Guns of Seneca 6 (Chamber 1 of the Guns of Seneca 6 Saga) by Schaffer Bernard

Author:Schaffer, Bernard [Schaffer, Bernard]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Publisher: Apiary Society Publications
Published: 2011-10-23T18:30:00+00:00

13. And Then I See A Darkness

Hank Raddiger begged and whined until Little Willy Harpe finally lifted one of his fingers and said, “Fine, as long as you shut up already. Euphoria.” Hank’s head snapped back like he’d been shot in the forehead and he convulsed all the way to the ground where he squealed and kicked over a whole row of books on one of the shelves in Bill Sutherland’s office. Papers and pamphlets scattered into the air and Sutherland took cover behind his chair.

“That’s enough,” Little Willy said after a few moments. “We have things to do.”

The connection broke and Hank pounded his fist against the floor. “You said I could have a full ride, Willy! Goddamn it, you promised.”

“It makes me disgusted the way you beg, Hank.”

Hank’s expression softened and he pressed his hands together and got down on his knees. “Master? Please. I’m begging you. Just a little more.”

Little Willy stroked the long black oily streak around his neck and said, “Tell you what. I’ll make you a deal. Go find me a rat, there should be one scurrying around in the lot, and when you come back take that rat and stick its head in your mouth. If you can bite the rat’s head off before it bites your tongue off, I’ll give you a ride like you ain’t never had.”

Sweat beaded like grease bubbling inside a skillet on Hank’s forehead as he weighed the challenge. Finally, he nodded and raced out of the office, ducking between ships to search for his prey. Bill Sutherland stood up from behind the chair, clutched his stomach for fear that the sickness boiling in his gut was about to spill out.

Little Willy sighed sadly and said, “I know my associate can be a little bit pathetic. It’s a shame, really, but that boy would do damn near anything for some of that Euphoria. And I mean, anything. I could make him do anything I wanted, of course. Same as I could make you, Bill. But it’s the desperation that makes it exciting, if you see what I mean?”

“No. Not really.” Sutherland pressed his back against his office wall and steeled himself.

Little Willy frowned and said, “You know what? Me either. I think when he gets back I’m gonna tell him the trash furnace is a swimming pool and we can watch him dive into it. Better yet, I’ll tell him there are bugs crawling under his skin and that he has to peel it off to get rid of them! Should make for a fun evening’s entertainment, what do you say, Bill?”

Sutherland struggled to find words to respond with when the center console on his desk beeped twice. Sutherland dove for desk and pressed the button eagerly, “Yes? What is it?”

A uniformed Customs officer appeared on the screen. “We intercepted a PNDA distress signal coming from a planet that matches the trajectory of the Marshal’s ship.”

Harpe spun the console around to face him, “Where did it originate from?”

“A small mining planet called Seneca.

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