Page 198 of Seven Oars
And thanks to Rosamma’s energy infusions, Fincros was plenty strong.
They clashed like they had before, two angry, combative males. Fincros’lack of eyesight was a brutal handicap, but he embraced it.
No, he wasn’t as smooth and precise as he used to be, but he managed a few effective punches. His sheer determination made him a force of nature.
“Bro, what?” Fawn gawked.“He’s not blind?”
“He is,” Rosamma snapped at her.
The other pirates looked just as confused.
“Get Eze and Gro,” Fincros ground out, wrestling with Phex, and Rosamma realized he was speaking to her.
Her breath caught.“Now?”
“Now!”
Now, now, now…
She backed out and ran down the passageway, calling their names.
“Come to the Bridge! Now!”
Eze and Gro flew from the Cargo Hold like bats out of hell, pulling on extra layers of clothes as Finn had told them to do. Eze held Rosamma’s gun in her hand as she headed for the trash chute panel. Gro began pulling out space suits and helmets.
Rosamma stalled, not knowing what to do. They had always planned to leave together, but now, Fincros was under attack in the Habitat.
“We’ve got to get him out of there.”
“Let’s do it,” Gro agreed.
Nud stepped in their way.“What’s your rush?”
Nud had never liked any of the women, except for Fawn, whom he liked only marginally for sex. He’d seen no reason to keep them alive. And now, there was no Striker Fincros to rein him in.
Clearly reaching the same general conclusion, Eze raised the gun and shot him point-blank.
The laser burned a golf ball-sized hole right through his skull. It smelled awful. When Nud fell, his tissues were still smoking.
“Holy hell, this thing is strong,” Eze breathed.
Gro was flabbergasted.“Did you switch it to the lowest setting?”
“Oh, crap. I forgot.”
She yanked Rosamma by the arm, dragging her into a run and tearing her gaze away from Nud’s lifeless body.
In the Habitat, Phex was getting the upper hand because Xorris had joined him, forcing Finn to defend himself against two opponents.
“Freeze!” Eze brandished her gun.“Or I’ll shoot!”
Xorris jumped back, but Phex didn’t flinch.“You wanna shoot? Do it. Fire away. End it now!”
Eze aimed.
“Have you lost your mind? You’ll kill us all!” Anske threw aside the Holy Guide and lunged, grabbing Eze’s gun wrist.
“Let go, you fake nun.”
