Yamato growls as that ship pulls ahead of him, leaving him back in fifth place as it rushes ahead.
He kicks his own afterburners into maximum output, giving chase and managing to keep on its tail, even if he doesn't catch up just yet.
It's when they enter the descent back down towards the surface that he starts making gains. He keeps his afterburners activated, gaining more and more speed, far more than his last dive down, and as he does he starts overtaking ships.
Fourth place, he notes as he overtakes one, before spiralling around and overtaking another. Third place.
He keeps getting faster, and when he pulls out of the dive -- as late as he did in the last lap, but with the added speed this time around sending dust and rocks flying up in his wake -- he slingshots ahead of another ship.
Second place.
He can see Altax's ship now, as they enter the caverns, although it still has a hefty lead over him. He does, at least, switch off his afterburners as he enters the caves, letting himself slow down a little.
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Date: 2019-08-16 04:25 am (UTC)He kicks his own afterburners into maximum output, giving chase and managing to keep on its tail, even if he doesn't catch up just yet.
It's when they enter the descent back down towards the surface that he starts making gains. He keeps his afterburners activated, gaining more and more speed, far more than his last dive down, and as he does he starts overtaking ships.
Fourth place, he notes as he overtakes one, before spiralling around and overtaking another. Third place.
He keeps getting faster, and when he pulls out of the dive -- as late as he did in the last lap, but with the added speed this time around sending dust and rocks flying up in his wake -- he slingshots ahead of another ship.
Second place.
He can see Altax's ship now, as they enter the caverns, although it still has a hefty lead over him. He does, at least, switch off his afterburners as he enters the caves, letting himself slow down a little.