Renegade Dawn: An Intergalactic Space Opera Adventure (Renegade Star Book 7) by J.N. Chaney

Author:J.N. Chaney [Chaney, J.N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: renegade star, Genetic Engineering, steampunk, scifi, cyberpunk
Publisher: Variant Publications, LLC.
Published: 2018-07-28T22:00:00+00:00

TWELVE

We slept in the ship, or tried to, anyway.

The ride was smooth, but the anticipation of what lay ahead hovered in the air like a fog. There was just too much we didn’t know, and that kind of uncertainty was never good for the mind. It led you to dwell on what might be, rather than what was. All the possibilities tugged at the back of your brain until it became too much, and that’s when the panic set in. That’s when you lost control.

But with the exception of Verne, I’d spent enough time with this crew to know that they weren’t about to buckle under the weight of the unknown. They wouldn’t give in to the little voice that begged them to be afraid, because none of us were new to fear. Not anymore.

The ship descended through the pit, passing hundreds of trilobites as they crawled along the rocky interior. Alphonse leaned his seat back and closed his eyes, falling asleep in only a few minutes. The man was so calm all the time, like nothing in the world could get to him. Could every Constable sleep whenever they chose? Was it some kind of special training or was that just Alphonse?

Whatever the case, I envied him. The only way I could sleep like that was with a bottle of whiskey in my belly, and I certainly didn’t have any at the moment.

After another hour, I noticed most of the others had followed, filling the cabin with light snores and heavy breathing. The only exception was Dressler, who continued to stare at her screen, wide-eyed and restless. I wondered how long that would last or if she could sustain that level of energy through the night. The woman’s brain couldn’t slow down once it got going, so there was a decent chance she wouldn’t rest until this job was done and we were back in Verdun. That was the downside of being a genius. Your brain didn’t know when to stop working.

I set my comm’s channel to go directly to Dressler’s. She was only about six meters behind me, but I didn’t want to wake the others. “See anything interesting?” I asked, keeping my voice low.

“Not particularly,” she muttered.

“Shame,” I answered, watching the holo. It showed us passing by another drone. Number thirty-three, to be exact. Only fifty-three more to go.

Alphonse let out a short snort, then licked his lips and turned away.

“Alright, Doc, let’s hear it,” I said, kicking my feet onto the dash, partially disrupting the holo display. It flickered chaotically before settling.

“Hear what?” she asked.

“I know you’ve already concocted all sorts of wild theories about what you think is down there,” I said. “Including what all that Neutronium is for.”

“Do you?” she asked with a smirk. “Interesting. Perhaps you know me too well, Captain.”

“I’m a student of people. What can I say?”

“Do you know why the Union created Neutronium in the first place?” she asked.

“No idea,” I said, honestly. “I know it’s good for smuggling kids, though.

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