Once Upon A Galactic Time (Alpha Red Book 1) by N.D. SHAR

Author:N.D. SHAR [SHAR, N.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-03-30T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

17

It’s not long before my laser rifle gets hot in my hands. Non-stop fire is what this battle is. We must protect the shuttle at all cost. Williams is doing his best, I know that, but he’s not delivering in terms of speed. Our enemy are.

“They jump around like fucking flees!” Sanchez yells.

“There’s hundreds of them,” Jones replies.

“Yeah, at least!”

My chief and the lieutenant are bonding over this fight.

“Shut up, you two, and concentrate. This is target practice.”

Stella’s a lot more talkative today, and clearly in instructor mode. She continues to deliver rude commands and, from time to time, helpful observations. All the while, she jumps from one boulder to the next, and pulverizes one attacking form after the other. Shoot, move, cover, reload… Part of me wishes I could sit back and just watch her as she works. She makes it look easy, a beautiful dance. In fact, it’s lethal, and a bloody carnage. At least, not on our side.

“They’re a handful,” Bryn comments.

“Don’t let them get so close,” Stella replies.

Good advice but, no matter how good our own team is, we can’t kill them fast enough. Now, they’re spreading out, too.

“Right flank, Stella,” I warn, as they start coming round the side.

“Think I’m blind, Commander?” she retorts.

She takes care of the attackers in that quadrant, while I dive behind a boulder to avoid losing my head to another laser blast. These beings are a little too accurate for my taste.

“Starting to get low on ammo!” Jones soon announces. “I’m making every shot count, but…”

“Williams?” Bryn asks over the comm.

“Almost there!” he replies. “Hang on five more minutes!”

Stella starts to alternate between laser shots and throwing electrical charges at the enemy. Both are equally effective. I also make every shot count, but the assault is relentless, and I need to keep throwing ammo at those guys. I seek cover behind another rock, briefly feel along the side of my leg to check on one more available weapon. Happens to be my favorite: seventeen inches of black-coated 1095 carbon steel, mixed with 10% Elementium and a hard rubber handle for grip. I love knives because they’re so simple. As long as I have this one, lack of ammo doesn’t mean I won’t be any less dangerous. Stella catches my movement, as she drops in to reload her own weapon.

“Enjoy playing rough, Commander?”

Her shoulder against mine is heavier than it needs to be.

“Always,” I reply, and watch her amber eyes sparkle.

“Copy that,” she says.

She’s off shooting again before I can say anything else, but her words twist my insides in a peculiar way. You’re in the middle of a fight, Redfield! I throw myself back into it.

“Two more minutes!” Hennisen informs us. “We’re nearly done.”

Sounds like he started to help Williams, instead of ordering him to fix things, which would be a welcome development.

“Stay close,” Stella advises the rest of our team. “Nice and tight, like a wall. That’s it!”

We’re putting up one hell of a strong line of defense in front of the shuttle.

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