Max and the Banjo Ferret: Max and the Multiverse, #3 by Zachry Wheeler

Author:Zachry Wheeler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: max and the multiverse, zachry wheeler, max and the banjo ferret
Publisher: Mayhematic Press
Published: 2018-08-28T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

A mishmash of shuttles and fighters screamed through the Grondon atmosphere, leaving trails of black smoke in their wakes. To the untrained eye, one would have thought that a trash barge had exploded in orbit, vomiting rubbish all over the planet. To the trained eye, the exact same image applied. The Moreon fleet was many things, but pleasant it was not. However, what it lacked in aesthetic appeal, it made up for in firepower.

Back inside the Ferretian outpost, sirens roared over a frenzy of activity. Racks of rifles and munitions emptied as crews prepared for battle. The nuke shuttles had long since departed and the few remaining fighters scrambled to arm their vessels.

The tiny freighter rested on the leftmost of five landing pads. Migg stood outside in the chaos, barking instructions into the open airlock. His tentacle mustache bounced and bobbled as he gestured at the large bay doors. Henry stood just inside the ship, nodding intently at the tiny red goblin. Migg’s face flushed with mounting tension, not that anyone could tell. With a final nod and salute, Henry thumped the wall panel and the airlock door slid closed.

Inside, Lord Essien stood with her back to a vertical pipe and wrists bound behind it. She glared at anyone who dared to wander by. Henry moseyed over and double-checked the restraints. Satisfied, he stepped to her front and gave her a quick visual inspection.

Essien raised her chin and glowered at the brute. “Listen well, you loathsome beast. If you think for one second that you can—”

Henry slapped her across the cheek with zero emotion, leaving her in stunned silence. He bagged her head, honked her nose, and walked away.

Up in the cockpit, Zoey and Perra hurried through the launch prep. The console pinged and chirped under blurred hands. The hum of building power filled the ship.

“All systems online,” Perra said.

“Gravy,” Zoey said.

Henry squeezed his body through the narrow passage, creating the sound of a damp cloth on glass. He popped into the cockpit and settled into the wall seat behind Zoey. As always, his detached expression failed to match the current tone of the predicament. “When that bay door opens, ignite to full thrust and drop into the ravine. Pick a direction and hug the riverbed until we are out of danger.”

Perra snorted, then frowned in shame. “I am so sorry, I shouldn’t make fun. Your voice is sweet and pleasant, like a squeaky lamb.”

Zoey snorted.

Henry eyed them both without moving his head.

“And what about Max and the cat?” Zoey said, turning to the human and feline in the wall seat behind Perra. “Are we really taking these fools to Nifan?”

Henry nodded.

Zoey sighed and glared at Max. “So you twiddled Essien and now you’re tonguing Nifan?”

Max shrugged while wearing a cheeky grin. “I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“Then why are you smiling like a jackass?”

“I’m just so damn happy to be here right now.”

Ross snored in her lap.

Zoey tossed Perra a wary glance, then grabbed the yoke and focused on the bay door through the viewport.

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