The Superhero's Origin (The Superhero's Son Book 5) (26 page)

Chapter Twenty-One

Somewhere in the depths of space, far away from Earth …

T
he Pokacu alien Graleex opened his eyes. He blinked several times, moistening them again, wondering why he had awakened again. He had been sleeping in the escape pod that he had used to get off Earth several clicks ago, hibernating until the escape pod reached the Mother World. He had known that the journey back home would take a long time, particularly in the tiny little escape pod he was using, so he had forced his body into hibernation so he could conserve as much energy as possible until he returned to the Mother World.

It took him a moment to notice a beeping red light on the communications console, which must have been what awakened him from his deep slumber. It took him another moment to realize that the light was the pod’s way of letting him know that someone was trying to communicate with him. But it took him far less time to realize that the only other people who could communicate to him through his escape pod’s console were his fellow Pokacu.

Rising to his feet from his seat, Graleex stumbled across the floor toward the console. The console displayed the symbol of the Mother World—a sun that looked like a squid—and Graleex pressed a button to answer the call.

“Hello,” Graleex said. He found it hard to talk, after so long in hibernation, but he spoke as clearly as he could anyway. “This is Commander Graleex, Commander of the Third Division of the Pokacu Army. Who is this?”

“Commander Graleex?” came a voice on the other end, the first other Pokacu voice that Graleex had heard since the end of the invasion that seemed like a lifetime ago now. Although it was slightly distorted by the speaker, Graleex nonetheless loved to hear it. “Is that really you? Our records indicate you were killed in action during the failed invasion of Earth thirty mega clicks ago.”

“I survived, but was simply cut off from all communications with the Mother World due to my ship getting damaged,” Graleex said quickly. “But I have managed to escape that awful planet and I come with new information to share with the Mother World, important information that will allow us to redo the invasion and defeat those wretched creatures once and for all.”

“Really?” said the voice. “Well, our sensors indicate that there is a Pokacu life form in your pod, so we will bring you aboard our own ship as fast as we can and get you to the Mother World right away.”

Graleex sighed in relief. “Thank the Mother World. But who are you? I do not recognize your voice.”

“I am Captain Arelez, Captain of the Pokacu ship
Flight
,” said the voice. “I am currently en route to our current invasion, but now that I have found you, I will set the ship’s course for the Mother World so you can deliver your information to her right away. She will be interested in hearing from a survivor who is as obviously loyal as you.”

“Thank you,” said Graleex. “Thank you so much. I will be on stand by awaiting your ship.”

“Roger that,” said Captain Arelez. “Arelez out.”

Graleex’s console turned off with a
click
and the red light stopped beeping. Graleex then sat down on the bench next to the console, feeling relieved and happy that he had managed to find a Pokacu ship that would take him home, back to his world that he had not seen in too many years.

And all thanks to the actions of a couple of naïve Earthlings,
Graleex thought with a chuckle.
Little do they realize just how doomed they—and their world—will soon be.

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BOLT WILL RETURN IN
The Superhero’s World
, COMING OCTOBER 2016.

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