Star Hookers Space Pirates: in: The interrgalactic drug war by David A. Sizemore

Author:David A. Sizemore [Sizemore, David A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-19T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17: A Rude Awakening

Peter awoke with a pounding headache and a dry mouth, feeling drugged, wrists zip tied together, not knowing where he was. This was strange because he had not drunk anything while hammering out the details with Yuen and didn’t remember ordering the zip-ties. With difficulty, he managed to pry his eyes open to find himself mostly staring at dirt, a sliver of sky, and some blurry figures. He tested his restraints and found them very secure. He must have let out some grunts because the toe of a boot prodded him, and he heard a female-sounding voice.

“Oh, good. You're awake! Juan bring him and the others some water,” the voice said, speaking to someone he couldn't see, “Untie their hands and get them upright. We need to have a little talk.”

With the help of his unknown captors, Peter was soon sitting upright, sipping some water from a canteen, and looking around at his surroundings. They were in a gully with two large, exploratory AWD vehicles. Monica, Oscar, and Marcus sat a short distance away looking bewildered and groggy, while two burly figures and a smaller one, pointed weapon at them. It was hard to tell what sex they were or if they were human. They were wrapped head to toe in camouflage, filtered masks, snug hoods, gloves and goggles.

“Excuse me, but what THE FUCK? Peter croaked, sweeping his chin around to encompass the group. The smaller figure of their captors set its gun down, removed the face mask, and flipped back the hood to reveal what appeared to be a human female.

“Sorry for the rude awakening, folks,” she laughed. “Actually-- I'm not, but old pleasantries die hard. You have something I need, Captain Farlon, and the others are just a bonus.” A lascivious glint welled in her eye as she looked at the others.

“I'm sorry, but I don't remember being introduced. What could we possibly have that you want? Who are you?” Peter asked bewildered.

“Oh, I'm Doctor Jane Morrissey, meetcha...” their female captor said miming a fake handshake. “I’m afraid I am in need of your ship’s computer.”

Peter snarled, even as he was going cold with fear. “You couldn't ask nicely?” The craziest person on the moon was their captor

“Sure, like a complete stranger is going to walk up to you and ask, ‘Mister, can I borrow your AI for a while?' Besides, I need you and a link to your computer on site. There simply are no computers big enough on this planet. Yuen, his luscious sister, and other scientists have good computers, but no AI. For some reason Dong Xi prohibits them. Must be a communist thing.”

“I've been trying for years to decipher the language and figure out what the machinery does with my bare brain, and a portable computer. I finally gave up. It’s too complex. I've been waiting for an AI of sufficient size and power for years to visit this rock, and here you are. I have spies everywhere, and some of the station dock workers are on my payroll.

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