The Harry Irons Trilogy by Thomas Stone

Author:Thomas Stone
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction, science fiction, action adventure, trilogy, thomas c stone, minervas soul, stolen worlds, to the stars, the harry irons trilogy
Publisher: Thomas Stone

Chapter 18

Days later, Yoni still wasn't quite himself. Most of the time he maintained a respectful silence and kept out of the way. Bobbie gave him a considerable amount of attention and the boy seemed to enjoy it. Dr. Ferguson wanted to get him down to the lab and run more tests but Yoni would have nothing to do with him. Harry was amused as the doctor asked him to order the boy to report for the tests.

"He's not an employee of the Corporation," said Harry, "I can't make him do anything he doesn't want to do."

"I don't see why not. He may not be an employee, but he is Corporation property."

Harry shook his head. "No, he's not either. At least, not as long as he's my responsibility."

"Commander, he's not human. He's an alien!"

"I am aware of that, madam. Yoni is also a thinking being with thoughts and feelings that are not so different from yours."

"Is that your final word on this matter?"

"Yes, I'm afraid it is."

"You know, of course, what the Corporation is going to say about this."

"Look, Doc, let's get something straight. Out here, I have the option of overruling whatever you think the Corporation might have to say. As long as I'm the leader of this survey mission, whatever I say is the rule. That's all you need to understand. Is that clear?"

The doctor stared at Harry with narrowed eyes.

"Is that clear?" Harry repeated.

"Crystal!" she snapped.

The others were more tolerant of the Bedoran but Bobbie was the most helpful. She spent her off time with the boy teaching him rudimentary English and basic human social rules. Yoni liked the attention and learned fast. Within a half dozen watch rotations, he started to anticipate where Bobbie would be.

Presently, strapped to a seat on the bridge, he waited for Bobbie to begin her turn at watch. Yoni watched Burke as the Co-commander ran through figures at the navigation console.

The boy didn't understand how things worked, but he quickly grasped the why of things. When Burke lost his handheld computer, Yoni found it floating near the floor and retrieved it. He handed the device to Burke. Embarrassed, Burke took it without a word.

Harry covered his smile with his hand. "Got the preliminary data yet?"

"It's coming through now."

Harry hit a series of keystrokes at his console and on the monitor before him a new window opened revealing the most current information available about Bedor-2. From the figures, Harry discerned the planet was most likely teaming with life. The low amount of hydrocarbons in the atmosphere indicated that any intelligent life was probably in a pre-industrial stage. Like Earth, the planet had two icy poles, temperate zones, and a tropical band at the equator. There was plenty of water and oxygen was abundant. Its mass was considerably less than the Earth's. As a result, the lower gravity meant Harry and his crew would be more comfortable. Any type of movement could be accomplished with ease.

What the data didn't tell him was whether or not Fagen was there.

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