Glitch: The Complete Adventure by Drew Avera

Author:Drew Avera
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Fantasy, Fiction, Space Opera, Cyberpunk, Science Fiction
ISBN: 9781983261756
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2018-06-23T23:00:00+00:00

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The chirping sound of the smoke alarm filled Ben’s ears, pulling him from his slumber. Vomit mixed with drool covered the front of his shirt, but it was unclear if it was from the sickness or the fact the Shistain spun relentlessly on its collision with the ground. “What the hell?” Ben croaked, choking on the smell of magnesium and carbon fiber burning somewhere in his proximity. “Chip?” he called out before choking on the smoke.

There was no answer.

“Chip?” He called again, unlatching his restraints and falling from his seat because his legs were too weak to support his body. His first instinct was that they were broken, but he assured himself if that was the case they would hurt like hell and he would not be able to move them.

Possibly.

“Chip, where are you? I need your help.”

The only sound Ben could hear was the chirp of the alarm and the sound of air hissing from ruptured lines inside the ship. Through squinty eyes, he saw the Shistain in her bitter defeat from her fight with gravity. His ship—his pride—was essentially destroyed. “Ugh,” he groaned, feeling like the world had crashed down on him, kicking him in the ribs while pulling his underwear over his head like a bully in high school. “I just can’t catch a break.”

He moved slowly across the deck, with tunnel vision and weak legs, but still alive. “Chip?” he called again, expecting the same response as before yet heartbroken when it came true. His companion was gone and he felt lost. “Those farking aliens must have taken him!” He looked around for a clue, but the only light in the cabin was the green emergency lights. All the monitors were off, and he could not see outside the ship where the bastards were taking over his planet.

“I’m going to get you farkers,” Ben seethed as he made his way to the cargo hold where his only weapon was stashed. “I don’t care if I have to crawl on my stomach and blast your asses at the kneecaps, I’m going to kill every last one of you,” he croaked in the empty compartment of the Shistain where no one could hear him but himself. Hearing his words echo in his ears, he was struck with a thought. Do aliens even have kneecaps? It doesn’t matter, I’ll shoot them where the kneecaps would be.

“Chip,” he said without meaning to. He knew the robot was gone, taken from the ship without his knowing it. But why not take me as well? Is it because I can see them, which means I can fight back? It has to be. That means I’m the only one who can save Earth.

“Just wait until those farkers get a load of me,” he said, forcing himself to stand, supporting himself with his left arm clasped to the bulkhead. He felt like he would pass out, but he didn’t know if it was because he was hungry, still sick, or if it was shock at surviving a crash.

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