The First Mann on Mars - Chapter Three
Chapter Three of the hilarious new science fiction novel, The First Mann on Mars by best selling, multi-award-winning author Mark Watson...
The First Mann on Mars
©Copyright 2024 by Mark Watson
THE STORY SO FAR…
Moronic Billionaut Derek Mann, along with his snarky, silver AI sidekick Barry Wilkinson, are hurtling toward Mars in a somewhat questionable spaceship. Back on Earth, things have gone predictably wrong…
Chapter Three: Nole
Barry looked busy—hunched over the console, tapping away as if the fate of the universe depended on his ability to master an exceptionally stubborn word processor. This left Derek with only one logical course of action: abandon any pretense of usefulness and go exploring. Somewhere, buried deep in the foggy recesses of his mind, he vaguely recalled a briefing—something about a quantum supercomputer—but he'd tuned out most of it in favor of pondering whether or not he'd left the toaster plugged in back home.
"Right, the quantum thingy," Derek muttered to himself and set off in search of it. He didn’t have to go far. The center of the spaceship housed a circular room, with a sign that read: NOLE: Quan…
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