The Seryys Chronicles: Death Wish by Nicholson Joseph

Author:Nicholson, Joseph [Nicholson, Joseph]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Malachite Quills Publishing
Published: 2012-06-27T16:00:00+00:00

Dah was running home as fast as he could. Not only was he in danger if he had drawn the attention of an Agent, but Bria was in danger, too. He ran, looking back over his shoulder to make sure he wasn’t being followed. With his attention behind him, he nearly ran over a teenage boy.

“Hey, gramps! Watch it!” he snapped, after regaining his balance.

“Sorry!” he said as he kept running.

He made it back to his apartment and sure enough, Bria was still there and had followed his orders to the letter. If circumstances weren’t so dire, he would have taken her right there on the floor of the living room, but they needed to get out of there as soon as possible.

“Hey, big boy,” she said seductively. “What’s the hurry?” Dah said nothing, just ran for the bedroom. “Oh! I see.” She followed with a smile on her face.

That smile disappeared quickly when she saw her lover packing a bag with enough weapons take down a police station.

“Get dressed! We need to leave like ten minutes ago!”

“Why? What’s wrong?”

“We’ve attracted the wrong kind of attention and we’re in danger!”

“Who’s after you?”

“Please, no questions right now. I just need you to trust me and get moving.”

“Okay,” she replied.

They were packed and dressed in five minutes. Dah was carrying all the bags and still running faster than she could. It was the military training on Gorn Planet; it made him stronger than the average man and she found that out last night.

Using his codepad, he started the Star Splitter before they even got there. The engines were humming and hot when they arrived and the hatch was open for them. He threw all the bags in and helped Bria up into the ship. Once he was in, he slapped the button that closed the hatch and ran for the cockpit.

“Joon,” Dah yelled. “Engine status!”

“Engines are primed and ready, sir. Though I don’t particularly like the urgency in your voice.”

“We’re in trouble. Run pre-flight checklist while I get Bria strapped in.”

“As you wish, captain.” Bria was strapped in with her crash harness and so was Dah and it only took about thirty seconds when Joon’s voice broke the silence. “Checklist complete, sir. All systems nominal.”

“Good. Let’s get the hell out of here!”

He kicked the throttle hard, left the garage attached to his apartment, and soared for one of the higher, less-traveled sky lanes heading southwest.

“Where are we going?” Bria asked, stress and fear filling her voice.

“Tanbarder. It’s a small mining town along Kal’Hoom Canyon. I have family there. We should be safe there for a while, at least until I can figure out what to do. Joon?”

“Yes, captain?”

“Patch me through to my brother’s com unit. I want to let him know we’re coming.”

“As you wish, sir.” A few seconds later, Joon’s voice came back. “I have him, sir. Patching him through to the cockpit com station now.”

A mirror image of Dack’Tandy Dah stood in view of the camera. Dack’Tander was Dack’Tandy’s identical twin brother.

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