Time to Fly - Next Excerpt from my SciFi Novella #WeWriWa
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I’m continuing with snippets from my new science fiction novella. I’ll get to the romance part soon, but for now, the heroine, Josie, is still on her home planet.
You can read last week’s snippet at https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2022/02/second-snippet-from-my-new-sci-fi.html
This week, I’ve skipped to the next chapter. Josie and Butch are standing by her spaceship, the Star Condor. It’s the day before they are scheduled to depart and all the provisions are on board. Note, this is still an early version and subject to change.
A yell caught Josie’s attention and she pivoted around.
Drin was running across the heat-hazed airfield toward them, yelling and waving. A pack bounced on his back and his cap was tilted askew.
“What’s up with him?” Butch said. “Thought he had a date for tonight.”
Josie was silent; an itch of foreboding had replaced the pleasant anticipation of her voyage.
Panting for breath, Drin skidded to a stop in front of her. A lanky young man of indeterminant origin, Drin’s mathematical acuity and long dexterous fingers gave him mastery of com systems. His eyes were a startling blue against his ebon complexion. At this moment, his fingers clutched the straps of his pack and his eyes popped in excitement.
Ten lines plus a little more:
He gasped, “Heard the news?”
“Tell us,” she demanded.
“Message just came in. Omalu’s fallen to the Emperor’s forces. His fleet is two jumps away from Saffeen.”
“Bad news,” Josie said. “But, we’ll be leaving tomorrow.”
“Gets worse,” Drin continued. “I’ve been snooping on the local coms. Governor’s ordered conscription of all spacecraft for defense. When I saw that order, I grabbed my gear and raced to the Condor.”
Butch asked quietly, “What’ll we do?”
She swiveled to face the Star Condor and aimed her forefinger at the sky. “We’re flying. Pronto.”
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