Michael shouted. Stephanie cried out. The door was kicked open. Two men in uniform swarmed in. Guns drawn. Benedict’s finest. But it was all for naught. The time for action was passed. Things now could not be changed. The stink of cordite filled the office. Carrie’s young body fell to the floor. ...
Designed to carry military personnel anywhere in the world at a moment’s notice, the Comet had a top speed of just past Mach 5. While jets had commonly broken the sonic barrier in the latter part of the twentieth-century, the XMK was, so far, the only reliable transport to accomplish this safely ...