Level Up by Tom Nicoll

Author:Tom Nicoll [Tom Nicoll]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781788951371
Publisher: Stripes Publishing
Published: 2019-11-19T16:00:00+00:00

“I can explain,” said Gary.

“I’m looking forward to this.” I folded my arms.

“Yes, well, it’ll have to wait a moment, won’t it?” said the Emperor. “Henry, get every Space Soldier we have in a ship and send them out there. I want that Red Ghost taken care of, once and for all!”

“Yes, Your Majesty,” said Henry. He made a gesture and within seconds the room was entirely cleared of Space Soldiers. Max and I shot knowing glances at each other and then towards the corner of the room, where the case containing the Resurrection Gem was now unguarded.

“When you say every Space Soldier…?” asked Gary nervously.

“Don’t worry, Gary, I didn’t mean you,” said the Emperor.

“Oh, thank goodness,” said Gary.

“I meant REAL Space Soldiers,” the Emperor snapped.

Gary’s face fell flat. “Oh.”

“I’m so disappointed in you,” continued the Emperor. “To lie to my face like that. I don’t know where I went wrong with you, I really don’t. I did all the things a father is supposed to do for their child: I enrolled you in Space Soldier Nursery when you were just a baby. I made sure you went to the best Space Soldier schools. Then when you didn’t get the grades you needed for Space Soldier University, I threatened to blow them up unless they let you in. And for what? To end up with a son who abandons his squad in the middle of a mission. I bet you left them behind with the actual Red Ghost?”

“Well … we weren’t sure…” said Gary, his lips starting to quiver. I thought he was definitely about to cry, but instead his face hardened. “Dad, have you ever once stopped to think that maybe the reason I’m no good as a Space Soldier is because I don’t want to be one?”

The Emperor screwed up his face. “Of course not,” he said. “What kind of question is that? Why in Alpha Centauri wouldn’t you want to be a Space Soldier? It’s the only job there is. Besides Emperor. And I’m the Emperor.”

Gary shook his head. “There could be others,” he said. “Like acting.”

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