Chapter 10p4 – Turn Off the Video
By Tim Sevenhuysen
Posted March 30, 2012
277 words
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Chapter 10p4 – Turn Off the Video
Milly jabbed a button to release the docking connection between Pelly and Mak Overard’s ship.
“Hold on a minute!” protested Overard. He moved to stop Milly, but Tic tackled him.
Milly grabbed the box containing the Adam Astrobot. “Pelly, get us out of here!” She tore the box open and pulled out the action figure. It was about ten inches tall, sealed inside a clear plastic cube.
“What are you doing?” yelled Overard. “Thieves! Kidnappers!”
“Shut up,” said Tic. “Pelly, project a viewscreen on the rear hatch.” An image of Overard’s ship flickered onto the flat surface. Beyond it was an enormous red-and-silver cruiser.
“Is that Libden?” said Milly.
Tic nodded. “Pelly, if she hails us, don’t respond!” His PAI buzzed. As he pulled it out of his pocket, he accidentally thumbed the Answer button. Libden’s face appeared on the screen.
“WHERE’S MY ADAM ASTROBOT, BOLTER!?”
“On the other ship,” said Tic.
“Hang up!” hissed Milly.
“I CAN TELL YOU’RE LYING,” shouted Libden. “I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES!”
“How do I turn off the video on this thing?” muttered Tic. He twisted the PAI around, looking for the right button.
“AH HA!!” crowed Libden, as the camera panned across Milly holding the action figure. A bevy of bright-coloured lasers lanced out from Libden’s ship and raked across Overard’s abandoned vessel. It disintegrated.
“Did she just…?!” said Overard.
“Yep,” said Tic, hanging up his PAI.
“Is she going to…?”
“Probably.”
“Shoot at her! Jump away!”
“Our Origami Engine is dead, and those shields are way too strong…” said Tic.
The Galactic Pelican shuddered as it was gripped by a powerful tractor beam.
Where do they hide the Adam Astrobot?
- Inside the partially dismantled Origami Engine. (20%, 1 Votes)
- Inside the Revita Tube. (20%, 1 Votes)
- Behind the controls in the cockpit. (60%, 3 Votes)
- Under the bed in the passenger cabin. (0%, 0 Votes)
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Tim Sevenhuysen writes sci-fi and other genre fiction. He is a microfiction expert, having written over 600 fifty-word stories. He is also a noncertifiable lunatic.All content released under a Creative Commons license unless otherwise noted.