The Seeds of Time
“The jet housings creaked and groaned as they cooled, answered in symphonic measure by the alien jungle. Beyond the perimeter wire and a short clearing surrounding it stood the spindly, vanguard trees of the world forest, bulging toward the camp as though pushed from behind by rampant vegetation. One of the tall, opaque trees lay fallen across the clearing, its frondy top just short of the nerve wire. It seemed to be pointing right at the lander, right at Corporal Janacek, as he pressed his nose... against the viewport.
Someone grabbed Janacek’s arm. “Time to head out.”
He wiped the imprint of his nose off the plasiglass, then turned to follow Sergeant Fraley down the middeck, joined by the rest of the platoon, their heavy boots rattling the deck plates and echoing off the bulkheads.
Whiteout fell in beside him. “Ho, daddy, we are going to breathe some gen-uuu-ine air. Ain’t that a boot in the butt?” He slapped Janacek on the ass. “After these canned goods, it likely to kill me, no shit.MoreLess
Someone grabbed Janacek’s arm. “Time to head out.”
He wiped the imprint of his nose off the plasiglass, then turned to follow Sergeant Fraley down the middeck, joined by the rest of the platoon, their heavy boots rattling the deck plates and echoing off the bulkheads.
Whiteout fell in beside him. “Ho, daddy, we are going to breathe some gen-uuu-ine air. Ain’t that a boot in the butt?” He slapped Janacek on the ass. “After these canned goods, it likely to kill me, no shit.MoreLess
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