–They are all idiots, they give everything away themselves.
– After all, you and your guys capture their ship, what else can they do?
Marcus stands up to his full height, takes out his gun and points it at me.
– Notepad. It’s the most important thing for you, give it to me.
– But why do you need my notebook?
I hear the pistol’s safety catch click. I obediently hand over my notebook with notes.
– You’re the same idiot.
Marcus takes the notebook and walks towards the ship.
– But what about the interview? There are my notes in there, I can’t publish it if you don’t give it to me!
Marcus Lobotryas is a famous galactic pirate, adventurer. Don’t judge him by his funny nickname. He is known for robbing transport ships, robberies.
Pirate Soldier by EmmanuelMadailArt on DeviantArt
Any businessman in the galaxy refuses to work in the sector where Marcus appears. He is responsible for the death of the bounty hunter Swift Franco.
It seems that the Knights of Her Majesty desire his head more than complete and total control over the rebellious sectors.
Now he stands before me, long black leather jacket, iridescent blue lace patterns on his clothes, the look of a hawk.
– You have no more than two years to live.
He throws the notebook on the ground.
– You’ll go wild, you’ll become a madman.
I hear Marcus’s gang of bandits opening another container. Loud laughter rings out “Aaah! There’s more booze here!”
Several bandits are already opening bottles and starting to drink to the general cackling.
Marcus points his finger towards his team.
– Be as they want?
The question confused me. Does he want me to be part of his gang?
– No, I have no desire for robbery.
I hear a chuckle from him.
– Wandering around the galaxy with nothing to do. You’ll end up like them.
– But I’m a journalist, that’s my job!
The sound of welding is heard as another container is opened. At first, laughter is heard, but suddenly an inhuman roar is heard,
screams of one of the bandits: “What is this!”, another: “It’s a monster from the mines! We’re all going to die!”
A huge monster appears before my eyes. A monster as tall as a mountain, with claws, fur and red eyes full of rage.
– Hide!
Alien Assault by PReilly on DeviantArt
Marcus runs towards the monster, I hide behind the nearest boulder.
The monster knocks out several bandits with its huge paw, they fly apart. Shouts and shots are heard.
My editor Zhoren sees what’s going on and sends me a message:
– Shannon, get out of there, I don’t want to get you back in pieces!
I gather my strength and start running towards the ship. Marcus shouts to his team to retreat to the ship and fly away.
The monster’s roar makes several people freeze in horror, they stand still and it smashes them into the ground with its huge paw.
Marcus shouts to me:
– Run, journalist!
I manage to press the airlock button, but the storm makes it hard for the doors to open. I manage to run in.
I see Marcus running into the airlock at the last moment.
– Haha, the monster of the mines isn’t that scary, right?!
And then I see him fall onto the metal floor. One leg remains on the other side of the half-open door. The monster’s huge claw sticks out of his leg.
“Idiot help me!”
I grab Marcus by the hand, several people grab me and try to pull us out. At that moment I realize that the ship has already taken off. We start to be thrown around the airlock, pulled out into the opening airlock door.
You can hear the monster hitting the ship with its second paw, we are being pulled out even more. The red signal light starts to shine, the sound of depressurization screams shrilly.
Marcus screams, his hand flies out of mine, and the stream pushes me down with him, straight onto the ground of planet Tisis 4.
—
–Grandpa, are you telling your stories again?
Eleanor enters the room and places two cups of tea on the table.
– I tell my granddaughter stories from my life.
“Again about the “monster of the mines”?
I frown, can’t you just listen to an old man and not ridicule him? Youth.
– Grandpa, what happened next?
– “Daughter, grandpa killed the monster, and he’s a hero. And it’s time for you to sleep.”
– You’re all lying! How could he kill him if the grandfather is small and the monster is big!
She’s right, after all…
