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JJ knew what was happening as soon as the pilot announced the errant flight over the intercom.
They’d be circling down to come in on his starboard side, away from the weapons. And from on high, because his weapons couldn’t be brought to bear on them—the laser and howitzer were built to fire down, possibly horizontal, but not up.
He recalled Jeremy’s earlier explanation to Taz of the possibilities of engaging in inverted flight. But he didn’t need to overhear Jeremy and Taz’s conversation to know the conclusion of it.
There was only one option left.
Pushing to his feet, he stepped up beside Taz.
She looked up at him warily.
All these years, she’d trusted him. Done his bidding without question, without hesitation. Had she been less loyal, would they have ended up in this same place
