Star Guild Episodes 1 - 9 (Star Guild Saga) by Brandon Ellis

Author:Brandon Ellis
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Star Guild
Published: 2015-01-17T07:00:00+00:00

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Overseer Chase Byrd opened his eyes to see a dark gray ebb ceiling dotted with red and black rock. The usual, he thought. But, what wasn't usual was the room. It wasn't his and he was lying in a bed with the sheets tucked tightly against his feet and he never made his bed that way.

Where am I?

He moved his eyes. They stung and it felt like his eye muscles were cramping. He closed his eyes and rubbed them with his fingers, which didn't do any good.

He tried to sit up, but grunted and fell backwards as pain shot through his head, then down to his chest and arms.

What happened to me?

Then he heard paper shuffling somewhere in the background and turned his head, but felt a sensation best described as someone squeezing his skull in a vice, which made him squint and moan in anguish.

Once the episode had passed, he was able to lie still. “Hello?” he voiced with a cracked whisper. No one answered, so he tried again. “Water, please.” His words were another fractured whisper. His mouth was dry and his tongue felt much thicker than usual.

A young, unrecognizable voice finally replied. “Wow, bud. Welcome back.”

Chase opened his eyes to see a young man standing a mile away, but quickly realized he had to be experiencing tunnel vision. He closed his eyes and re-opened them, just to experience more of the same, but with more cramping, which didn't help.

With a strained voice, he asked, “Who are you?”

“It's me, Devon Gray, the tech assistant for Savanna Levons. Remember me?”

Chase gave a nod, and was glad the movement hadn’t hurt. “Where am I?”

“You're in the Political Infirmary.”

Chase rubbed his eyes again, trying to help his focus find normalcy. “Why am I here?”

Devon gave a little laugh that said, don't you know? But, then he realized that his laugh was inappropriate and thought, he's been shot, Dufus, reminding himself that he had been just half a step away from being in Chase's position the night before. He'd been shot, too, but it was minor compared to Chase's injuries. And yesterday, when Devon went into the Suficell Pod, it had worked its magic. He hadn't felt any pain since then and considered himself healed, until he looked down at the bandages wrapped around his knee. Well, not completely healed.

He looked at Chase who was staring at him, although Chase seemed strained and unfocused, as if he was having difficulty seeing him.

“Someone tried to kill you, Chase. And from what I heard, you were brought here after they found you. But it looks like the Suficell Pods patched you up okay.”

“It doesn't feel that way. How long have I been out?” Chase grimaced from a sensation, much like a needle penetrating his flesh all the way down his arms.

“Three days.”

Chase wanted to jump out of bed. Three days? And then it hit him all at once. He was walking back to the hovertrain station, feeling on top of the world, when he was pushed to the ground by some terrible, burning force.

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