Contributor: Gary Hewitt - - Something wasn’t right. Charlie McCoy heard mumbling machinery in the depths of the ship. He glanced at the monitor begging for attention. He groaned when he saw the words fuel tank cracked and isolated under protocol 4821A. “Computer, remind me of protocol 4821A.” “Under protocol 4821A any fuel leakage regarding the fuel tanks initiates shutdown procedure of aforementioned apparatus. The user is advised to take the craft to the nearest registered repair facility as soon as possible or to await recovery. Furthermore it is advised that…” “Thank you computer, that’ll be all.” Charlie scanned the list of nearest repair stations. He cursed when he found the one hit. He pressed contact and waited for a response. “Hi, welcome to Barry’s auto cruiser rescue. Stranded in space? Repairs needed? Well worry not,...

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Author: Gary Hewitt