No Space for Family [Chapter 16] Cabbel rushed past Plip and up to the very front of the cockpit to lean on the frame of the front window. “If my navigation box is dead, then there ain’t no way we’re getting out of this.” “Your repurposed, but still malicious, AI box that is,” my dadContinue reading “Box of Shadows”
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I Spy
No Space for Family [Chapter 15] Dad paced for a bit as Cabbel’s automated system guided us in and out of warp and about the field of old scrapped ships. Most of the time, he stood leaning against the door frame, looking out into space. “I should have mentioned, Mr. Jeff,” the little man calledContinue reading “I Spy”
Among the Wreckage
No Space for Family [Chapter 14] “The frontier is not policed very well,” Plip told us as we were taking dinner that night. The autopilot was set in on the course my mom and dad had decided on earlier. Since he had eaten before, Plip just sat and watched us, hands propped up on oneContinue reading “Among the Wreckage”
Once in a Lifetime
No Space for Family [Chapter 13] With all systems reading green, we were able to lift off from Anuar IV with our new passenger. Plip didn’t have much luggage at least. As we were departing the atmosphere, I heard my dad giving directions all about the cockpit. “Aida, a word— speakers up here only.” “Yes,Continue reading “Once in a Lifetime”
Captain on Deck
No Space for Family [Chapter 12] “We’re being overrun!” Grandma yelled, flashing all the interior lights about us. “Jeff! Amelia! Why was nobody paying attention?” I was the only one in the common room at that time, studying. Mom was taking a well-deserved nap, Dad was in the cargo bay probably getting things ready, andContinue reading “Captain on Deck”
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