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don't get it all their own way,' said Cragg.
    'Varlindran ships are taking a pounding,' said Dillow.
    Cragg said, 'Don't get too pleased about that,' said Cragg. 'Just because those guys are kicking our potential enemy's butt, doesn't mean they couldn't come and kick our butts.'
    Stella said, 'Such a ray of sunshine.'
    Cragg shrugged. 'Just telling it the way it is. The way I see it, we have to consider both of these to be potential enemies until we know otherwise.'
    Breeze said, 'We should get the Commanders in here to see this.'
    'They need to know,' agreed Cragg.
    * * *
    F orbes sighed heavily after seeing the battle in deep space. 'We need bigger rocks.'
    Potts wasn't about to sink any lower. 'We have weapons. Lance Dillow's ship.'
    Fawn Dillow said, 'My dad won't back down from a fight, but it would be suicide going against any one of those ships.'
    'Stella,' said Cragg. 'Has this ship got any weapons?'
    'No idea,' said Stella. 'They'll be underneath, if anywhere. Not much good if it has weapons on a ship that can't fly.'
    'In that case,' said Cragg, 'you three had better get extra busy and get this battered bird in the air.'
    'No pressure then,' said Breeze.

Chapter 14
    'W hat?'
    'Skye,' said Breeze. 'Out there are a whole bunch of bad guys. We need this ship in the air as soon as.'
    Lewquarker said, 'Okay. One. I got no replacement parts. And B. Even if that busted ship ever took off again, we don't even know if it is armed.'
    Breeze shrugged. 'It sort of doesn't matter. If it is armed, we are so outnumbered, we are dead meat anyway. We're just going down fighting.'
    'Right. And all of Mars knows this do they?'
    'Well,...'
    Lewquarker said, 'Breezy. They have a right to know. And I for one down tools until they do.'
    'Oh, come on, Skye...'
    'No, Breezy. I'll go see the commanders myself, if you won't.'
    'Fine,' snapped Breeze. 'We do it now.'
    * * *
    P otts said, 'Commander Forbes is busy, so you're saddled with me. And by the look on your faces, this is heavy.'
    Lewquarker leaned on Potts's desk. 'You had better believe it. Sir. One of the things that sets us apart from the old Earth people...'
    'Careful. I'm an old Earth person.'
    'I know. But some of us aren't. No secrets. That's what we live by.'
    Potts stood up and paced the floor. 'I get that. Can you just imagine the panic if myself or Commander Forbes got up to say, hey. Maybe we got a load of laser cannon armed bad dudes coming down here and wiping us out?' There was a deep silence that had them thinking about that. He sat back down, clasped his hands behind his head and waited for a response.
    'We all need to know,' said Lewquarker. 'If you want me to even try to fix that ship's engines, you tell Mars what's going on. I'm serious here.'
    Breeze said, 'I happen to agree with Skye, Sir. Besides. You know this place. It'll come out one way or another. If you explain to people what we found, they won't panic.'
    Potts considered that. 'I think you're right. I'll talk it over with Commander Forbes, then we'll have a meeting. In the meantime, I'd appreciate it if you both got back to work. We need that ship in the air as soon as possible.'
    'We'll do all we can, Sir,' said Breeze. Stella nodded her agreement then they headed back to the ship, leaving Potts to face his responsibilities.

Chapter 15
    S kye Lewquarker could take a freighters propulsion system apart with one hand tied behind her back and a blindfold on. The alien ship was...alien. She sat on the now green ground, several large parts before her.
    'You look busy.'
    'Craggy. This is a nightmare. Look at this damage.'
    'I wish I could help. Misty will tell you. I'm good at taking things apart, but I'm a dead loss when it comes to putting them back together. I always have at least one little piece left over.'
    Skye said, 'The principles of the plasma engines should be much the same. Like the old combustion engine. Sure, they got fancier, but it was a little fuel in, a spark and a bang, and pistons up and