Chapter 27
“This is not that, Clarabelle. I am truly sorry for what you’re about to see, though I am happy to welcome you away from the world of black and of white and into the world of gray.” The Alpha boarded the lift, indicating his work here was done. Claire locked all the recent data down with Captain-level clearance. She waited until the curvature of Ganymede made any readings on this dead habitat become impossible, so the crew couldn’t know her secret…
On this episode of Mindframe, Claire Campana finally has her sit down with the Alpha, and it doesn’t go quite as she expects. As they travel using the brutal NDE engines, they leap across the solar system to find a hidden habitat, a message from the past, and a secret that will realign Claire’s perception about the mission and who she should even be allied with.
The smell of burnt and burning meat filled the halls, as did smoke from what had to be dozens of small fires all around...
The gossamer death orbs bounced off the Framing Chamber and couldn’t penetrate its odd hull. One touched a marine, passing through his calf, and...
