Return to the Traveler by Craig Martelle

Author:Craig Martelle [Martelle, Craig]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-14T16:00:00+00:00

When Nothing Is Something

The Golden Warrior jumped to the top of the table and strolled casually to Braden.

“Do not scratch me.” Braden crossed his arms and limited his exposed flesh. He was happy to have finally dried out so he could move without the shock of cold and wet clothing touching him.

‘But you deserve it,’ G-War countered.

Fea jumped next to him. ‘We talked about this,’ she purred. The orange ‘cat sat and stared daggers at the back of Braden’s head.

“I’m with G. Sitting around is grating on my very soul. Let’s explore. I’m heading to the rear core to visit the Livestock Level. Andy and Betafor, you come with us.”

“We shall accompany you. That is our task.”

Braden shook his head and bit his tongue. “Any news of any sort, Holly?”

“Yes! The King of the Aurochs has set a new record in the amount of destruction to the fields. I’ve had to commission more Bots with the sole purpose of following him around.”

Micah snickered before looking away.

“I appreciate the update,” Braden started as he reached back to scratch G-War’s head, getting his finger bitten for his trouble. “But what I’m looking for is from within the Traveler. Any news from your army of ‘droids?”

“Nothing beyond what was expected.”

“I don’t know what you expected, so that doesn’t answer my question. Are there any creatures in places that would be a risk to building a colony on board this ship?”

“The Androids have not found any, Master Braden.”

“It seems odd,” Micah joined in, “that of all the corridors and rooms, we find the one with the electric mutants.”

“There are more of those, but those billeting areas have been welded shut.”

“You’re killing me, Holly!” Braden said. “That’s the kind of news I was looking for, not that Brandt is on a rampage to fill his bottomless pit.”

“I believe it is bottomless. I will project a map through your neural implants showing our progress. You can highlight and adjust your view independently.”

Braden and Micah unfocused as they brought up their screens. Jocelyn stood nearby, unsure of what to do. “Should I look, too?” she asked.

Micah minimized her window and faced the governor. “Have you been practicing at all with the implant?”

“It gave me such a headache the first day, I was afraid of it.”

“We forgot all about you in everything else,” Micah apologized. She put her hand on the taller woman’s arm. “You shouldn’t get the headaches anymore. The knowledge of the universe is only a blink away. I’ll talk you through it. Look at the dot down and to the right of where you can see. Focus on it and blink.”

“The screen like we saw in New Sanctuary is now blocking the vision from my right eye.” Jocelyn closed her right eye and tried to focus only through he left. She started to flail, reaching for something to hold onto. Micah grabbed her.

“Relax. Look up and blink.”

“It’s gone now.” Jocelyn’s breathing slowed.

“Bring the screen back up. Think of yourself in your office and you have a desk full of reports.

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