Wings Of The Magpie: Space Operettas - Plot & Excerpts
The soldier pressed her way through the door, pinioning the boy within the beam of the spotlight attached to her rifle barrel. She moved forward toward the boy, navigating her way through the plastic figurines and playsets spilled along the carpeted floor, noticing that he still held one figurine, a man in a red coverall, tightly in his hand. In the distance, an explosion sounded, shaking the room. The soldier dropped to one knee, to the boy’s eye level, then lowered the barrel of her rifle. She reached forward with a gloved hand, grasping him by the chin and staring into his face. The red crosshair lens covering her right eye flashed a light into the boy’s left eye and, after a moment’s pause, a tinny, electronic voice said, “Identified. Gilmour, Peter. Son of Commissioner Gilmour. Age six.” The soldier smiled. She spoke into the com unit attached to her shoulder. “Target acquired,” she said. “Requesting pickup.” She released the boy’s chin. “Hello, Peter,” she said, flipping the crosshair lens up onto her helmet.
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