garrattj

Five-Minute fiction - 23:07-23:12

but there seemed to be a sense of the yawning void that surrounded the shuttle.

That door is going to open and then we, you included, are going to jump out of the shuttle and fall toward the planet. While the above us the shuttle, this shuttle, explodes as it is caught in the energy barrier as it deploys.

No, I understand that, but you do realize that this shuttle is worth more than we are, dont you? Hawk said as he tried to keep his voice level.

What?

This shuttle, is a Mark-7, and last time I checked they were somewhere in the neighbourhood of one-billion credits per shuttle.

The word billion caused Thrope to pause for a moment, it wasnt a long moment, but long enough for Hawk to suspect something was up. He dodged the slap and danced out of range obviously waiting for Thrope to calm down.

Im not the one who signed the contract, or decided not to explore the nature of our insertion into the atmosphere of the planet, Hawk said. Im fine with it. I just wanted to make sure you knew that the Union isnt