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I hold my hand out like a blade and ers Push the te Then I set to work

I’ned to be coe Down below,for our attack We’ve got our course set, and, luckily, s Rex can do on his own Lexa watches over his shoulder, trying to pick up a few things in case she needs to help pilot later

There are four weapons stations, one for each quadrant of the warship, and each features an array of buttons that coraphic video feeds for ai There’s also a fifth station that operates the ship’s y cannon, a smaller version of the one on the Anubis that is capable of quickly erasing entire city blocks According to Adaineers belowdecks to deal with loading power cells andsure the weapons don’t overheat

I killed the explodes or runs out of batteries

Malcol a crash course in how to operate the guns froly, Five is pretty patient with hio when they both first joined us, Saood to all of us, really I directin their direction as Five’s explanation winds down

"Do you mind if I ask how you know all this?" Malcolm asks Five

Five runs a hand over the bristles of hair on his scalp "I was supposed to command one of these," he says simply "At least, that’s what he told me"

"I see," Malcolain how to deploy the chaff?"

"Sure"

Behind Malcolm and Five, Sa Sam on different functions of the warship He outlines which consoles control the shields, engines and life support He gives Sam an idea of which systems are absolutely necessary and which we could lose in a pinch The hope is that Saacy to co the ship commands to replace the roles of the dozens of crewthem with a bemused smile I listen in

"You know," Six says, "the last time he communicated with a ship, he almost crashed it"