Saanath makes the mental calculations necessary to bring Beta in safely, but as it apporaches, using Beta's data on its current vector as a basis. He watches as the boat approaches, confused for a split second about something that just "feels" wrong about the approach.
She's coming in too fast. Oh shht! She's coming in too fast!
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Trelene doesn't realize anything is wrong until she hears the sharp intake of breath from Saanath. There's no time to ask what's going on
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Saanath makes an emergency correction, firing the reverse thrusters,
but only one goes off, slowing the boat some, but sending it into a horizontal spin. He is unable to do anything but watch for the two seconds it takes for
Beta's bow to strike the port side of the hangar entrance, shattering the forward screen as it rotates clockwise and ricochets into the hangar, out of control.
Beta slams into the wall, shaking the
Dvonn violently, and sending a loud, low ringing sound throughout the ship than can be heard even through the vac suits. It bounces off, most of the energy absorbed by the impact, and th magnetic struts deployed for the docking take hold and bring the heavily damaged boat to rest.
Ktarle sees it all happen through the window in the cargo hold's door.
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Trelene has a sensation akin to flaoting in the warm seas off Darammiya back home. She's not exactly sure where she is, but it's peaceful.
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On the bridge, Quinn and Tomas can tell something of what's happened. They also now that there is still a missile out there that may still be homing in on whatever is left of
Beta.
