After The Golden Age: A Science Fiction Short Story by Chad Corman

Author:Chad Corman [Corman, Chad]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-09-04T22:00:00+00:00

Well, all of you know, the bug spray worked. Clem did the honors of spraying the first lightworm. He loved his new job of creature-killer. The webcams and the audiences loved us. All the wars stopped as the world watched our journey. We came home as conquering heroes. Then the scientists analyzed the canisters, made more of the spray. And within a month, the lightworms and starfish-things were extinct.

So was my fame at that point. But you know what? I didn’t mind. I’d saved the world. I’d proven I was good for something. And I was tired of having my every move recorded. So I turned off the webcams in the house, got back on my super-recliner, and watched 3D of our trip across the universe. Bizzy didn’t let me drink the USA-beer any more. But that was OK. Because Bizzy had copyrighted, patented and trademarked a few hundred more designs on our voyage. She was some kind of kid billionaire now – so I never had to worry about money again. Clem stayed in the spotlight – started some show about kid superheroes. Now he was training to fly spaceships himself. They were going to have to lower the age requirement if he and his new friends were going to do that. The corporate sponsors were working it all out. At first, I wasn’t sure I wanted him doing something that dangerous. But then Bizzy, as always, was the voice of reason. “We’re going to the stars, Daddy. We’re going to the stars all by ourselves.” And we were. Earth was finally growing up and learning to do things for itself. I sighed and reached for the 3D controls to watch my trip just one more time.

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