Doctor Who: The Tomorrow Windows by Jonathan Morris

Author:Jonathan Morris
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Science-Fiction:Doctor Who
ISBN: 9780563486169
Publisher: Diamond Comic Distributors
Published: 2004-06-07T10:00:00+00:00

Poozle’s Story

Poozle’s story is, I’m afraid, far too strange to relate.

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Space

Astrabel poured his complementary champagne into the glass and emptied it into his mouth. Fine bubbles tickled his tongue. He raised a finger for another.

One more wouldn’t kill him.

His thick, padded chair absorbed the vibrations of the interstellar shuttle.

He allowed himself to sink into its comfort and gave an involuntary sigh.

What a way to go. First class.

The compartment lighting had been dimmed. His half-dozen fellow passengers snored in their seats, stewardesses draping blankets over their bodies before withdrawing to their orange-lit cabin.

Astrabel couldn’t sleep. He hadn’t slept since his retirement party three days ago. He could feel the sag of the bags under his eyes. His chin prickled with stubble. He’d have a sleep, wash and shave when they landed on Gadrahadradon, but that was still two days away.

God, he missed Zoberly. He missed her warmth. Her affection. Her astonishing breasts. The taste of her lips. Lips he would never taste again. Lips he had never deserved.

Guilt? That’s what happens after three days without sleep, you start asking questions. Did I deserve those awards? Should I have passed off those scientific breakthroughs as my own work? Did I do the right thing?

Astrabel examined his champagne glass and watched the bubbles form, rise and pop. Of course he had done the right thing. Those scientific breakthroughs would’ve happened anyway, he just made sure they happened earlier. And if people wanted to give him the credit, then he was glad to take it.

No, he had done right.

Because, if he hadn’t, he wouldn’t have had Zoberly and his life wouldn’t have been worth living.

It wasn’t guilt that was stopping him from sleeping. It was the excitement.

An excitement mixed with fear, and dread. He was about to do the last thing he would ever do.

Astrabel pressed a button in his armrest and a landscape shimmered on the back of the seat in front. The brightness of the in-flight channel made his eyes wince. He’d find something to watch. Something interesting enough to stop him thinking, but not so interesting as to keep him awake.

Zap Daniel. Some rubbish sci-fi movie from centuries ago. That would do.

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