Precious Galaxy Boxed Set (Books 1-4): Corruption, Investigation, Determination, Obliteration by Sarah Noffke & Michael Anderle

Author:Sarah Noffke & Michael Anderle [Noffke, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2018-10-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Four

Hatch’s Lab, Ricky Bobby, Cacama System

Hatch had celebrated so many accomplishments. He’d built ships, weapons, devices that made holes in space and time. However, there were few things that stacked up to this moment.

He stood back, looking at the GAD-C, allowing a rare smile to form on his face. “What a beauty,” he said to himself.

“I think it needs some fuzzy dice hanging from the rearview mirror,” Pip said overhead.

Hatch rolled his eyes. “It’s not the DeLorean.” He ran his tentacle over the bed of the machine. It was white with blue lights outlining the large surface. Overhead was a series of lasers and lights, all specialized with a technology unlike anything he’d ever created before.

“The DeLorean,” Pip said fondly. “I look forward to taking that baby for a spin.”

“Only once you get a body,” Hatch stated. “And we’ll see about you driving one of my cars. Remember what happened the last time?”

“It was a tiny scratch.”

“Doesn’t matter. Speaking of the DeLorean, I look forward to getting back to that project. The car still can’t get up to the right speed.”

“When will you get back to it?” Pip asked.

“When my apprentice is returned, of course,” Hatch said, pulling his tentacle back from the machine. A rawness covered his insides at the thought of Knox Gunnerson, locked away in a dark database.

“I meant when do I get a body?” Pip asked.

“Oh, of course this is about you.”

“Look, if you make me a body, think about how much more help I can I be to you,” the AI reasoned.

“I can only think of all the trouble you’ll get yourself into.”

“You’re about to make bodies for almost a hundred people,” Pip pointed out. “Why can’t you make one for me?”

“Because they supply the magic ingredient: DNA,” Hatch explained.

“Oh, well, you’ll figure something out,” Pip stated, as the entirety of the crew of Ricky Bobby entered the lab.

Hatch looked at them, for a moment disbelieving that these were the only beings on the ship. Liesel Diesel. Jack Renfro. Lieutenant Bailey Tennant. Detective Lewis Harlowe. Vitos Rigar. Dejoure Flournoy and of course, Harley.

They may not have been a big team, but already they’d made huge strides. Hatch felt pride for the individuals before him. Most would have failed at the obstacles they’d had to face to recover from this tragedy, but not this team. They were honest, brave and smart. He and Jack had done well to pick Bailey and Lewis, and the evidence was before him.

Hatch regarded the server and database that currently housed the consciousnesses of almost one hundred individuals. It was the retrieval of this machine and the K-factor that had made the next steps possible.

“May I present to you all, for the first time ever, the GAD-C,” Hatch stated, presenting the machine with two tentacles. “I haven’t had a chance to test it because there’s only one way to do that.” He picked up seven pairs of goggles, and passed them out to the crew. “Here, put these on.” Hatch lowered a pair over his own head to protect his eyes.

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