Short Story – The Flower of the Scav
“The Flower of the Scav” Finished on 02 August 2022 A gaggle of pebble-sized asteroids that had been peacefully drifting for centuries suddenly fluttered in every which direction as the propulsion of an ivory spacecraft sputtered past them. Not long after, a midnight black one of about the same size trailed. The first craft made a sharp turn to the upper right, twisting as it dove up in the black vacuum surrounding Vega 6, a brilliantly red gas planet gleaming in the sunlight from the star far away. The second ship followed. Inside the tailing spacecraft, the assistant AI beeped. “Warning: the asteroid belt around Vega 6 is considered a hazard area. This spacecraft is not rated-” “I know, dammit, I know,” the Scavenger on the sticks grumbled, eyes never leaving the off-white spacecraft to his front. ...