RED KNIGHT
a STAR FRONTIERS Novel
by Layne K. Saltern
My vision cleared, and I could see that I was in the back of a bubblecar.
I could hear voices.
The first was Katrina's. She was out of breath. "Oh, Kel'krich. I'm so glad you got to us in time."
Then Tulk'n. "That was really close, Kate. The radiation armor in your room was leaking pretty badly."
"Why is this happening?"
"Kate, I don't want to scare you, but it looks like someone is purposely trying to harm us. Your door's computer lock was obviously rigged, and that leak was probably intentional as well. And on top of that, I have no idea what happened to your door before I got there. The thing had almost caved in, as though a Cybodragon had kicked it!"
"A what?"
"Never mind. I assume you haven't heard about what happened to Krenny. He was in his room alone when the lights went out. He swears he heard someone step out of his closet and laugh. Maybe he imagined the whole thing, but it sure gave him the fright of his life. You know how jumpy he is."
"Do you really think someone is trying to kill us?"
"I don't know, but you'd better stay on our side of the base from now on."
There was a difficult silence. It sounded like someone was crying.
"Listen to me, Kate," assured Tulk'n. "It's going to be all right."
Cold unconsciousness was kind enough to reclaim me.