Part 2, Chapter 3 Besik Bay Summary

Argo is running for her life, pursued by mech ships. Toby uses his status as the son of the Cap'n to loiter unseen in the back of the Bridge with Besen. The closest mech ship launches a missile at them. It is destroyed by Argo's defense systems. The other mech ships close in. Argo is far outgunned. Suddenly a glowing line sweeps past Argo. Isaac reports that the glowing circle is a cosmic string, a natural phenomena formed by the Big Bang. It is large enough to core an entire planet. Escorted by the spiky Myriapodia ships, the string passes through the mech ships. Gradually the ships drift into halves, severed by the glowing line.

The mech ships continue to glide closer. Soon Argo is forced out of the Besik Bay. From this vantage point, Toby can...