Aramis Station – Jaxon Reed (1)

Reassured his wife was okay, his attention returned to the couple on the space station. “So, what’s up? Lisa says you captured a ship from the Ogres? That’s great news. We can use it to ferry people out to the field.” “We damaged it in the process,” Bo said, not bothering to go into detail.

“And it seems the Tinkers Guild has an alloy that one of their people may have stolen from Republican Shipworks’ labs.” “Oh, really? That’s interesting.” Gwen groaned off camera. He cast a worried glance at her bed. “She wanted to do it all natural,” Tom said, lowering his voice. “No pain meds. I think she’s starting to regret that now.” Elle winced in sympathy. Bo said, “We forwarded details of the deal to your accounting bot.” “Yeah, yeah. Mark says it’s a bad deal for us. They’re taking us for a ride.”

Gwen groaned again, and Tom said, “I’m almost done, sweetheart!” “So, I take it we should decline?” Turning back to the station, Tom refocused on his employees. “No, sometimes there’s a cost-benefit the bean counters can’t measure. I think this is one of them. We need to fix the ship, and this is likely the fastest way to do it. And if they get the better end of the bargain, maybe they’ll remember that the next time we need them for something.

It never hurts to have friends out there. Plus, if what I’ve heard about the Tinkers Guild is any indication, they’ve got very long memories. We can afford it. We need it. I say go for it.” Gwendolyn screamed again in pain. “Get over here, you filthy lying son of a . . .” “Oops! Gotta go! Bye!” The connection ended abruptly, and Tom’s holo winked out of sight, along with all the sights and sounds from a delivery room so many light-years away.

Bo and Elle shared a glance again. He smiled at her. “Well, at least we have our answer.” “I think that man’s a workaholic or something.” Bo opened the door for her, and together they walked back out onto the concourse. “Is it just me, or is this place getting crowded all of a sudden?”

Elle said as they headed for the old docks. “Another ferry came in and dropped off a bunch of guys. Two are leaving soon, though, and they’ll likely take a bunch of people with them. So, our population level will drop off again. For a little while, at least.”

Aramis Station: Phaethon Corp. Book 5 Copyright © 2026 Jaxon Reed This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Historical figures are used in fictional settings and dialogues, within fictitious alternate universes. In all other respects, any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Cover by Jacqueline Sweet Design Editing and formatting by edbok.com Manuscript version 2–22-26 1kitap1.com/en CONTENTS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Other books by Jaxon Reed 1kitap1.com/en 1 The ship appeared suddenly, already in motion when she teleported.

She came in hard with a stream of atmospheric gas trailing from a rupture in her hull. The port had been programmed in by hand, and the coordinates were entered into the ship’s computer some time ago, so they were not entirely accurate. Southern Sojourner popped into existence in the Zephyrus solar system less than a quarter astronomical unit from Aramis Station.

Her opponent, Red Meteor, popped in behind her less than a second later. An old Republican Hawk-class, the Meteor had been sold off as surplus by the Navy a decade ago, stripped of her weaponry. Renamed and re-outfitted with black market guns, she eventually ended up on the frontier, a fate befalling several old warships. Now that Red Meteor had her prey in sight, her massive forward cannons burst into light. The vacuum of space muzzled the roar of explosive energy aimed at Sojourner.

But the light display brightened the hulls of both ships. The first giant bolt missed, streaking past its intended target and into the void.

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.

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