The Clarke Chronicles Book 2: AI Awakening by Robert Boren

Author:Robert Boren [Boren, Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: South Bay Press
Published: 2019-02-05T22:00:00+00:00

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The Natural Worm Hole

J J and I were on the New Jersey bridge, waiting to be relieved by Cyrus, Tim, and Izzy. They arrived after about fifteen minutes.

“Hi, Captain,” Izzy said. “JJ.”

“Hello,” JJ said.

“Thanks so much for coming up,” I said. “We’ve been up too many hours. You’re our relief team. All well enough rested to work, I hope?”

“I’m good,” Tim said.

“Me too,” Cyrus said.

Izzy smiled. “I was bored. This will be a welcome change.”

“Good. We should get to the natural worm hole in six hours. We’ve got battle pilots watching for Overlords ships, and the AIs as well, although the main focus of the AIs at present is to find any weak spots we might have in the New Jersey.”

“Ah, don’t want Simone to do unto us what we did unto her, huh?” Cyrus asked.

“You got it.”

Tim’s brow furrowed. “We were patched into the video. They wasted two of our fighters. Not good.”

“That’s why we’ve got the pilots working with their AIs. They should be able to handle the rear-seat fighting much better than the onboard AI system.”

“Hey, when you get a chance, come down to the Zephyrus and check out Barney,” Izzy said. “He’s through the rest of his training. Those Neanderthals are wicked smart. I had no idea.”

“Yeah, he’s not the mascot anymore, that’s for sure,” Tim said.

“Has that changed his relationship with Deneuve very much?” JJ asked.

Izzy chuckled. “It’s like a parent child relationship, when the child is an adult.”

“Interesting. If he’s willing, we’ll use his capabilities. I’ll head down there once we’re in the jump. Has he been off the Zephyrus yet?”

Tim chuckled. “Not yet, Captain, but he’s been asking about it. He’s been looking at the video feeds of the bay and asking loads of questions. He understands that the Zephyrus is inside a larger ship.”

“Fascinating,” JJ said.

I finished giving a few instructions to them, and JJ and I left the bridge.

“Let’s get food and take it back to your stateroom,” JJ said.

“Love too, but we both need to sleep after we eat.”

JJ nodded. “I know, honey. I won’t keep you occupied for more than a few minutes. Promise.”

We had our food and were back at my stateroom in less than twenty minutes. We sat at my table to eat.

“What is that?” I asked, looking at her meal.

“Meatloaf,” she said, taking a bite. “Not bad. Tastes like real beef.”

I opened my package, which had turkey breast with mashed potatoes and green beans. The smell reminded me of grandma’s house. I ate quickly, the urge to sleep overpowering.

“You ate that fast,” JJ said. “Smelled good.”

“It was good. They must be farming turkeys someplace on this ship.”

She chuckled. “They’re just getting better and better at fooling us. Let’s go to bed. You don’t mind if I sleep with you, I hope?”

“Oh, you were planning on sleeping here?”

She eyed me silently, then got up and walked to the bed, her clothes coming off on the way. “C’mon.”

“Turn around,” I said.

“I thought you wanted to sleep.”

“I do, but I also want a better look than I had before.

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