Although the weight of the spacesuit was not felt in weak gravity, Ivan still felt clumsy. For the first time in his life, he went into outer space, but he was not pleased with the reason for going out. Participation in a space combat operation is clearly not what he could have expected at the place of the disperser of the trade station. In general, everything that happened to him in recent days was not what he expected.

He knew that Svetlana and Maria were going to escape. He purposely did not notice the change in the mass of the load and gave the girls a chance. But he did not expect that because of the two employees of the space station hell will begin.

Immediately after the disappearance was discovered, a rocket with investigators started from Moscow. An inquisitor who had made all this mess was arrested and sent to Earth. All station personnel were thoroughly interrogated, every nook and cranny was carefully searched. Particularly thorough interrogation had to go through the staff on duty. Twenty hours of moral pressure, questions and loyalty checks exhausted everyone to exhaustion.

From prison, Ivan saved a good track record and experience of participation in the Eastern War. The man knew how to behave under interrogation and did not betray his "ignoring" escape. The only one whom Ivan was never able to convince of his innocence was the corrosive, terrifying head of the security station Ilya Mikhailovich. “I know that you missed them. I will bring you to clean water. “- these words of Ilya, said before the start of the operation, led the dispatcher in a slight panic. Nevertheless, Ilya approved the participation of Ivan in the operation of retribution.

The purpose of the operation is to take hostage the crew of the Rainbow Line.

The years spent in space and communication with the crews of the colonial ships have long weathered from the mind of the dispatcher all the propaganda. Now, helping SBShnik to fix containers with “Plan B”, he was disgusted with himself, but could not do anything.

The operation went on as usual. Men who played the role of technicians secured containers with “Plan B” on the ship’s hull.

- Great, now you need to simulate a breakdown. - Ilya stuck a knife in a mechanized mount.

Dry air of the pneumatic system, barely noticeable in vacuum, escaped from the hole.

Plan A was simple - to capture one girl when going into space, quickly force her to let Ivan and Ilya into the ship, and then take control.

Plan B was a little more difficult - letting the paratroopers get out of the containers and work on the gateway with a plasma cutter.

There was also a plan C - using fast-fire cannons to destroy the power plant of the ship, and then methodically pick out prisoners from a de-energized corlup.

- Guys, what have you got there? - I heard a female voice - I see a pressure drop in the drives.

- Dashi, it looks like something is wrong with the pneumatic hose. Looks like he was cracked by radiation ... - Ivan tried to give a voice of confusion.

- Void otters! - the girl swore - We have only half an hour to the extreme point, or we have to wait 24 hours for the next window to start.

“Dash, can we fix this somehow?” Maybe you have some blue electrical tape? - insinuatingly asked Ivan. Now the whole plan And depended on the response of the girl.

- Ok, I have parts. - after a pause answered Dash - I will go to you now!

Communication was disconnected, the girl went to wear a spacesuit. Ilya waved his hand, ordering Ivan to move to the airlock.

The locks of the airlock spread out to the sides and a flexible spacesuit slipped out into the kosomes. Light, tight void costume looked like a small fish compared to terrestrial "turtles".

- Freeze, or I will shoot - not loudly, but Ilya made a firm statement on the external link, taking the girl in the sight of a pneumatic automatic.Ivan followed his example, pointing his weapon at a defenseless figure.

- What are you guys? - Dashi asked in amazement.

“In the name of the Sovereign Democratic Union, we are delaying this ship.”

- According to the Moscow agreements you have no right!

- We have, there is a suspicion that you have conceived a direct attack on the Earth Commonwealth. If the inspection shows that we are wrong, your delay will be compensated. Do not aggravate, let us into the ship.

- Whew ... I guess we have no choice, right? - Dashi sadly sighed and connected the internal connection - Lisa, let us in!

Three silently flew into the gateway and waited for pressure equalization. Finally, the second doors opened and Ivan stared in amazement at the second crew member ... Lisa.

In appearance she could have been given about seventeen. Low, with white-cropped hair and a chest of the first size. The girl was slim, but without the painful thinness of being in space for too long ... She was beautiful, but it was not that the dispatcher was astounded. Lisa was completely naked and did not seem to be shy about it!

- I have already sent a message to the colonies and to other national stations. - Naked blonde said firmly - Your actions will not remain without consequences.

- We are quite ready for the consequences. Here are our requirements. - Ilya replied just as firmly, pulled a crumpled piece of paper out of the tool bag and threw it to Lisa. The girl caught, turned and plunged into reading.

In a prolonged silence, Ivan represented the future. Now the girls will give control of the ship, then the captives will be taken to the station and will begin the "interrogation". He knew the manners of the Security Council and the manners of the Inquisition well. During the Eastern War, he saw how from healthy and cheerful people for a week they made infantile vegetables, drooling and voluntarily going under bullets. One week is enough to destroy the mind of man. He did not want such a fate for anyone, but now no one asked him.

Meanwhile, the girls brought the men to the wheelhouse. A spherical monitor around four cradles bloomed with the colors of space transmitted from external cameras.

- And so proceed. - said Ilya.

- Put the weapon down - priznan Ivan, directing the barrel of a pneumatic automatic machine to the head of the SB - Lisa, if you start abruptly you will have a chance to escape from the fire of the autocannons.

- Um ... I'd rather follow the instructions of Ilya. - after a hitch Lisa said and lay down in the anti-grip chair. Dash followed the example of a friend.

- In his paws you will not expect anything good! - exclaimed Ivan.

- Man, do not aggravate ... - SBShnik turned to the dispatcher, without lowering the weapon - Your machine gun is not charged just in case of such a situation.

- Now check. - praying that it was a bluff, Ivan answered and pulled the trigger.

There was a quiet click.

- Congratulations, dissident. Now on earth you will be shot. - Ilya cruelly smiled.

- Let it be so ... But for the first time in my life I acted according to my conscience. - Ivan released a useless weapon from his hands. He could try to throw himself on SBShnik hand to hand, but the heavy space suit completely deprived him of the chances of winning.

- Guys, I'm starting. - There was a female voice. The hull of the ship flinched, uncoupling the containers with the paratroopers, and then the ceiling fell on the men.

Dispatchers, inquisitors and investigators at the VTS station observed how a massive ship fell like a stone to Earth. Of the six melee cannons, only the lower one was not ready to open fire. The annoying breakdown of the pneumatic actuator ... Rainbow Line in absolute safety picked up speed, and the rest of the station could only helplessly watch.

In the meantime, overload in 6G pinned men to the ceiling. Neither Ivan nor Ilya could move under heavy weight. What can I say, even breathing in this state was difficult.

- Guys, be patient for three minutes and we will go on the trajectory. I will try not to shake you too much. - Dash's voice rang out and after that the acceleration vector changed. Guys dragged past the lighting lamps and they fell in a heap at the junction of the wall and ceiling.Though heavy suit and defended from abrasions, Ivan definitely received a bruise from lean on the top of the SB-Schnick. However, the pain receded when the dichpetcher noticed the main thing - Ilya released the machine gun from his hands.

The next three minutes seemed like an eternity ... Ivan glared angrily at the back of someone else's suit, trying not to suffocate under the double weight. Finally the weight is slow ...