Orion Uncharted_An Intergalactic Space Opera Adventure by J. N. Chaney & Jonathan Yanez

Author:J. N. Chaney & Jonathan Yanez [Chaney, J. N. & Yanez, Jonathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Variant Publications
Published: 2018-12-18T07:00:00+00:00

14

The morning of our second day found us with our camp packed and eating breakfast on the road. It wasn’t more than water with protein bars and coffee, but I liked it well enough.

Two hours into our hike, we came across the first fallen escape pod. This wasn’t the craft marking our final destination, rather a smaller two-person escape pod, the same model Ricky and I used on our own trip down from the Orion.

Stacy and Boss Creed took the lead with their blasters out.

The terrain hadn’t changed much, still, grassy fields interspersed with a few trees or bushes here and there, and the jungle a half kilometer to our right.

The white pod was circular in shape with the escape hatch open. It looked like it had descended onto the planet as designed using its thrusters, then a landing bag before it touched down.

“Hello?” Stacy asked as she held her blaster in a two-handed grip, barrel down. “Hello, is anyone in there? We’re survivors from the Orion as well. We’re here to help.”

As we moved forward, I caught the stench of death before anything else.

Stacy held her left hand to her nose as she approached the pod. One look inside and she covered her entire mouth and nose. She turned away, shaking her head.

“You don’t want to look in there,” she gasped.

Boss Creed disobeyed her warning. I could see him nearly get sick as he too looked away and shook his head.

“What’s in there?” Doctor Allbright asked. “Does someone need medical attention?”

“No, they’re gone,” Stacy said, spitting on the ground beside her. She shrugged off her pack and used a shirt inside as a handkerchief around her nose and mouth. “We might need you to examine the bodies to confirm the cause of death, but they’re gone.”

The way Stacy was choosing her words made me understand something was very wrong. Curiosity won out, and I steeled myself as I walked forward to peek into the circular white escape pod.

What I saw I knew was no ordinary death.

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