"Right."
McAllister, Stewart noticed, was frowning in front of the screen as he
watched the Flora C&A munching away at the subspace drive coil. "That
thing can't do any damage, can it?"
"Not as long as the current's off," Stewart assured.
Mortimer paled as he lunged for the subspace drive switch.
But just then there was a thunderous concussion and the _Photon II_
lurched and swayed on its hydraulic fins.