I steadied the equipment on my lab bench as the ship lurched to the left. Or, maybe it was to the right. It’s hard to tell in zero gravity.

My mind briefly wandered. Why did the Almogordians decided to attack us now? We had been traveling through interstellar space for six years now without any problems. And, we were so close to discovering the answer to hyperspace travel. A few more days, and we would surely have it.

But, as yet another weapon slammed into the ship, I quickly realized that it wasn’t to be. This was such an inconvenient time to die.