Chapter 74

A custom pocket drive? Was that the same kind of pocket drive Scott mentioned before? So, Gideon created these? "Wait for me. This time, we're going to catch him," Finlay said, ending the interstellar call. Outside, the bird-feather starship began to move again. Several smaller starships detached, fanning out to surround Sean's starship. The formation tightened, forming an impenetrable ring around his ship. They approached cautiously, even hailing him, but there was no response. The encircling ships closed in, but the starships at the center remained eerily still. There were no warnings, no desperate struggle, not even a sound. It simply hovered, silent and motionless. "Scott, be careful. What if Sean is setting a trap and planning to use a diversion to escape?" Analise sent a voice message to Scott through her interface. "Mm." Scott responded with a short hum. "Sean, there's nowhere left to run. You might as well come out now," Gideon announced, speaking through som