The voice spoke to Maeve again. “Okay, our trajectory is still a bit off. Look to your right. Do you see the orange line? I need you to hold your finger on it for ten seconds. Now.”
Maeve lifts her hand to the right and holds it there.
“Peerrffect. Well..” The line goes dead, and the holographic display disappears. Maeve looks around the room, her pulse racing.
In Moon Sector C, Derek stares at a blank screen. The room is dark except for a red, hazy light coming from the four corners of the room.
Nathalie shouts, “What in the Earth just happened?”
Derek shakes his head. “It must be some sort of power cut. I think we’re on emergency power.”
“Yes, you’re right. I think I remember reading it somewhere in the Emergency Protocols.” She walks over to the door and looks through the transparent top. “We’re not the only ones affected. Scary, what if we run out of oxygen?”
“No, there is an emergency supply. I’d be more worried about the ship that I’m pretty sure is now on a direct collision course. Whatever the problem is, I hope they fix it fast. At least it would be quick.”
Nathalie stares at him, “You are a strange one.”
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