Human Chronicles Part 2 Book 3: A Galaxy to Conquer (33 page)

Chapter 52

H
aving just left the boundary of the Milky Way Galaxy and now heading into the unknown expanse of intergalactic space, Adam was determined that Focusing Ring Number Six get back into alignment. For the journey ahead he would need all systems operating nominally, and every little blip or glitch had to be addressed immediately.

He took the gripper tool in his hand and slithered down the access tube until he came to the ninety-degree bend where the cradle for the focusing ring was housed. He opened the gripper mouth, and then extended his arms to their max, feeling around the blind bend for the bracket that held the ring in place. Working on focusing rings while in port was actually a piece of cake. Yet here in space, light-years from the nearest planet, that was not the case.

His first two stabs at the bracket ended in failure, as the poorly-designed gripper unit slipped off the ring-housing, as it was prone to do—repeatedly. With the antiquated tool, the job was hard enough. Yet when the housing bracket wasn’t even visible from where he worked, he wondered if the architects of the
Pegasus
ever figured a person would need access to the focus rings while in space? How could they not?

Now, as the job stretched out far beyond what was reasonable, his frustration only grew. Finally it boiled over, and Adam Cain, twisted in the portside access tube like some Castorian string dancer, cursed the poor planning that had gone into the
Pegasus
, proclaiming loudly and with all the sincerity he could muster:

“Whoever designed this ship should be shot!”

The End

of

The Human Chronicles Saga

What’s next for Adam Cain?

Like all great warriors, Adam Cain doesn’t just fade away. He continues to kick-ass … in another galaxy far, far away!

His adventures continue within the Large Magellanic Cloud, chasing the elusive villain Nigel McCarthy in a Wild West land where Humans can once more show why they are the supermen of the galaxy—of any galaxy.

There’s a whole new set of aliens who must now be taught the lesson so many others have come to learn:
Don’t Mess With The Humans!

Be looking for the next Adam Cain adventure

Christmas 2014.