79. Jimi & the Galactic Empire
Much has occurred for the rock star in the past months. So many changes. He rode awhile, hours; crossed border. Where was he to go? Suzie is in another continent that could only be reached by flight. He could call her. Killa missed her voice, and baby’s cooing. Eventually he did; the man was done with thinking. His brain had taken him nowhere; only on a loop to stop where he started, without a solution.
It’s late morning over there. Suzie should be done with baby. He was glad to hear her voice; he switched to video to see the little one sleeping.
“There was an attack.”
“Yah, I saw it on the news. Terribly sad. All of you ok?”
“Yes, we are. Wasn’t a terrorist. It was one of the Cybernetic Priest’s spiders. My guess is that it was hibernating in the victim’s phone all along. Vobo thinks it’s a malfunction for it was an isolated event. Otherwise some global mayhem would have arisen. Turbo opines that the Priest is just sending signals, watch how Leper and Shu’ rHall retaliates.”
Suzie nodded, and there was a pause. She turned to check the cradle.
“I don’t know what to do, Zie.”
“Just do what you’ve always done. Follow your gut.”
“It ain’t telling me anything,” Killa breathed, deep, then continued, “I fear the end of the world is nigh, and, and...I...I don’t want baby to die. I don’t want you to die,” Killa cried. He cried...and cried...and cried.
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This is a work of fiction. Any similarities to persons and events are coincidental. Use of names of public figures, places and events are purely fictional and are not representative of them.