Jonesy is the brains of the operation.
He’s rigged up a cable attached on one end to the ship’s battery, the other to an intensely strong magnet that Voss needs to launch at Sourcemind/Ninety-Five’s chassis.
The goal is to fry the metal monster’s circuits…but will it work?
Plans don’t always go to…well, plan.
Hyperion Bay. Malostet’s most picturesque tourist spot. Fireworks erupted in bursts every color of the rainbow overhead as I popped open the hatch. I climbed up onto the roof of the rickety old ship, watching my footing carefully.
Sourcemind soared across the city skyline. His hostage remained passed out over Ninety-Five’s shoulder, secured only by a metal hand. My pilot kept pace, staying a safe distance behind.
“What the hell is this thing?” I asked Jones through my Sen Pen relay as I stared at a metal bolt with a flat, round disc at the end. It was attached to a long length of cable that ran down the hatch and into the ship.
“An amantonov magnet,” Jones answered. “Strongest in the Known Universe.”
I loaded it into my harpoon gun. I always travel with one. You never know when you might spot a wild kamaratox dragon. Their hides fetch…
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