‘Wake up, Jemma. Wake up!’
Someone is shaking me by the shoulder. I open my eyes to see the worried face of Stevens looming over me.
‘What?’ I rub my eyes. Did I just doze off? ‘What is it, Stevens?’
‘It’s Harris. There’s something the going on with him.’
I shift my seat into the upright position and peer across the starship’s central console at Harris. He’s staring blankly ahead. His two thumbs are working away against his cupped fingers but there’s nothing in his hands.
‘Looks like he’s gaming in his sleep,’ suggests Stevens.
I lean over and wave my hand in front of Harris’s face. There’s no response. ‘Maybe he’s in some kind of trance.’
At that moment, Harris lets out an excited yell and punches the air. ‘Yesss! High score Harris!’ He beams at us, wide-eyed and triumphant, holding out his hand for a high five. Stevens leans over and obliges.
Red warning lights start to flash and the familiar rising wail of the siren blares. The viewing screen flashes a message.
WARNING! SHIP UNDER ATTACK! WARNING!
Shields, need to activate shields, I think to myself.
SHIELDS ACTIVATED
The message fades and is replaced by a view of our surroundings. The stars don’t look familiar at all. But there’s no sign of any immediate threat. So why does the ship think we’re under attack?
As if in response, a group of small star fighters flash past us on the right-hand side of the screen. There is a crackle of static from the ship’s console.
‘This is Red Leader. Good shooting, Harris! Cover me, I’m going in!’
‘Roger that!’ answers Harris excitedly, extending his right hand and curling his fist around an imaginary joystick. Our ship banks to follow the star fighters.
The view of the unfamiliar stars is replaced by one huge dark sphere.
Has Harris been recruited to the Rebel Alliance? Are the Cadets about to be caught in the crossfire? Tune in next time for the third episode of Space Cadets Series Two.
Image credits: Hanson Lu on Unsplash, StarWars.com
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Uh-oh… is the ship at the mercy of Harris’s imagination? I remember in earlier episodes somebody’s thought processes were making things happen…🤔
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Oh yes, the ship is ‘powered by their minds and guided by their imaginations’. Previously a random waking thoughts triggered each situation. What’s interesting this time is that Harris is in some sort of trance. Potentially even more tricky 😉
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The plot thickens…🤔
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Intriguing developments
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Hope so!
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👍👌👌👌
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I’m all caught up with this now. Cracking second installment and took me right into the ship. Also thought that present tense works really well for this piece. Very immediate.
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🙂 I chose the present tense as we really don’t know what’s happening from minute to minute… and on we go!
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Harris needs to wake up. The Cadets will be fine…I think. Good story Chris.
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He does! Even if he is in mid-battle. Let’s hope ‘The Force’ will be with them 😉
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Oh, i hope the cadets will be okay..😐
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This is only the start of the present series… so I expect so!
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So they’ve drifted – or been dragged – into another Universe… it looks like they’re part of a bigger team, so they’ll be OK. I’m sure of it! I think…!
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Definitely other Forces at work… 😉
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Oh yes! But whose side are they on???
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Ah… good question. I guess we’ll find out next time 😉
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We’ll have to wait and see! 🙂
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Great episode, Chris. I’m totally sucked into this world, and can’t wait to find out what happens next. 😀
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Thanks, Susan! There’s so much out there to explore 😉
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Lucky for them these things always has this weak spot where you can just fly right inside 😀
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We shall see… 😉
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Hahaha.. Great 😀
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