Invincible: An Epic Space OperaAlien Invasion Adventure by Sean Robins

Author:Sean Robins [Robins, Sean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-02-20T00:00:00+00:00

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One day, Kurt and I were working out at Winterfell’s gym—a big room full of high-tech, white equipment—when Allen, accompanied by a large Slavic-looking man with a hard face and ridiculously huge biceps, approached us. “Kurt, meet one of our new recruits.”

Kurt raised his eyebrows. “Sergei Molanov, as I live and breathe. How on earth did you end up in here? This is Jim, by the way. Jim, Sergei here used to be Palermo’s head of security.”

“And lucky for you, apparently not very good at his job,” I blurted out before my brain could catch up with my mouth. I didn’t need this big scary-looking Russian as an enemy.

Sergei glared at me; then he told Kurt, “After Palermo’s assassination, I was court-martialed and accused of negligence of my duties. As if it was my fault he couldn’t keep it in his pants. I ran and later was contacted by the Resistance. I was told my particular set of skills would be appreciated. And here I am now.”

Kurt shook his hand. “Welcome aboard. We can totally use a man like you. How’s the kidney?”

“The one you shot?” Sergei gave him a hard look. “They had to remove it. I got transplant.”

Kurt smiled. “Did you really have to take a bullet for Palermo, of all people?”

Sergei shrugged. “I was just doing my job.”

“That’s exactly what I said when Allen here insisted I shoot you too when I was eighty-sixing Palermo,” said Kurt.

“So, you are big boss around here?” Sergei asked.

I found it amusing that Sergei, like a lot of Russians, didn’t use articles when he talked, despite otherwise speaking perfect English. Kurt smiled sadly. “You’d think that, right? No. Our commander’s a man named Tarq. You might meet him soon enough.”

I added, “Fair warning: Dude’s super bossy. When he says jump, you can’t even ask how high.”

“That’s weird. I didn’t picture you as order-following type,” Sergei told Kurt.

Kurt and I exchanged a look, and I said, “Let’s go. I’ll give you a tour. And after that, I want to show you something.”

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