Devon Blake and the Starship Crash by Douglas Warren Read Free Book Online Page A

silence, then came the sound of moans and frightened voices. The cabin lights
     
flickered for a moment and then went out. Devon could see Jacinda and Merrell immediately
     
stirring. He struggled with the safety harness for a moment.
     
“What are you doing,” Flim asked his voice on the edge of tears.
     
“I have to check to see if anyone is hurt,” Devon responded, his voice more confident
     
than he felt.
     
“Won’t the crew do that?”
     
Devon hesitated for a moment. If they were okay, the crew would already be hard at
     
work helping everyone. Suddenly the harnesses relaxed in unison and rose up, freeing the
     
passengers.
“I’m just going to go check to see if I can help out.” He winced in pain as he slipped
     
around Flim and into the aisle. His shoulder was sore, but he could live with it. With the cabin
     
lights off, the only light came from the small windows next to each row of seats. To make things
     
even more difficult, dirt swirled through the air of the cabin from several broken windows.
     
Devon checked the door to the crew cabin but it did not budge. It must be locked from the other
     
side. He banged on it but there was no answer. He thought for a moment and then decided that
     
he needed some help and started toward the rear of the ship.
     
He checked everyone as he made his way back. Everyone was confused and upset, but
     
nobody seemed seriously hurt. Near the rear of the ship he finally found Deke. Deke was sitting
     
in the window seat, still seemingly asleep. He had a large, purple welt on his forehead and the
     
window next to him was cracked. Devon realized that Deke’s head must have hit the window
     
during the crash. Terry was seated next to Deke, but just sat there staring at nothing. Leaning
     
close to Deke, over Terry, Devon could tell that the unconscious man was still breathing.
     
Suddenly Devon felt someone tugging at his jumpsuit. He realized that Terry had grabbed him.
     
“Please help me! I can’t die young. I’m too important. My parents couldn’t handle it.
     
I’m an only child.”
     
Devon took Terry by the shoulders reassuring him.
     
“It’s okay Terry, don’t panic. I’m sure everything will be fine.” Devon hoped he
     
sounded more confident than he felt. He was still very concerned that no one had emerged from
     
the crew cabin at the front of the ship.
     
“No, it’s not gonna be okay!” Terry shouted. “We’re all dead!”
     
The children around Terry listened as he began to lose it. As he continued, the others
     
looked on the verge of panic as well.
Devon freed himself from Terry’s grip and tightened his grip on Terry’s shoulders. He
     
looked angrily into his eyes and spoke, a threat in his voice.
     
“Terry, you need to stop this. You are scaring the others. If you don’t stop, I’ll pop you
     
one. I swear it.”
     
Devon’s anger snapped Terry out of his panic. He pushed Devon away, an angry look on
     
his face. “Get your hands off me,” he growled at Devon.
     
“Now, that’s the nasty attitude I have come to expect.”
     
“Oh, shut up and get away from me.”
     
Devon gave Terry another angry look. “I need to check on Mr. Jacobs. I can’t get
     
anyone in the crew cabin to respond and I can’t get the door open. Mr. Jacobs is the only other
     
adult on board.”
     
“What? The crew is gone?” Panic crept back into Terry’s voice.
     
Devon showed Terry his fist. “Remember what I said about scaring the others. Now, go
     
sit in my seat and I will see if I can wake up Mr. Jacobs.”
     
Terry rolled his eyes, but got up from his seat. He pushed past Devon and headed toward
     
the front of the ship. Devon slipped into Terry’s now vacant seat and began to check Deke’s
     
vital signs. Part of his training for this trip had included basic first aid, but he could no find any
     
injuries on Deke, other than the bump on his head. Devon reached over and gently