Galaxy9 Breakout E-Book

Darryl Brent

• Herausgeber: Darryl Brent
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Beschreibung

Wade, Jean and Sanjay are back, taking on the galaxy. Isaac has disappeared from the medclinic where he was recovering. Since they have his ship it only seems fair for the three engineering students from Earth to try and find him. X5 won’t settle for anything less than a full rescue mission anyway. But Isaac’s involved in something big, what are the friends risking going after him?

Leseprobe

Galaxy9 Breakout

Galaxy9, Volume 2

Darryl Brent

Published by Darryl Brent, 2017.

This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

GALAXY9 BREAKOUT

First edition. June 4, 2017.

Copyright © 2017 Darryl Brent.

Written by Darryl Brent.

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Prologue

Chapter 1: Investigations

Chapter 2: Making Contact

Chapter 3: Raant and a Plan

Chapter 4: Uniforms

Chapter 5: A Ship

Chapter 6: Destination: Rescue

Chapter 7: Getting In

Chapter 8: Hunted

Chapter 9: Now what?

Chapter 10: Company

Chapter 11: Finding Isaac

Chapter 12: Getting Out

Chapter 13: Planet Escape

Chapter 14: Return to Raant

Chapter 15: Meeting ACSA

Chapter 16: Under Attack

Chapter 17: To The Shrike

Chapter 18: Rescue

Chapter 19: Going Home

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About the Author

 

Thanks to God, through whom all things are possible.

And to Sebastian and Seether, the friends I'd want at my back if I ever took on the galaxy.

Prologue

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Isaac’s head snapped back, hitting the metal headrest.  Ouch.  That was going to leave a bruise.  He eased his head up, feeling his muscles complaining.  He flexed his arm muscles slightly, trying to ease the tension caused by the restraints.  A man in a uniform loomed over him.  He was pulling back his arm to take another swing.  Isaac looked up at him groggily.  “So what brings you here?” he asked, his words slurring slightly.

“Don’t try giving me any of your lip,” the man snarled.  He struck out again.

Isaac rolled his head with the blow this time, cutting down on the force.  But he was immediately struck again and could feel his teeth shuddering in his jaw.

“Enough,” a gruff voice called from the corner of the room.  An older man was leaning over a table of instruments there.  “You know that isn’t necessary lieutenant,” said the grey-haired captain.  “We’ll get all the information we need as soon as I inject the serum.”

“But Captain Card, I don’t see why he shouldn’t suffer,” the younger man said.  The back of his hand connected with Isaac’s cheek with a resounding smack.  Isaac could feel the heat of his skin where the soldier’s hand had connected.  “Why should these thugs get away with their attacks?”

“Enough lieutenant,” said the captain.  “We don’t want to sink to their level now, do we?  Hmm?”  He filled a syringe carefully.  “We represent law and order.  All the benefits of civilization.  Even if some people refuse to appreciate it.”  The captain tapped the syringe. 

“Call yourselves civilized?” Isaac turned his head and spat on the floor.

Captain Card glanced down at the lump of bloody spit.  “You’ll have to excuse my colleague.  He’s inclined to get carried away.  This is his first time leading a team to bring in rebels.  He needs to review his ‘necessary force’ guidelines.”

Isaac snorted, “I’m a training mission?”

The captain smiled.  “The serum’s ready.  A single dose should be enough for a man of your age,” he said and smiled down at Isaac.  He checked his notes.  “Of course you’ll wake up with a headache but you’ll provide all the information on ACSA we need.”

“Don’t bet on it,” said Isaac, ignoring the needle, he kept his eyes locked on the captain. 

“I think you’ll find you’re just setting yourself up for disappointment Isaac.”  The needle slid into his arm with a sharp sting.  While the serum entered his vein, Isaac cast his eyes around frantically trying to think of some way out of the situation.

“What do you want with me anyway?” he snapped.  “I don’t know anything about ACSA.”

“He’s lying,” the lieutenant lunged towards him.

“Forgive me if I don’t believe you Mr. Sellen,” the captain replied calmly.  “But you’ve been in our sights for a long time.  I’m just sorry the men didn’t get your ship as well.”  At this he glanced at the lieutenant who blushed furiously.  “It would have been nice to turn it to an honest day’s work for once.”

Isaac growled in frustration but the room was beginning to swim around him.  “You’ll never get the Shrike,” he mumbled as his chin dropped to his chest.

Chapter 1: Investigations

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“We’re approaching Sommay,” Sanjay announced from the cockpit.  Jean and Wade strode in to watch the green and blue planet appearing through the windscreen.  Jean slipped into the co-pilot seat and swiping on the console’s screen, called up a zoomed in image.  X5, the little dome-shaped android, hovered over her shoulder.

“Dwee?” he beeped.

“It’s so picturesque, it’s strange to think of anything bad happening down there,” she said.

“You think bad things don’t happen in pretty places?” Sanjay said, turning to look at her in amusement.

She laughed.  “Of course they do.  It just looks like a painted landscape.  Kind of unreal.  I can’t believe someone kidnapped Isaac from there.  Anyway,” she pointed forward.  “Eyes front please.  I’d prefer the Shrike not to end up a smear on the painting.”