Moving Earth (Space Cowboys Book 2) by Dean C. Moore

Author:Dean C. Moore [Moore, Dean C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mark Freeman Publishing
Published: 2019-06-29T22:00:00+00:00

SEVENTY-THREE

THE HAUGHT GALAXY

PLANET BRAVAS

Dillon and Rose sauntered through the military academy, the cadets forever in training. “I don’t know how I feel about my daughter going to a military academy, Dillon. The place seems a little uptight.” She was referring to the cadets’ ability to maintain tight marching formations, strip their weapons apart and put them back together at frightening speeds, and…as for the ones playing war games, the savage economy of movement and humorless efficiency with which they carried out their orders, from placing the enemy under siege, to capturing key assets from the ones determined to secure them.

“She and I have been drafted to help keep the military safe where they’re going, using a combination of her hacking abilities to make sure the space fleets’ increased dependence on tech doesn’t also make them more vulnerable, and my acumen in cosmological physics, to ensure there are no space anomalies out there from which our ships can’t escape.”

“You mean like black holes, that kind of thing?”

“Well, we’re not there yet, obviously, but in time, yes…” Dillon affirmed. He was tempted to add “and to make sure there are no space anomalies from which the Gypsy Galaxy as a whole can’t escape, once it is free of The Collectors and, like a standing army, constantly on the move across space-time. To say nothing of making sure anyone with technology like The Collectors possessed never got their hands on the Gypsy Galaxy again, either.” But he knew what it was to be mentally fragile, at least when he enjoyed his own moments of resurgent lucidity, like now, like a dolphin breaching, however seldomly.

Rose scratched the scruff of Rex’s neck intermittently as they walked. The dog strolled alongside them in perfect sync, taking in everything.

“And this virtual reality game we’re in…?” Rose said.

Dillon restrained a sigh, playing along, for now, for his wife’s sake. “So we can try on our new jobs for size, see if they really fit us, and they in turn can assess if we’re truly up to the task.”

“That’s reassuring. I’d hate to think we were actually committed. I’ve got to tell you I still feel very non-committal.”

“You and I both, but we have to think of our daughter and what makes her happiest.” Dillon issued a command to the dog with a gesture. Rex shot after one of the military cadets standing at attention, grabbed him by the arm with its mouth, and dragged him to the ground. Dillon issued the release command and the dog returned to their side.

The cadet stood back up, gave them a nasty look, before returning to standing at attention with all the rest.

“I don’t know, dear. I think the dog is a bit out of its depths. You sure this video game isn’t busted? I would think at this level that the dog would have disappeared by now, confined to one of the lower levels.”

“Nonsense. I’ll show you.” Dillon fitted one of the vests in the cart he was carrying behind him to Rex, strapping it around the dog’s chest.

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