The pilot was watching the mass gauges with one eye. “Hmmm, something has come adrift in cargo 2, I think”, she looked over to the flight engineer. “Can you check that for me, Span?”
Engineer McSwain unbuckled and floated free, “Onnit boss”.
Pilot officer Piper, having delegated the issue, put it out of her mind and resumed monitoring the time until next main engine burn. Spanners would sort any problem.
The “problem” was about one twenty cm tall, soot stained, and wriggling.
“What” Piper demanded as McSwain held the unexpected cargo by the collar in the door of the control cabin “are you doing on my ship?!”
“Solar Scout Janet McGee, Cap’n!” replied the dangling teen, I hope you don’t mind but I’m checking off “Stow away to Mars” on my Astroletrics skill tree.
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Edit: Everything Open folk, i toot a daily microfiction on #PowerOnStoryToot hashtag, as a power-on self-test of my brain. This week, you are in them. Almost 400 daily stories on the tag. Commissions welcomed (link in bio).
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