Air by Stargate

Author:Stargate
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Science Fiction
Publisher: Fandemonium Books
Published: 2011-11-29T00:00:00+00:00

Once the civilians had got themselves into the quarters, Greer gathered a handful of people, and got them to work moving the cases and backpacks that were scattered all over the gate room into an empty chamber that he’d arbitrarily decided was a storage compartment. The gate tech, Riley, had offered to keep inventory of what they had, but without something to write it all down on, he wondered how the man was going to manage it. Along with Spencer, two of the science types — Palmer and a guy called Volker — were lending a hand. But much to the sergeant’s irritation, that snooty witch Wray from the IOA was also there; although she seemed to be spending more time eyeballing Greer than actually helping out.

Riley was bent over an open airdrop case. “I’ve got some sort of testing equipment here…” He gave the device a rattling shake. “Looks broken.”

Greer nodded. “We’ll come back to that.”

“Did no-one think to label anything?” Volker grumbled.

“There’s a bar code on every case,” noted Riley.

“Anybody find the bar code reader?” Volker replied.

Greer shook his head, joining the chorus of ‘No’s. He unzipped a bag and found what appeared to be a collapsible tent and some desert-pattern camouflage gear. He showed it to Riley, who nodded.

“I guess the reader got left behind along with the food and the water,” said Spencer.

“We got food,” Greer looked up again and caught Wray watching him. She quickly turned away.

“Oh, yeah, power bars,” replied Palmer, “and that powdered stuff. Yum.”

Greer noticed Spencer pocket a handful of the ration bars from the open case as Palmer looked away. He didn’t say anything about it for the moment, but made a mental note to give the guy a firm one-on-one talk.

Volker held up some silver packets, all of them carefully color-coded and compartmentalized. “Hey everybody, look,” he said sarcastically. “We’re saved!”

“Seeds?” Riley squinted at the packages. “You’ve got to be kidding.”

As Volker tossed the packets aside, Palmer went to the next box and opened it to reveal a set of blocky packages. “This is like a very depressing Christmas morning,” she said.

“What’s that?” said Riley.

“I’ve got a case of blank paper,” came the reply.

“Maybe we should start a suggestion box,” offered Volker.

From the corner of his eye, Greer saw Wray giving him the look again and his composure snapped. He turned on her. “What are you staring at?” he snarled.

Wray held her ground. “You were in detention, back on Icarus.”

“Yeah, that’s right,” he replied, challenging her.

“For good reason,” Wray went on. The room became quiet.

“What did you want him to do?” Greer snapped. “Leave me there?”

“Of course not,” she said, looking him up and down. “I was just wondering what to do about it now.”

Who the hell did she think she was? “It’s not up to you.”

“We’ll see,” replied Wray.

Greer’s lip twisted in annoyance and he took a step toward her. Wray hadn’t expected that, and she showed a flash of fear, backing away.

Riley stepped into his path. “Don’t, man.”

Greer turned his glare on the Air Force sergeant, who had placed a hand on the Marine’s chest.

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