Promiscuous Orbital Seduction
“i'm sending you ftl-sync plans. i'll be waiting for you." the video feed cut. “benny," harrison said. “yes bossman." “how many bodies are you picking up on the thermals?" “i'll check… lookin' like 4.
Torpedo Run - Chapter 1
Tenh, the very fur who had convinced him to join up, had told him that everyone's first experience with inter-system ftl travel was different.
The Merrin, part 1.
These would normally not be needed, but due to the fact they're traversing the gap between the sagittarius and scutum-centaurus arms, one of the biggest intra arm gaps in the milky way, they're using an ftl burst-drift method of travel to conserve fuel.
Wind of Change: Chapter 2
He pushed the launch sequence button, and they were whisked off from the sector into ftl.
A different world.
The ai spoke as if scolding a child "your jumping to conclusions that could be any number of different things" ignoring her comment i asked "how long until the ftl drive is ready for another jump"? "at least a couple of hours why?"
Curiouser...
Is the ftl drive back?" "yes. but our navigational computer is... not good. we won't be able to calculate a trajectory for another half-hour, at least." dave muted the channel for the duration of his growl.
The Adventures Of Bloodstrype Ch1) History and a Headache
All was well and as humanity recovered we discovered many things together including the ftl hyper-shunt. now we had access to the resources of a thousand worlds. 400 or so years ago (no one knows the exact time) things started to go downhill again.
The Trouble with Coyotes, Part Four
"one of the princes programmed the weapon to fire on its own ftl engine. in the blink of an eye, it disappeared -- and nobody could figure out where it had gone. the universe is very big.
A Pirate Feast
All that was left was to cannibalize the pirate ship's ftl engine and use the parts to rebuild her own engine. unfortunately that was something she needed to do herself as the drones were not precise or intelligent enough to do it for her.
Convoy
His mass driver would be launching the pinger, so all eyes would be snapping his direction the moment they left ftl.
[p] Xenobiology
Though he was no longer ftl--in fact, he was moving infinitesimally slow compared to his former speed--it was impossible to veer away in time.
Song of the Space Finch part 3 of 4
"1" fellows' fingers slid up the screen, jumping the ship into ftl space. my sensitive nubs were still out, so it was as if a blast of light and sound struck me at once.