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***Theodore(Ted)Mercer started his security wheels to moving. Within fifteen minutes teams were being notified half way around the world. Within four hours special agents infiltrated the vast RAXTECH complex near New Deli, and sent word back that the information had been a red herring.
***Ted paced the floor of his office uncharacteristically. A swarthy young man entered, and greeted his boss guardedly "Your call sounded urgent.?"
Ted quickly told Jimmy Conrad about the approaching comet, the theft of the stellar drive engine, and the sham that had lead the entire organization on a wild goose chase. Ted sat down behind his desk in thoughtful silence. Jimmy sat down in front of the desk in one of the two overstuffed chairs "I have no doubt that it can be traced, but it's a matter of time."
Ted looked and sounded frustrated "Time is something that we have very little of. We have eighteen hours to track that engine down, and get it to the launch site. It sounds impossible, yet there has to be a way to make it doable."
"There may be a way" Jimmy told him speculatively.
"I'm open to ANY suggestion" Ted responded gruffly.
"Foster Shinj" Jimmy offered guardedly.
Ted looked bitter as he responded "That ole pirate skum? I wouldn't hire him to find a pair of dirty underwear."
Jimmy smiled "I know there is a lot of bad blood between you two, but he may very well be our only option."
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