Back From the Dead by Rolf Nelson

Author:Rolf Nelson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Adventure, Military, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Publisher: Castalia House
Published: 2015-09-22T07:00:00+00:00

Secret Agent

“Secret Agent Quinn on a super-secret special assignment. All clear. No enemy troops in sight.”

It’s night time on Tajemnica, and Quinn is creeping along a passageway on A-Deck, narrating as he goes, wearing his uniform and a small backpack. He peers around a corner, then scampers down the hall, stopping in front of the captain’s cabin. The light on the security panel changes from red to green and the door unlocks with a soft click, then opens slowly and silently. Quinn peeks in. Helton is not there.

Quinn sneaks in, goes to the desk, and looks at the three reddish crystals on it. “Yes, those,” the Ship AI whispers in a female voice. He takes off his pack, puts the crystals inside, closes and shoulders it, then heads for the door. He peeks around the corner to check the passageway, then steps out. The door closes silently behind him and softly clicks as the security panel light changes back to red. Quinn slips down the passageway holding his finger pistol at high ready.

He makes his way back to his cubby, takes the crystals out of the pack, and holds them up to the screen. “Now what?”

A diagram appears, depicting the screen itself and the dozen empty sockets next to it. Then it turns into an animation of removing the socket covers, inserting the crystals, and putting the socket cover back on. Quinn does as the animation indicates, biggest on top, smallest on the bottom. “Thank you very much, Quinn,” the Ship AI says in its friendly teacher voice. “Now remember, I’m keeping it as a surprise for them, so please don’t tell anyone about this. It’ll be fun.”

“Ex voto. Keeping secrets is what secret agents do. When’s my next assignment?”

“All in good time, Quinn. Soon. In the mean time, what story would you like to hear?”

“How about the one where you met the first starship captain?”

“Ah, one of my favorites.” Quinn snuggles down into a small beanbag chair with a blanket. The screen begins displaying images of Old Earth and a moon base. “I was based at Luna Base Four…”

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