on them.
“What the hell was that?”
Specs scrambled for the device that had earned her her
nickname. “The Autobot seemed to have been carrying a
load of particularly potent explosives. You destroyed it all
right -”
“Along with half the cave,” said Taz, peering over the
ledge. “And – uh oh.”
“They don’t look happy, do they?” Specs said, wiping
her glasses on her shirt.
“Not at all.”
“I don’t think the Commander’s going to be very happy
either, is she?”
“Shut up, Specs,” said Taz, swinging her zapper around
her back. “Save your breath. We’ve got some running to
do.”
“Of all the reckless, incomprehensible things you’ve
done since you came to this ship, Lieutenant-Commander,
this -” Commander Li threw her hands up in the air.
“Attacking a robot base unprovoked! Completely blowing
the cover of our entire spy operation on this planet!
Destroying half the bloody cave system! You’re lucky you
haven’t started another war!”
Taz’s jaw was locked, her fists clenched at her sides.
Best to let her run herself out of steam, that’s what Taz had
learned these past two years on the Bright Eye. It was the
only way to deal with the Commander when she got into a
mood like this. Her palms itched to hit something, though.
She’d have to make a trip to the gym later. Or maybe find a
mouthy private to use as a punching bag instead...
“I accepted your assignment here as a favour to Up,” Li
said, now leaning heavily on the desk between them. “And
because by all accounts you’ve always been an exceptional