The Fifth Column_An Intergalactic Scifi Adventure by J. N. Chaney & Molly Lerma

Author:J. N. Chaney & Molly Lerma [Chaney, J. N. & Lerma, Molly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Variant Publications
Published: 2019-04-26T22:00:00+00:00

12

We pored over the files for the next few hours, brainstorming ways to proceed until I could barely see straight.

I sat back to massage a kink out of my neck when the intercom beeped. “Incoming message from Vice-Admiral-Kaska,” announced Z. “Directed to Commander-Navari’s personal communications for a mission update.”

Sophie looked up sharply. “I guess that means the Union hasn’t told anyone they have her body.”

“Maybe we should answer it and pretend to be her. It could buy us more time,” I postulated.

My partner shook her head at the suggestion. “It could be a test,” she pointed out. “They might already know she’s dead. Besides, it’s doubtful the Union hasn’t reached out demanding to know why she and Haas were at what was likely an assassination on Sobek.”

“And they would just trace our transmission,” I speculated.

“That is correct, Sergeant-Delgado,” Z confirmed. “No one on the ship, including myself or the former commander, has sufficient clearance to modify transmission tracking as the private network protocols are controlled by the government’s engineers.”

“Okay, then just leave it. We’ll see if Sophie’s cousin can take care of that when we get to Neblinar,” I decided.

Sophie stood up and yawned, trying to rub the sleep from her eyes.

“Why don’t we call it a night,” I suggested.

We both needed a few hours down to sort through the mountain of shit on Navari’s data cache.

“Okay, I’m headed toward useless anyhow.”

My body felt as tired as she looked, and by the time I got to my quarters I could’ve slept on a pile of rocks.

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