28 June 2013

BAT OUT OF HELL: Freelancer. SciFiFanSat!



Posting from my WiP
THE GIRLS FROM ALCYONE: Freelancer

The Girls From Alcyone is the continuing story of two very special young women who find themselves at the heart of a conflict spanning more than forty worlds.

THIS WEEK: I'm skipping way ahead. Here, Sigrid finds herself back on board the Ōmi Maru, and in pursuit of the fleeing Merchantman. The Ōmi Maru is an unarmed freighter. With no weapons or torpedoes on board they need to find something else to launch at their enemy. 

Of course they choose Sigrid.



Sigrid zipped up the pressure suit; every light blinked green. She had pressure; she had air. She also had a plan.
"Help me with this, Chief."
Together, they slid the freshly stolen joy-rocket on a skid toward the cargo airlock. This one seemed a particular nasty piece of engineering. The hybrid rocket motor had clearly been salvaged from a thruster pylon from a much larger vessel. Two meters wide and five long, it took up much of the space in the hold. A simple acceleration couch had been laser welded onto its fairing; her only controls were a throttle lever and a kill switch.
Once launched, she knew it would have one basic maneuver—straight ahead.


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Cheers, Cary!


16 comments:

  1. Great set up, I can feel the danger of the launch building! Love the illustrations too!

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    1. Danger? What could be safer than riding the back of a hybrid rocket motor!

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  2. A joy-rocket, with only two controls? What FUN! And great illustrations! Can't wait for the graphic novel!

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    1. Me too. Hopefully I'll have the pitch package put together this summer. With luck, I'll be touring the comicons next year.

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    2. Ohhhh!! Cool. Hey, we have one here too, called AnimeKon. Just saying you know....

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  3. A one-way flight through space with no way of steering the blasted thing? I hope she doesn't miss.

    Like TK, I love the sketches!

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    1. Actually, there are steering controls, but that would mean an eleventh sentence. Doh!

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  4. I'm with TK and Patrick---awesome sketches. And they always volunteer Sigrid! But she's a bad ass and takes it into stride. Love the mounting tension.

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    1. To think in an early draft they actually fired torpedoes. Torpedoes? Phttt! Screw that. We're firing Sigrid!

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  5. Great build up. All or nothing - go big or go home. I have a feeling the trip won't be as easy as it sounds. Something else for Sigrid to add to her resume - human torpedo. Great stuff - cool sketches - you need to add those more often.

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  6. Thanks, Sa. But--wha...? That sounds easy? I must be doing something wrong. ;)

    I agree about more sketches. (time! I need time, dammit!)

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  7. Exciting! I've always wanted to be a human torpedo...

    I hope Sigrid makes it to her destination without too many bumps and scratches!

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    1. I can't see any problems in store for her. Smooth sailing!

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  8. And she has to match trajectories with the fleeing ship? Good luck, Sigrid!

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    1. Well...I did cut the line about how she steers. But, ten sentences! I mean...

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  9. I love your sketches! I hope Sigrid raises hell once she gets to her destination. Can't wait for next week.

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