Page 39 of Cops in Space
“Hmmm. You thinking gophers or something else?”Had the Tai-Kok found us?
Dad shrugged.“The Oath Defenders have been spotted in the area.”
“I thought you had Timmy locked up, Uncle Saul.”
“His men busted him out of jail about a month ago. He high-tailed it across the border into Mexico and hooked up with Pedro Guzman.”
My jaw dropped.“The drug dealer?”
“Yes.”
I shook my head in disbelief.“I thought Timmy blew up his compound in Nogales.”
“He did,”Dad inserted.“The scuttlebutt is Timothy is claiming he has control of the portal.”
“That little liar,”I spat in disgust.
Uncle Saul’s lips drew back in a feral smile.“He told Guzman that he can port an entire battalion to any place on Earth in a matter of seconds.”
“In his dreams.”
Kaelen engaged his armor.“Give me the coordinates to the sensor arrays.”
“Timmy is going to have a meltdown when he sees Xyler,”I laughed.
Dad grinned.“Without a doubt.”
Poof! They were gone.
Captain Zan turned to Uncle Saul.“How many warriors can you send through the portal at a time?”
“One safely.”
“Just one?”Captain Zan’s tone was one of utter disbelief.
Uncle Saul’s face hardened. “In an emergency, we have ported two injured soldiers. Any more than that and the system crashes.”
“And you never know where you’re going to appear on an enemy’s ship,”I said brightly.
Zan’s eyes narrowed.“Never?”
“Nope. I’ve appeared in the engine room, their quarters, on the bridge and floating two feet off the hull of their ship. It really gets your heart pumping.”
A skeptical look on his face, Zan replied,“Yet you still live.”
“How about I have Uncle Ben send you to one of the slaughter ships that just entered our solar system, and you can see for yourself.”
Uncle Saul shook his head.“Not a good idea. The captain doesn’t have your skills, and the Katanic might accidentally eat him.”
“Speaking of eating, I need to raid the garden.”I walked off.
Chapter Ten
An outhouse rat…
Captain Zan followed me.“What are these special skills you possess?”
“I’m as crazy as an outhouse rat and just as hard to kill.”
