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Finally, someone picked up.
“President of Zauet Transportation, speaking,” he said.
“This is Traes.”
“Hi, Traes. How are things going?”
“I need you to stop the ship you have right now in Arctus spaceport from taking off.”
“Is there a problem with the shipment?”
“No. It’s nothing like that. I need you to do this as a favor.”
The Zauet president was silent at the end of the line.
“You want me to shut down the spaceport as a favor?” he said.
“Yes,” I said. “It’s an emergency.”
“Can I know what the emergency is?”
“It’s of a… personal nature. Any costs or fines you incur, I’ll pay. I just need this to be done now.”
“I can’t just shut down the entire airport—”
“How long have I been a client of yours?” I said, watching the ship’s thrusters engage and begin to lift off. “How long?”
“Since the very beginning. Maybe ten, fifteen years?” he said.
“Would you consider me an important client?”
“All our clients are important to us,” he said diplomatically.
“Would you say I’m one of the biggest clients you have?”
“Yes.”
“Then if you don’t want to lose my business, I suggest you shut down that ship immediately.”
The president sighed audibly down the line.
“If there’s a problem with our service, I can assure you—”
“There’s no problem. Unless you don’t order the ship to ground itself right now.”
The president was silent on the other end of the phone.
“Give me a minute,” he said.
“The ship’s taking off now. We don’t have a minute.”
The giant ship hovered a dozen yards off the ground, already gaining in height.
I was too late, I thought. The ship was taking off. I would never see her again.
Cleb stood beside me, his face pressed against the glass.
Then, a miracle happened.
