Chapter 10: Gen 4
XO Zac inspected them.
Was that the right word, inspected? Ash only knew about stuff like that from the movies. He felt inspected. He was after all, standing at attention, facing forward, Max beside him doing the same. The XO was pacing up and down and around them, eyeing them like merchandise he had overpaid for.
He wasn’t speaking, just grunted and sniffed as his eyes found some detail he didn’t particularly like.
Max was recovered now, clean, medicated and a few hours rested. They had both been examined medically, but they seemed to be fine. They were only out there for twenty minutes or so after all.
“Technically, you both completed your test. Also, you both failed it, since you never got back to the finish line.”
Max opened his mouth, as if to speak.
“Did I gi
