And roared....
Bareen slumped against him and the pressure was suddenly gone from his throat. When he looked down at Bareen he saw that the man's entire face had been shot away—
"I was working for your brother," Wendy sobbed. "I never gave up. I was gathering evidence about what Bareen planned. You—you came just in time. He was going to give his ultimatum to Earth today. Triple the price, or no chlorella. They'd have had to say yes."
Feet pounded in a corridor, came closer.
"We won," Jansen said. "But now—we're finished."
"Quick!" Wendy cried, pulling him toward the larger sub-space booth. "It connects with Earth."
"I can't return to Earth. I've just killed a man. I—"
"Self-defense. I saw you. Besides, we have the proof that Bareen was going to bleed Earth dry for chlorella."
"... the outworlds...." he said.
"You don't have to hide on the outworlds now."