Acting Ensign Rod, the largest intact piece from the Cruiser Chanuk, drifting in space. All systems nominal. Imagine that! Batteries at 15%. Don't need legs or arms. Can they be turned off? Yes. Four hours left now. Need to turn around to see. Uhm double over and twist, bend over backwards. Hot dang! Something big coming this way. What is it?
What is it?
Just great. Enemy ship.
Big breach, but mostly there. How long will it take to get there? Too long.
Shut down torso, hearing, taste, touch. Is it long enough? No. Ok, turn touch back on, and shut down vision. Power everything back up on contact. Seven hours. Long enough? Better be. Stop thinking. Laptop chips have low power idle mode. Think of nothing. Nothing.
Clunk. Power up. Grab something. Damn. Bounced two meters away. Toss the remote hard.
Fabulous. Boarded an enemy space ship. Six minutes to find a power outlet. What, no standard outlets?
Sparks! Jam those wires into the charging socket. Woot!
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