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| Part One: The Black Hole Chapter 5B
The suit was blue, and like the other three, it was rather snug and form-fitting. There was a triangular cut-out in the front that stopped just an inch below her cleavage. There was a silver breast-plate and shields that went over her forearms.
"If you have trouble, Lindsay, we'll help you.", Edele said over the intercom.
"Copy that."
"We don't have time to practice. It just annihilated Zaire.", Naomi announced.
"Lindsay, can you play it by ear?", Edele said.
"I adapt easily. I don't seem to have much of a choice."
"Ten seconds to launch.", Naomi said.
The jet started to shake lightly. Lindsay buckled up and lowered her visor over her face. She leaned back and grabbed the steering control. It looked like an Atari control stick.
"Nine, eight, seven�", Naomi counted down.
Lindsay took a deep breath.
"Six, five, four, three seconds,�two�"
"Let's do it.", Keavy said.
"One."
The top of the Control Center opened. Lindsay could see the lights around her. The jet rose slowly into the air. Then out of the Control Center with a lightning quick swoosh, like she had been vacuumed into outer-space.
"How's everybody doing?", Edele said, her voice coming over the intercom link.
"I'm okay.", Keavy said.
"Me, too.", Sinead said.
"Lindsay?"
"So far, so good."
Edele contacted the girls at the Panel. "Naomi and Olive, can you hear me?"
"Loud and clear�Unfortunately."
"Very funny."
"So, now what?", Sinead said.
"Now we find Mr. Royal Ship and give him a spanking, like."
"A spanking?"
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