The First Mann on Mars - Chapter Two
Chapter Two 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…
Chapter Two: Pudding
They were already more than halfway to Mars when an incident of some vague but troubling nature occurred, forcing Barry Wilkinson to undertake the highly unenviable task of waking Derek. Derek, who had once famously slept through an entire academic year, was currently ensconced behind a fortress of a sleep mask, earplugs, and what Barry could only describe as a near-magical level of obliviousness.
As per the official mission protocols—composed by a committee who evidently had never met Derek—Barry began with Protocol One: the gentle poking. Derek, as expected, did not so much as twitch. He remained a serene lump, floating through space with the detached grace of a man utterly unconcerned with emergencies, personal safety, or the potential implosion…
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