Sammel ran faster than he had ever run before. He found himself sliding sideways when he reached corners, skidding around as fast as his feet could carry him. He fell several times, mostly when the ship bucked. But he knew they were running out of time and Archer needed the engines up and running.

He didn't have the heart to tell his brother the wound they found in the hull was a different one than he had seen. Sammel tried not to think about how many other such punctures ...