The Ghalian Code by Scott Baron

Author:Scott Baron [Baron, Scott]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Published: 2020-10-31T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Three

The spacecraft that exited its jump in the middle of nowhere had done so abruptly, and with an unusually strong bit of magic. The space around it crackled with the overflow of dangerously discharged power before settling back into its normal inky blackness.

The term “middle of nowhere” was particularly apt in this instance, as the ship had jumped not to one of the myriad systems in the galaxy, but to that empty space where nothing dwelled.

The darkness between the solar systems.

It hadn’t been intentional. An emergency jump to whatever coordinates were available had been all there was time for, and Demelza had done her best to simply get them out of the mess they were in as fast as she was able.

But in the process, Uzabud’s ship had been flung to a place utterly devoid of light and life.

People would venture into the black from time to time. It was perfectly normal, and even needed at times when the jump between systems was particularly long. But to do so unintentionally was never anyone’s choice. Yet here they were.

Uzabud was the first to question their circumstances when he roused from the abrupt nap caused by the pressures of what might very well have been his final maneuver had he failed. He quickly scanned the area, trying to get a fix on where they were and what their status was.

Hozark was already up, kneeling beside his fallen friend. Demelza had not been strapped in when they jumped, which was normally not a problem. But with the forces of Bud’s daring maneuver in play, she had been rudely slammed to the deck the moment the jump engaged.

“What––” she said as she began to wake.

“Slowly,” Hozark said. “We are safe. Take a moment and gather your bearings.”

She did as he asked, slowly taking stock of her body. She seemed intact, but the throbbing told her she would have a decent bump on her head, and quite an ache to go along with it. But it appeared that aside from that, she was all right.

“Oh, my stomach,” Laskar said, unslumping in his seat.

Hozark was about to move to check on him when quite abruptly he and Demelza quite abruptly began floating. A few moments later, they were dropped back to the deck.

“Ouch,” she grumbled with annoyance.

“Bud, the Drookonus,” Hozark called out to his friend.

The pilot wasted no time, quickly pulling the magical device free. It was still orange-hot from the excessive power that had been pulled from it, thin wisps of smoke trailing up into the compartment’s air.

“Ouch! Shit, that’s hot!” he said, dropping it to the deck with a loud thunk.

The sound woke Henni. The violet-haired woman slowly raised her head, taking a deep, pained breath. Even more than the others, the rigors of their escape had taken their toll on her wee body. She immediately passed out once more.

“Where the hell are we?” Laskar mumbled as he cleared his head and looked at his console. “What happened? Who jumped us here?”

“That would be me,” Demelza said, rising to her feet.

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