“Yes, Claire Haversham. I am prepared for departure. You may wish to be seated, James Thompson. My inertia dampeners cannot totally compensate when under high acceleration. Standing may aggravate your injury.”
“Why thank you, Vincent, I appreciate the warning.”
The spaceship arranged the outbound trajectory to arc around the Earth which allowed for an unseen flyby of the International Space Station where someone was staring out the window. They circled the globe with ever increasing speed until the flight schedule directed them toward the moon.
From one thousand feet, they flew over the abandoned camp of our single visit to earth’s only natural satellite, with the footprints of man recorded by every step. Craters dominated the surface, attesting to the hard early life of the Earth’s moon. When the sight of the airless, hostile planetoid became too depressing, they headed for the rings of Saturn, and then out to the stars.
The relationship between Jim and Claire grew as if it was meant to be. They were old school, which meant they had learned to recognize when things felt right and wise enough to make the most of it.
With two months of travel ahead of them, they found things to keep them busy. In Claire’s spare time, which was a lot, she began searching the ship’s databanks for information unavailable on Earth. She was interested in the history of Vincent’s world, Senara, and its people. In essence, she wanted to know more about the conflicts that kept the population so deeply divided.
Jim returned to his drawing and tried his best to reproduce the hasty sketch lost in the hurricane when Adar’s home was carried away. The original was an effort that had come naturally, where the pencil seemed to possess a talent of its own. His reproduction worked the same way, so that when he finished, the result was a perfectly posed picture of Claire coming down the steps at the museum—with a half-visible intelligent starship hiding behind her.
END
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jonathan G. Meyer is the author of the highly rated AL CLARK Trilogy. This new book (Vincent) is another twist on a different kind of hero. He was born and raised in the St. Louis area, and an avid reader throughout the course of his life. He is the middle child of a family with seven children, and because he was the odd child out, he spent a lot of time alone with a book. All books can take you to new places, and he used them to travel to many. However, he ultimately prefers the worlds of science fiction. Sci-Fi has always been one of his passions.
The books he writes are a throwback to the cheap pulp paperbacks he bought as a teenager. Books one could carry in a back pocket. They are adventures that portray excitement for the present, and a fervent hope for the future.
Thank you for your interest in Science Fiction—and keep dreaming.
Jonathan G. Meyer
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