Far From Home: The Complete Series by Tony Healey

Author:Tony Healey [Healey, Tony]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Amazon: B00FI23NDG
Publisher: Fringe Scientist Books
Published: 2013-09-26T23:00:00+00:00

8.

Master At Arms Eisenhower listened to the knocking on the other side of the outer hull and knew what was coming. He’d been on a ship in the throes of getting boarded once before. The sound of one ship butting up against another was unmistakable. He moved as fast as his old legs would take him to the weapons lockers and threw them open.

He could’ve sworn he’d stowed it in there…

With a smile his hand fell on the old Hunter X Scatter Shot. He flipped it up, and activated it. The old shotgun came to life in his hands. Eisenhower grabbed a sonic grenade and tucked it in his pocket.

Now there was a fiery circle on the wall where they cut through. The Master At Arms double-checked the weapon.

“Let’s hope she still shoots true,” he said with a nervous chuckle.

He took a step back as a shower of sparks fell around him from the wall. Then the circle of metal hull fell to the deck with an almighty clank that rang out like a bell in a cave. Eisenhower peered through the smoke. A uniformed creature emerged from the newly cut hole. Eisenhower lifted the Scatter Shot, gritted his teeth, and fired. A splatter of energy bolts sent the creature flying back down into the hole. Within seconds another tried to set foot on the deck of the hangar.

Eisenhower shot again. This time the alien wasn’t blown away. The force of the old Scatter Shot blew the thing’s head off, leaving a mushy stump at what he took to be the neck. The dead alien blocked the hole. A clawed hand reached up from behind the creature, and pulled it backwards. Its cold glare pierced at the Master At Arms.

Oh lord, Eisenhower thought as he fired and blew the thing away.

The Scatter Shot grew hot in his hands.

Still they came, one after the other, and he shot them down. The old weapon became hotter and hotter.

Should’ve picked something else, he thought. What was I thinking?

Sure enough, Eisenhower shot one more alien attempting to board the Defiant, then the gun died on him. The corpse of the previous Naxor was yanked out of the way as its comrade pulled it aside and clambered onto the deck. The Master At Arms backed up.

“Watch it sonny!” he stammered.

The alien approached, regarding him with twitching eyes on long stems. It’s mouth quivered, revealing short but sharp teeth. Saliva - or the Naxor equivalent - hung from its chin. The thing raised its weapon. Eisenhower raised a hand and turned away.

He heard something travel through the air over him and looked up just in time to see Captain Hawk Nowlan whistle down in front of him. The legendary hero landed sure-footed on the deck. In his hand he carried his famous kataan. The Naxor cocked its head to one side with surprise.

“Not on my watch pal,” Hawk said and swung his blade. It sliced the two appendages holding the weapon. The Naxor gasped. Hawk sliced up, under its chin and it fell backward in a spray of yellow body fluids.

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