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"Ensign, status report!"
"ELF one is at full capacity, but number two's taken a hit. The nanobots are already in self-repair mode, but production is at nil for at least oh-point-three standard hours. Even allowing for time dilation, we might not-"
"We will!" roared Nicholas. "They haven't stopped us before, and by jolly they won't stop us now!"
"Missile incoming!" came a cry from the rear. "Naughties at twelve o'clock!"
"Deploy Rudolph!"
"Yes, sir!" The ensign slammed the green-and-red button.
"Light us a path, my friend," Nicholas whispered. Outside, the red glow slowly built as the experimental Rudolph system charged up…
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