My Backyard Spaceship 2 by Douglas Michaels

Author:Douglas Michaels [Michaels, Douglas]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2022-09-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

The initial shock of having a gun in my face overwhelmed all of my senses for a moment. I could hardly focus on anything other than the tip of the deadly weapon, which was pointed right between my eyes. One twitch of a finger on the trigger, and I was in for a world of pain. I knew the suit would stop the bullet from killing me, but I also knew that the impact from a bullet at this range would still hurt like a bitch, even if the weapon was old and scuffed.

Once my brain started working again, I slowly put my gun back in its holster to show that I wasn’t a threat, and then I raised my hands to show there was nothing in them other than my flashlight, which managed to light up the person in front of me. When I realized I was still standing, I peered past the barrel of the gun and had a look at who was holding it.

It was a woman. There was no doubt about that. She was wearing dark, dusty clothes that hugged her athletic figure and complimented her curves. She wore heavy-duty, slightly worn, black boots, gray trousers with pockets down both legs, and a utility belt around her waist that I was sure was filled with useful tools and extra ammunition. Her torso was covered in a form-fitting brown fleece that concealed her arms, chest, and neck, and her hands were hidden inside a pair of black gloves.

I could just pick out the rucksack she carried on her back as the top of it poked out over her shoulders, but it was hard to see any more of it in detail. A large, thick scarf had been draped over her head and then wrapped around her neck so that the ends settled on her shoulders like a cloak. Whenever she moved, the cloak wafted the small particles in the air out of her personal space as though she had some kind of invisible forcefield around her. At this point, as I had now seen so many things that I hadn’t thought would ever exist, it wouldn’t have surprised me if she actually did have one.

Her pale face was hidden almost entirely behind a black mask that covered her nose and mouth so tightly it almost looked like it had been glued on. A few dark blonde wisps of her hair had escaped from her hood and framed the side of her face, but what was really stunning, and practically the only difference between her and a human that I could see, were her eyes. They were the only part of her that was uncovered, and I found myself staring at them without shame.

The whites of her eyes seemed light gray in color, which could have just been a result of the dark room we were in, but it was her irises that were the most wondrous part. They were bright, luminous green, and seemed to glow in the dim light inside the nuclear plant.

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