A Most Unlikely Hero, Vol. 7 by Brandon Varnell

Author:Brandon Varnell [Varnell, Brandon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Publisher: Kitsune Incorporated
Published: 2020-02-10T22:00:00+00:00

4

Alex stood in the communication room, a smaller interior enclosed by walls on only three sides. The fourth side was dedicated entirely to a massive screen. It was currently blank, but Alex had used a device that he had made for the specific purpose of contacting his sister while traveling across the galaxy.

Gabrielle called it Mr. Caller, but Alex just referred to it as The Intergalactic Communicator. Of course, it wasn’t a communicator. It was a device that allowed alien communication devices to sync with the communication devices from home, thereby letting him contact people. This would be his first test run.

The connection had already been established. Lighting up with a bright flash, the screen showed the call was going through via an old-fashioned ringing phone. He thought it was the best indicator to let him know the call was going through. Alex tapped his feet against the floor as the phone shook. He wondered how long it would take for Alice to answer.

Finally, after several minutes, the screen suddenly flashed again, this time to an image. It was Alice. His little sister was in her pajamas and rubbing her eyes as she yawned. She didn’t seem to realize it was him.

“H-hello?”

“Alice?”

Alice froze. She lowered her hands and looked at the screen, blinking several times as she stared at him.

“Big bro?”

“Hey.” Alex raised a hand in greeting. “It’s been awhile since I’ve seen your face. I wanted to let you know that Gabrielle, Nyx, and I arrived on Camelot today.”

“How am I seeing you?” asked Alice. “Your IDband can’t reach me from across the galaxy now, can it?”

“No, nothing like that.” Alex chuckled at his sister’s words. “I’m using a device I made to connect your console to an alien communication device. It works under the principles of--”

“I don’t need to know your techno-jargon.” Alice waved him off before settling in her chair. The sleepiness in her eyes was gone. “Wow. So I’m really talking to you from across the galaxy.”

“That’s right.”

“And how is it on Camelot?”

“It’s a lot prettier here than Mars, that’s for sure.” Alex shrugged. “Other than that, I don’t know what to tell you. We haven’t been able to do too much site seeing.”

“That so…”

“How are your grades holding up?”

“Hurk!”

Alex narrowed his eyes when Alice broke out into a cold sweat. She looked away from the screen, which only caused his frown to deepen.

“Alice…”

“W-well, I’m not… failing.”

Not failing meant she was barely passing in Alice speak, and that, of course, meant that she was using her intelligence to its full potential. Alex hated it when she did this. His sister was so smart. In terms of intelligence, she might even be smarter than him. However, she didn’t care enough to use it, preferring to laze on the couch and watch Titan Girls all day.

I wish there was something I could do to make her realize how important her studies are.

“When I get back, I am banning strawberry cheesecake parfaits for the rest of the year.”

“What? NO!”

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