Federation Marine: Recruit by J.N. Chaney & Jonathan P. Brazee
Author:J.N. Chaney & Jonathan P. Brazee [Chaney, J.N. & Brazee, Jonathan P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Variant Publications
Published: 2023-10-14T16:00:00+00:00
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ALEXANDER - CAMP KOLESNIKOV
Ryck opened his eyes. His stomach was growling, crying out for food. He had to get some breakfast to quiet it down. He tried to stretch, but his hands would not move. Confused, he turned his head to his left. His hand stretched out from him, but was imprisoned in some sort of restraint. Thoughts of pirates, of fighting, of death suddenly flashed through his head. He had to get out of there!
âEasy there, cowboy,â a familiar voice called out as Ryck struggled to get up.
It wasnât until the person who spoke moved forward that he realized who it was. T-Rex, put a hand on Ryckâs chest, calming him.
âWhat . . . ?â Ryck stammered as it all came back to himâthe mission, the fight, him being hit.
He quickly looked over to his right arm, or at least to where his right arm should have been. Instead of an arm, the stubby chamber of the regen seeder was attached to his shoulder. A steady green light was the only sign that it was doing its job.
He looked back to his left arm. Most of the arm was intact, but the hand itself was covered by a small regen chamber. To his surprise, he wasnât horrified. He knew he was druggedâthe chance for a successful regen was significantly increased when the immunosuppressants were employed. Still, he felt he should be more shocked instead of just mildly curious.
âYou OK, there?â T-Rex asked.
âI . . . I guess so. Where are we? We on the Adelaide?â
âNot hardly! Weâre back on the Dirtball. Home sweet home. Youâve been out of it for two weeks, and they just let you wake up now,â T-Rex said, nodding toward the foot of the hospital bed where a nurse stood, watching Ryck closely.
Ryck tried to organize his thoughts. Of course, he would have been put into an induced coma. Theyâd been well-informed on what would happen if they had to go through regen. A coma during the initial stages of regen helped the process catch better and helped ensure a more complete outcome.
âA couple of the guys came to see you wake up, but you took your own sweet time with it. They went to the geedunk1 and the head while you were napping,â he told them.
âSo, what happened?â
âWith you?â T-Rex asked. âYou took on that pirate, zeroed him, but he kind of got you, too. Doc Silvestrie came in, got you stabilized, and then you were zip-locked back to the Adelaide even before the ship was secured.â
âWhat about Wan? Is he OK?â
Some of the spark left T-Rexâs eyes as he said, âWan Man didnât make it. Doc got him out before you, and he was put into stasis. He made it back here to the Dirtball, but he couldnât hang on.â
Ryck looked up at T-Rex uncomprehendingly. People just didnât die if they made it to stasis. Stasis wasnât really an actual suspension of the body, but it came pretty close. Fluids were pumped into
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