The Box and My Trouble Getting It

By Bruce B. Tryon

Suddenly, I found myself being sucked up toward the cargo bay doors, so I grabbed hold of the nearest steel tie ring on the floor. The tie rings looked to be about two inches in diameter.

I struggled, trying not to get sucked up through the opening cargo bay doors. I was hit in the leg by a box, which almost made me lose my grip on the floor ring. I kicked the box away; it struck the floor and flew open. I looked inside and found what looked like a space suit. I grabbed it and put it on. Hopefully, I could get out of the cargo bay alive and catch a ride back to the ship even though I didnt have that box.

Putting the suit on without getting sucked out the cargo bay doors was a major problem. I put my foot through a floor ring, anchoring myself to the floor. Struggling into the space suit, I found it was too tight. Working frantically, I took off my uniform and put the space suit back on. It was a tight fit, but it would work.

I looked around for the helmet, and I did not see it anywhere. As I looked up toward the doors in the ceiling, I did notice something shiny. I focused on the shiny small object, which I fervently hoped was the helmet to the suit I was wearing.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: May 17, 2018
• ISBN: 9781546235163

Bruce B. Tryon

I am a stay at home dad. I have been working on this book for a number of years. It will be nice to finally see it in print. I enjoy being at home and with my family.

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THE BOX

AND MY TROUBLE

GETTING IT

BRUCE B. TRYON

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Published by AuthorHouse 03/29/2018

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Contents

Chapter 1     Hospital Landing Pad

Chapter 2     The Durban Outpost

Chapter 3     The Cargo Bay

Chapter 4     Argyle

Chapter 5     Family Business

Chapter 6     The Genesis Settlement

Chapter 7     Heading For Freedom

Chapter 8     The Rendezvous

Chapter 1

HOSPITAL

LANDING PAD

WE HAD BARELY TOUCHED DOWN at the hospital landing pad when Captain Milroy pushed open the hatch door and started running. I caught a glimpse of him running from the ship for the hospital door when he almost stumbled - he managed to recover and continued to run for the door. The hospital’s sliding doors didn’t open fast enough so he crashed into them and kept on going.

Several minutes later we caught up with him in the hallway, looking dazed as someone hurried through a set of sliding doors with the box of medical supplies under his arm.

We stood for a few minutes before Kilo turned to the captain and, said, Okay, now what?

The Captain looked around at all of us and said, Come on. Let’s go to my brother’s place. He said he would meet us there later with news.

Walking back to the space ship I had a small chance to look around at this planet. It was green and brown, with patches of other colors. I could hear birds, insects and something else making noise in the woods. When we were coming down from space I was not able to see the planet because I had been confined to my quarters since the outpost. When we landed I was told by Kilo and Kilos that I was not allowed to be left alone on the space ship until I was either convicted or cleared of what had happened on the outpost. Since they did not want to stay on board, and since I had already been partially cleared of the initial charges, they decided to take me with them to the hospital.

While Kilo and Kilos escorted me to the hospital, I was more interested in what was in that box and if we had been in time. After all, that would also have an impact on my trial. Although I am considered to be tall, walking between these two made me feel like a short story between two bookends.

Curious, I asked the Captain, Who was that man who disappeared behind the doors?

Oh! That’s my brother and Fitzroy’s father, Gilroy.

"But aren’t Kilo, the First officer, and Kilos, the Navigational officer, related to you and Gilroy, too?

Yes, Kilo and Kilos are my sons and Fitzroy is Gilroy’s son.

Well, that was a surprise to me. I had only signed on with this shipping company for a month before the incident. There was no indication that it was a family run operation although some of the crew was more familiar to each other. I was only just beginning to figure out the relationships between the different crewmembers. I still think it wouldn’t have made any difference to me—I was a long way from home and