The Lollipop of Influence (The Sphere of Influence Book 2) by Mjke Wood

Author:Mjke Wood [Wood, Mjke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-07T12:00:00+00:00

Florence began to have doubts. It was all very well pointing your nose at the distant white dot that was Old Blue Eyes, but was she sure? There were an awful lot of white dots out there. Sure, this one seemed bigger and brighter than the others, but Kaydence Wilson had no deck, no roof, no walls. She was a mere frame. Space was all around. There is a lot of sky in space, it’s not just in the place where you look “up”. On land you can see half the sky. Well, not even half, because near the horizon the thicker atmosphere obscures all but the brightest stars, and often there are hills that get in the way. In space, the sky extends in every direction, and no part of it is any less clear than every other part. So, yes, space is big, and in all directions there are more visible stars. Every direction in which Florence turned the ship there was something bright enough to be Blue Eyes, except, of course, for the pink ball of Little Pinky, and the big, sun-like star they called Sun, and when she turned that way she just went blind for a while.

It occurred to her she could fly this ship like a natural, like it was an extension of her limbs; she could handle it just like a trapeze, but she couldn’t find her way anywhere. She didn’t have the slightest idea how to navigate, and by the time she’d confirmed this startling truth, and realised that it might just be better to head back to the Queen, then the Queen herself had gone, reduced to just one of the trillion or so stars.

So, she decided it would have to be Little Pinky, with its away team comprising: commandos, her nymphomaniac ex-boss, and the slimy reptile, Slicker. It would have to do. She turned the ship and headed for a shallow orbit. Then it happened, just above the horizon: another star rose into view. No, not a star, this one was blue and it wasn’t a pin-point light source, it was a full, bright disc. No question. She’d found Blue Eyes.

Florence smiled. She pulled up the nose of the Kaydence Wilson and bounced off the atmosphere of Pinky. She was heading for a world all to herself. She was heading for Old Blue Eyes.

How long would it take? She’d heard mention of it being a two- or three-day transit. Maybe less, because her stripped-down ship wouldn’t be carrying any unnecessary weight, like supplies… and bodywork. She had plenty of life support and her suit was plumbed-in for food and drink. But three days in a suit? Not good. She opened up the throttle until she was pulling over four gees. She’d be damned if she was going to hang around for three days. There were worse things than a bit of weight on her chest.

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