Riga Laser Fire

 

 

 

Riga Laser Fire

The bright blue laser fire hit the back of Riga's small spaceship fighter. The laser fire came in at an angle of 25 and at a ratio of 3 to 1 to 5. This allowed it to pierce the triple defensive shields and fields. It disabled the drive and engines. Her ship went from being agile to drifting in space. It was a good shot. She gave them credit for that. All her screens and lights went blank. The life support went off and she couldn’t talk to anybody. Only the emergency back up system was online. It sent out an encrypted message before it ceased operating. No more laser fire came in. The enemy craft has gained a mobility kill. The question was what would happen next? Would they finish Riga or let her drift and die in space or come to capture her? She pressed the buttons and tapped the dark screen. It was all dead. Riga sent a prayer out to all that she believed in to get her out of this mess. Faint laser fire flashed to her right. Several white dots that were ships twisted and turned almost out of sight. She remembered the five kills she'd gotten this mission. They mattered little now in a dead ship with a useless pilot. This was war and battle had rules. A kill was a kill. She was out of the fight. What would happen next? Would she die alone in space or would they come get her and torture her to death? Oh my goodness!  If only my craft had stronger defensive shields!

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