The ship didn't move. Instead, the world outside the windows began to sharpen. The colors of the grove intensified until they were blinding, then shattered. For a heartbeat, there was nothing but the hum of the V2, a sound like a thousand voices whispering in unison. Then, the snap.
It was the first of its kind. Built with the "16x" Fold-Drive, the V2 wasn't designed to travel through space; it was designed to imagine its way into a new reality. V2 imaginar 16x
Commander Elias Thorne gripped the hilt of the manual override, his knuckles white. Beside him, the ship's AI, a flickering projection of gold light, pulsed in rhythm with the core. The ship didn't move