Disaster strikes...
“What’s happening?” Maryam cried out.
“I need to get to the bridge,” Kels called to the staggering Ihas,
preparing to put him in charge of Maryam’s welfare. However, another
thunderclap shook them, much harder than the one before. The scanner, an
incredibly heavy piece of equipment, launched toward Kels and Maryam.
There was no time to get out of its way. Kels swiveled, shielding Maryam
from the impact with his body. Pain blasted through him, and he was driven to
the floor. He instinctively curled around her, his only thought to
protect the fragile Earther.
For a few seconds, his body pulsed with agony. He was aware of shouts all
around, of the floor beneath him, of Maryam squirming free and sitting up
beside him.
“Come back,” he tried to say, fear of her being hurt by flying machinery
overriding the pain. All he could do was gasp.
Her voice pitched high, she shouted, “Kels is hurt! Dr. Ihas, help!”
Releasing late 2019
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