Cosmic Tales 2: Zulgahoik!

By Richard C. Parr

Captain Wingclipper tries to bribe an ex-military colleague with Zulgahoik beer in exchange for the repair of the ship, while Elwood and Rodeena get captured by the locals. The only way they can be released? A bottle of the rarest Zulgahoik beer, or die.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Richard C. Parr
• Release date: Jan 21, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311343161

Richard C. Parr

Get my coat and my keys. We're going somewhere new.

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COSMIC TALES #2: ZULGAHOIK!

By

Richard C. Parr

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Cosmic Tales #2: Zulgahoik!

Copyright (C) 2015 by Richard C. Parr

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Zulgahoik!

I'm just saying that you remind me of people from my planet, said Elwood. You're always walking around with a bottle of beer and an Australian accent. Like a rock star.

So what? Every planet has a southern hemisphere and an east coast, replied Wingclipper, continuing through the long fragrant grass and causing a sack of purple pollen to puff into the air. Every direction they turned, they encountered captivating smells and luscious flowers attracted to the scents of their bodies. The Chromium Bullet had brought them to a plentiful meadow on the edge of a dense forest crying with the sounds of unfamiliar wildlife.

Wingclipper peered through his electrical focals and focused a mile into the distance, then drained his beer to the last few drops, swilling around the remnants and pouring it into the grass, dissolving a helpless young flower.

No sign of him yet, he said, wiping his mouth.

"Can we