Chapter Four
I knew immediately that something wasn’t right. My muscles were stiff and sore and my head pounded. Why did I feel so bad?
I opened my eyes to a dark room and tried to remember what I’d done before I’d gone to sleep. My mind searched for a clue.
We’d been travelling through space for a fortnight… we’d landed… the jungle… laser fire—
Now I was fully awake. My heartbeat sped up and my head pounded faster to match.
I knew what I was feeling. Why I felt so bad. I knew I’d been hit with a stunner.
In combat training at school, we’d been shown what it feels like to be shot with a stun gun. Yes, on Shakira, they actually shoot their twelve-year-olds with stunners. It was totally normal and totally acceptable. It was a necessary part of our education. So we were told.
I knew I’
