Chapter 118: Chapter 118: Nice try.

Chapter 118: Nice try.

Annoyed, Ike threw himself into the seat in front of his ship's dashboard and brought up all the spacecraft's computer systems and life board warnings.

"Your wiring is badly burned," JP murmured from behind him. "Free me—"

"And you'll help me, right?" Ike rolled his eyes. "Thanks, but I'll figure this out alone. I'm used to being by myself."

"Now, which one of us is obstinate?"

Ike knew there was no way he would reach Albeon with this damage. The destination was too far, and the main power was failing. Using his navigator buttons, Ike projected on the celling his mapping system and weighed the options of flying back home.

Reading quickly, he assessed how far he could get before the vessel would become a floating pile of space debris.