The sudden voice startled Silver Wolf so badly that her hand jerked, nearly hitting the warp button.
She turned around and stared at him in disbelief.
"Why are you still here?"
At that moment, Sampo was poking half his body out of a ventilation duct. He sighed.
"Don't even ask. Those pirates chased me down and tried to beat me up. Luckily, I was quick enough to duck into the vents. All those twists and turns made my head spin, but I finally got out."
"If I remember correctly, those vent openings are pretty narrow." Silver Wolf frowned. "How did you manage that?"
"Maybe it's my bod- ahem, maybe I'm just skinny." Sampo explained, "I was desperate. I couldn't worry about all that. If I'd stayed there, they would've beaten me to death. Luckily, I managed to squeeze through."
Chu Mu's expression had turned thunderous.
This guy just wouldn't go away!
"Silver Wolf, stop the warp." Chu Mu struggled to keep the irritation out of his voice. "I just remembered I left something on Sand Sea Planet. We need to go back and get it."
"Hey, boss, just leave a little errand like that to good old Sampo!" Sampo hurried forward to demonstrate his loyalty.
Chu Mu nodded.
"I'll leave it to you, then."
Then he turned to Silver Wolf.
"Give him a ship!"
Sampo showed no sign of realizing they were trying to get rid of him. He continued excitedly.
"I finally get to do something for the boss."
Little did he know that, as long as he remained aboard, Chu Mu wouldn't feel safe letting the Spaceship warp.
When the Warp Engine started up, it went through a charging process to create an Artificial Wormhole, allowing the Spaceship to fold the space ahead and instantly travel an immense