds later, four torpedoes shot toward the Tai-Kok ship.
“Blow those fucking monsters to hell!”I hollered.
Kablooey!The Tai-Kok battle cruiser vanished in a nimbus of white-hot gases and debris.
I hooted,“Good job!”
The battle commander stood, dumping me on my feet. Baring his sharp, white fangs, in a menacing snarl, he demanded,“How did you get on my ship?”
“Excellent question, but one I can’t answer.”I took a step back and found myself staring down the barrel of his laser pistol. Damn. He could give Wyatt Earp a run for his money.
“Try.”
I raised my hands.“I’m from Earth and it’s my job to blow up as many Tai-Kok ships as I can.”I took another step back.
“You, a lone female, are blowing up Tai-Kok ships?”
God, what a snotwad.“Yes.”
“With what?”
I said a silent prayer and replied,“With the bomb on my left hip.”
BAM! A yellow energy beam hit me in the chest. I fell backwards as violent muscle spasms contorted my body. Damn, that hurt.“Are you trying to kill all of us? What part of bomb, didn’t you get?
Kaelen removed my gun belt and held up the bomb.“This device is a bomb.”
“Yes, and going through the portal makes the ammonium nitrate a bit unstable. The exothermic decomposition produces temperatures of 2,000 degrees Celsius, and the powerful shockwave leads to the total destruction of a vessel. If you’re not in cahoots with the Tai-Kok, I have no beef with you, and I won’t blow up your ship.”
