The Full Circle Six by Edward T. Anthony

Author:Edward T. Anthony
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Publish on Demand Global LLC

CHAPTER EIGHT

The Sound of Cannon Fire

In the second of the three days that it took for the racecraft to be repaired, Juhaen, Freddie, and Sammy all approached Drake at the same time to request that Priscilla be made a permanent member of the team. Drake pulled Sammy aside to his personal quarters to discuss it. When they were behind the closed door, the commander turned to his ship and shield technician and spoke.

“It’s going to be up to you, whether or not the woman stays,” he informed Sammy. “I’m going to be gone anyway, but I don’t think it’s such a bad idea. She has shots, you know.”

“You’re really serious about this retirement thing, aren’t you, D.J.?” Sammy was still holding out a little hope that it had been the stress talking.

Drake nodded gravely in response. He had been through enough in his career to be happy with himself. Drake let out an audible groan as his eye caught the picture of the original five once again. He recalled that it was much more fun back then. Battles were fought with strength, not trickery. Loyalty to the team meant everything, and if anything were ever wrong with any of them, old Croxy had the cure in its medical case.

“It won’t be the same without you, cap,” Sammy did not want the commander to think him weak, but had to let his friend know that he would be missed.

“Feel up to a game of hand-eye?” Drake asked him, out of nowhere.

“You’re on!” Sammy accepted Drake’s challenge with a grin.

On the way to the recreational quarters, they ran into Kraus, who knew instantly what was going on by the way his two old friends were walking.

“Looking for a rematch?” He was overacting on the smugness a bit, but the others knew this to be his way of messing around and gladly brought him along.

The match was over in seven minutes, this time Sammy was the victor. Drake was again, of course, the first to be eliminated, and it did not take much longer, obviously, for Kraus to slip up and use the same paddle in consecutive strike-returns.

After the game, the three disbanded to check on various repairs about the racecraft. Drake wanted to check on the loading zone, Sammy was going to supervise the shields, and Kraus went to help Juhaen with random, scattered jobs.

It seemed everything was finally going smoothly, although it had taken them fighting the civil war that the planet Dooghin so desperately needed to free them. Drake was forcing the whole crew to try the corn every time he caught one, or any number, of them in the consuming quarters. Freddie had gone back to wearing his dress-like robes and singing again, mostly tales of his endless beauty, chivalry, bravery, and his undying love for Priscilla, who acted as if it were all a comical game, when, in actuality, she had become quite fond of the engine and fuel operator, and thought him quite charming, though a touch ostentatious.

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