Hyperspace High by Zac Harrison

Author:Zac Harrison
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: 978-1-4342-6306-3, 978-1-4342-6310-0, Hyperspace High, Zac Harrison, Dani Geremia, Stone Arch Books, space, aliens, boarding school, science fiction
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2014-02-21T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9

With his chin in his hands, John stared at words scrolling across a large screen in the ship’s library. “Zepp,” he groaned, “can’t you just download all this stuff straight into my brain? I won’t mind. Honestly.”

“I could do that,” said Zepp, causing John to sit up in his chair, hope flashing in his eyes. “If you had an elegantly designed electronic brain,” the computer continued, “and not a messy chunk of jelly.”

John rolled his eyes and slumped back, muttering, “Great. Thanks. Now I feel so much better.”

Sighing, he stared around the library. It was a beautiful room, lined with paintings and ancient books in glass cabinets, probably far too precious ever to be taken out and read. Soft lighting showed empty desks. As usual, John was the only person in the room. Students could access all the information they needed from anywhere on the ship and most preferred to work in their own dormitories. John had only started working in the library at Zepp’s suggestion. It was quiet and peaceful, with no distractions like Kaal asking him for a game of Zero-G war.

By now, John was starting to hate the place. When he wasn’t in class or eating, he had been spending every waking hour in the library for the past seven days. Even while the rest of the school was enjoying the weekend, he had been hunched in front of a screen from breakfast until lights-out.

“You’ve learned a lot in a week,” Zepp said more seriously. “In some subjects, you’ve caught up with the rest of the class.”

John nodded. Math had been easy. Numbers were the same throughout the universe and he had always been good at math. His talent had been the reason Wortham Court School had offered him a scholarship. Zepp had introduced him to some new mathematical ideas, but they hadn’t taken long to understand.

But the other subjects were a problem. Before he could even start the mountain of homework various teachers had handed out, he had had to start from scratch in almost every subject, beginning with work the other students had covered years before. Even with Zepp patiently explaining, it had been a struggle. John was sure all the information he was trying to fit inside his head would soon make it explode.

“Let’s just go over these chapters on the early development of hyperspace technology again, then we’ll make a start on the history of the First Galactic Council,” said Zepp.

As pages he had already read three times reappeared on screen, John muttered under his breath and leaned in closer, hand poised over his ThinScreen to take notes.

An hour later, the screen suddenly went blank. “Lunchtime,” Zepp announced. “Let’s pick up from here after you’ve had something to eat.”

“Are you sure you don’t mind helping me? I’m sure you’ve got more important things to do.”

Zepp said, “My processors are more than capable of multitasking. Who did you think was flying the ship while I was tutoring you? I am very happy to assist you in any way I can.

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