Origin by Scott Jasper T
Author:Scott, Jasper T. [Scott, Jasper T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy
ISBN: 9781493645329
Amazon: B00GAPWQC4
Goodreads: 18815240
Publisher: Anthem Press
Published: 2013-10-23T07:00:00+00:00
Ethan awoke to the sound of a woman screaming.
Where am I? he wondered.
He tried to sit up, but the warning jolt which passed through his wrists gave him pause. His hands and feet were bound with stun cords, and he couldnât move too much without provoking a shock. Rather than try again, he just turned his head where he lay to get his bearings. The room was dark. Shattered transpiranium panels glittered on the floor beneath a row of floor-to-ceiling window frames. Far below those broken windows lay a hangar deck and a crashed upside down transport.
Suddenly Ethan remembered, and he knew where he was. He was in the ruined control tower of one of the Valiantâs venture-class hangars. Theyâd managed to get aboard the carrier just before it had jumped to SLS, but like a right skriff heâd shot off his mouth about having been here before with Gina. Back then he had been wearing a holoskin of the pilot Adan Reese, and heâd been forced to explain to his squad mates and Gina that heâd been working for Brondiâwhich explained why he was now wearing stun cords. It also explained the throbbing pain in the side of his head where he vaguely recalled that Ginaâs elbow had connected with his skull.
The woman screamed again, and this time Ethan heard heavy footsteps approaching. He turned away from the broken viewports and saw Alara, limned in the pale white light spilling in from the broken windows and the shadowy hangar bay beyond. Even in the dark he recognized her. She sat on a sleeping pallet beside him, looking around with wide, terrified eyes. Then the booming footsteps stopped, and they both turned to see the dark outline of a zephyr appear in an open doorway at the far end of the room. âShut up!â the vanguard sentinel hissed.
Alara just screamed louder.
âShhh! Shut the frek up!â
âWhere am I? Who are you? Why is it so dark?â
âAlara, calm down,â Ethan said.
âMy nameâs not Alara, itâs Angel!â she replied.
Ethanâs heart sank. Her slave chip was working again in full force.
âAngel, huh?â the sentinel said. âWell shut up, Angel, before you bring a whole regiment of Brondiâs men down on us. They can probably hear you screaming all the way from the bridge.â
âBrondi?â Alara asked, sounding hopeful. âWhere is he?â
âIn his quarters, sleeping like a good little crime lord, would be my guess. Now go back to sleep.â
Ethan thought he recognized that vanguardâs voice. He guessed it was the medic whoâd attended Alaraâs injuries. âExalian!â he said. âWhere is everyone?â
The vanguard turned to him. âFrek, now you, too! Donât you two get it? Weâre undercover âat least I am. Just my luck to get stuck babysitting the two of you. Iâm more likely to get killed here than with my squad! Look, if either of you gives us away, Brondiâs men are going to kill us. Get it? Real simple.â
âWhy would they do that?â Alara asked.
âBecause weâre here to take this ship back from themâthatâs why! Now shut up or Iâll stun you both.
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