Five Things That Never Happened to Kerr Avon
by AstroGirl
1.
He can see the floating bodies through the window. He forces himself
not to
look away, not even when one of them bumps up against the glass and
looks at
him accusingly with bulging, broken-capillaried
eyes.
Blake, he remembers. The man's name was Blake.
He is quite aware that he is looking at his own future. Once the crew
has
confirmed his alteration of the log, they will doubtless take steps to
eliminate the only witness. He clutches the scrap of paper that is his
last
reminder of Anna and hopes they will come soon.
2.
He tells himself that an intelligent man can adapt to anything, but
they don't
like intelligent men on Cygnus Alpha. They like willing followers,
mindless
sheep. And, while he prides himself on his varied survival skills,
humoring
fools has never been among them.
Somehow it still surprises him when he is the first to be sacrificed.
3.
Enough food to last a thousand years. Self-regenerating
power. Computers powerful enough to
anticipate and
avoid his enemies' patrols.
Avon is going to survive, even if the rest of the human race isn't.
4.
The airlock cycles. It is done. 73 kilos of weight settle on his
shoulders,
never to leave.
He accepts them.
5.
When he saw what the Federation had done to Blake, he wished he'd shot
him on Gauda Prime himself.