How to Pick Up Women With a Drunk Space Ninja by Jay Key

Author:Jay Key [Key, Jay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781732659018
Google: 3IzVugEACAAJ
Amazon: 173265901X
Goodreads: 41871404
Publisher: Star Wheel Books
Published: 2018-09-19T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

Uncle Lo’n

“THIS IS IT?”

“This is where the senior leaders of the cause reside. Yes.”

“It’s kind of a—” Duke cleared his throat and continued, “—let’s just say it leaves a bit to be desired.”

“Judging by your tone, I’m assuming that’s not a complimentary term,” returned Ja’a.

“Doesn’t seem like a place from which one would launch a planet-saving rebellion, if you ask me.”

“I didn’t,” Ja’a replied. She picked up the pace and headed under a natural archway created by two trees—one cracked into a right angle, the other with a posture crippled by age.

The archway led to a clearing surrounded by a grove of tropical trees and brush. It was dense, but not like the forests south of Dre’en where Duke and Ishiro’shea had first met their Neprian allies. Grass was in sparse clumps on the light tan soil which merged into grainy sand extending beyond the outer rim of trees west of the compound. Duke couldn’t see the ocean, but he could hear the waves just beyond their forest wall.

“Can you smell it?” Po’l asked boastfully.

“Is that a rhetorical question?” Duke smirked.

“That’s the smell of our beloved aquatic goddess; she who has both nurtured us from the bounty of her watery bosom and has buried men in her darkest depths for them never to return,” Po’l proclaimed triumphantly.

Duke and Ishiro’shea exchanged glances.

“He has a way with words,” whispered the Nova Texan to his mute friend.

“This perfume means that we are home, we are with our true friends, and we are in her tender care,” Po’l continued.

The other rebels stood around him, overcome with pride and admiration. All except Ja’a. Duke locked eyes with her and felt that he could read her mind—and it was telling him not to say what he was about to say.

“You know, Po’l,” Duke began. Ishiro immediately covered Uu’k’s ears. “Maybe it’s different here on Neprius, but if a woman’s parts smell like rotten fish and saltwater—maybe she needs to scrub her darkest depths a bit more.”

For a split second, Duke was hopeful that Po’l wouldn’t quite understand his meaning. He did.

“How dare you insult our land!”

“Technically, I insulted your water.”

Po’l, still a bit worse for wear, charged at Duke. The bounty hunter assumed a martial stance—but Te’o and Ma’n caught the lunging Neprian.

“It was just a joke, Po’l. Lighten up,” said Duke.

“A poor joke at that,” Ja’a interjected as she turned and headed towards the largest of the buildings.

“Ja’a, wait. I didn’t mean it like that. It was just a joke.” Duke took a step towards her but Ishiro extended his arm and halted his progress.

“Why’s Ja’a so mad?” asked Uu’k.

“Your Uncle Duke said something really dumb,” he said softly as he knelt down to her eye level.

“Figures,” Uu’k retorted.

“Hey!”

“And you aren’t my Uncle Duke.”

Ishiro was clearly pleased by his small companion’s attitude. However, she was soon interrupted by a very angry Po’l.

“LaGrange, I’ve had it. You may think this is a joke still and you can poke fun at me—I’m man enough to take it—but don’t insult the very place that we are fighting and dying to preserve.

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