The smaller of Dexter’s two friends was turning green – greener than he was in the first place. Selene’s chokehold on Spike was tight. Peri feared that the little Westrenian boy might pass out before he managed to escape. Peri had structured their day’s training carefully. First up was spit pract...
‘What do you think’s happened?’ Diesel whispered. ‘I don’t know,’ Peri whispered back. ‘I only know there’s some kind of danger. Maybe an intruder.’ They approached the Bridge. Peri touched the wall. It slid open. He and Diesel leapt in, holding their phasers out in front of them. Jaxx was alone ...
They had giant red heads and beady black eyes. Instead of tails, pulsing masses of tentacles powered them, flicking Cos-Moat slime as they moved. The sharks opened their hideous mouths, showing rows of jagged purple teeth. Bits of the smugglers’ ship were caught between them. Thuuuddd. Sccrrraatc...
Peri swallowed as he backed off into the crowd, hoping the alien wouldn’t come after him. It was really hard to search for anyone on Haven. No one on this asteroid liked to make eye contact unless they absolutely had to. At the next crossroads, Peri stopped his crew. ‘We’re attracting too much at...
And the most colourful. His skin was sky blue. His hair and beard were green. His eyes – all seven of them – were pink. He was wearing red shorts and a golden vest. He had no legs or arms that Peri could see – just two big feet that poked out of the shorts, and two hands that poked out of the sle...
He kept the Orgmelter pointing at Peri, although his finger came off the trigger. ‘But how can I go home when I don’t know where I come from?’ ‘You come from a planet called Xion,’ Selene said. ‘We’ll take you there.’ Prince Onix turned to look at Selene. His eyes widened. His mouth dropped open,...
He pointed at the Meigwor viper-ship snaking away from the dusty orange planet. ‘Make them pay for attacking Xion!’ Peri pulled the thruster levers hard. The Phoenix raced after the enemy craft. ‘Locking target trackers,’ Diesel shouted. The half-Martian gunner cracked his knuckles. ‘One X-plode ...
‘The Phoenix is the only ship to have made it through my sophisticated booby traps. Imagine what I could do with such a fabulous vessel! But the Phoenix is useless without you, Peri. If you and your crew come and work for me, I’ll let you live.’ Another face appeared on the screen behind him. Thi...