We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

Book 5: Chapter 66: In System

Book 5: Chapter 66: In System

Herschel

February 2345

Omicron2 Eridani

Will pinged us while we were in the lounge. I looked over at the manny pods; gave Neil an eyebrow waggle, which he answered with a grin; and sent Will a manny address. In moments, one of the pods opened, and Will stepped out.

“Nice,” he said, looking around. “But this isn’t a Skywalker, right?”

“Operation Bug-Out?” Neil interjected. “Since when?”

I gave him the stink-eye. “You been misdirecting everyone about your location, too? Wow, you can’t trust anyone anymore.”

“Yes and no,” Will said with a smile. “There’s been a lot of secret projects lately. Not just because of FAITH. Unfortunately, that means even most of the Bobiverse is in the dark. I’ll explain it all when I arrive.”

I glanced at Neil before replying. “Okay, Will. But this will have to be executed quickly. The moment either of our ships is detected in Omicron2 Eridani space, the jig will be up.”

“You installed a cloak, right? Did you get the internal drive working?”

I nodded. “Yes, and yes. We’ve long since retired the pusher plates. But in regard to the cloaking, even a faint signal from a ship the size of the Bellerophon is going to set off detectors. We’ll be able to get within a million kilometers of Romulus and Vulcan, but any closer, and we will be noticed.”

“Got it. So let’s set our rendezvous location appropriately. See you guys soon.” Will put his empty mug down on a side table and disconnected. The manny, under AMI control, got up and headed for its pod. ṟΑɴОВΕṩ