Space Crime Conspiracy by Gareth P. Jones

Author:Gareth P. Jones
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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29

‘The name’s Hal Shorn, and you might want to hold on to your thanks’

Stanley hurriedly followed Jupp into her room.

‘Why you have to joggle me around?’ asked Spore.

‘Stay quiet, and stay out of sight,’ said Stanley, shoving him back inside his pocket.

Hearing voices coming up the stairs, Stanley pushed the door shut behind him. Jupp pressed a button to the side of the window and the glass disappeared. Stanley leaned out. It was only the first floor, but it still looked like a long way down.

Jupp ran to the door, where the voices were getting louder.

‘Hurry,’ she whispered. ‘I can hear Kevolo.’

Stanley put a foot on the windowsill and climbed out. The wall was built on a sharp gradient and the moss and other plant life that covered it didn’t feel particularly strong, but he edged out and pushed himself flat against it.

Jupp stuck her head out of the window. ‘There’s a ledge above you where the roof flattens out. Climb up and hide.’

She went back inside and the glass reformed. Stanley felt his heartbeat quicken with panic. The roof had looked much more climbable than it was. He could see the ledge that Jupp was talking about, but when he moved his hand to reach it his foot slipped and he slid down a couple of centimetres. Inside the room, he could hear familiar voices.

‘Hey, Kevolo, man, you got no right to come barging into my pad. No right, man,’ Quil Tisket was saying.

‘You will address me as Commander Kevolo, and I have reason to believe that you are harbouring a dangerous criminal, which gives me the right to search your premises under section 413b of the Therapian Independence Agreement.’

‘On what grounds do you believe that, man?’ asked Quil.

‘They brought the boy with them on their ship,’ said the distinctive voice of Boosky Retch.

General P’Tang said, ‘You are a wretched little creature, aren’t you?’

‘I like him even less when he’s on our side,’ said Officer Grogun.

‘Section 413b of the Therapian Independence Agreement still requires you to get a warrant,’ said Quil.

‘You seem remarkably well informed,’ Commander Kevolo said.

‘I helped draft that bit of the agreement.’

‘It’s a shame that you’re not up to date on some recent changes in the law, then.’

‘Changes? What changes, man?’

‘As a direct consequence of the murder of President Vorlugenar, the recent disappearance of the suspect Stanley Bound and the ongoing problem of the Marauding Picaroons, I have declared a state of emergency. This means no warrant is necessary and that you and your Gustovian cohort will not have time to hide the murderer you’re harbouring.’

‘That’s completely out of order. I do not recognise your authority,’ said General P’Tang.

‘Yeah, it’s totally spurious, man,’ said Quil. ‘You still got to say why you’re searching my pad, man.’

‘I’m searching your pad, man, as you put it, because of your known links with the disruptive organisation known as the League,’ said Commander Kevolo.

‘The League is a legitimate protest group, man. We’re just holding up a mirror to you guys.

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