UMO_A Chilling Tale of First Contact by K. Patrick Donoghue

Author:K. Patrick Donoghue [Donoghue, K. Patrick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: space exploration, First Contact, fantasy, action adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
Publisher: Leaping Leopard Enterprises, LLC
Published: 2018-08-30T22:00:00+00:00

After the two-hour airlock repressurization was completed, Christine opened the inner airlock and assisted Avery in removing Nick’s suit. They examined him in the crew compartment, where they discovered burns on Nick’s body that aligned with his bodysuit electrodes. They treated his burns and hooked him up to the crew quarter’s medical diagnostic equipment. He was still unconscious and his vital signs were weak.

“Should we try to wake him?” Christine asked.

“Let’s give it a bit to see if he comes out of it on his own,” he said. “I’m hoping it’s just a concussion.”

“Okay,” she said. “What now? Try Perseus again?”

“No, first we need to get the engines back online,” Avery said.

“But what if the UMOs come back? Shouldn’t we—”

“Listen, right now, the ship’s a sitting duck. We need maneuverability more than we need anything else,” Avery said.

“What good will that do? You saw how fast they were. We can’t outrun them,” Christine said. Avery noticed her hands trembling again.

“True, we can’t. But if we have maneuverability, we can alter course, put some distance between us and Mars. Hopefully enough distance to buy us time to do a full-scale damage assessment, figure out how to communicate with Goddard and discuss next steps.”

“But—”

“Christine, think. They zapped the hell out of the pallet. They might have damaged Perseus. We need to make sure everything checks out before we try and launch it again. We don’t want it to blow up, right?”

She lowered her head and sighed. Sensing Christine was about to lose her composure, Avery said, “Hey, look at me. I need my rhino tamer to step up. Right here, right now.”

Raising her head, she nodded. “I know, I know. I’ll try.”

“Good. While I’m getting the engines back online, I need you to go through your instruments, see if we captured any data, any video, during the attack. See what you can piece together about what happened.”

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