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"Prepare to jettison!" the captain yelled as the alarm shut off. "Or
not." He cursed luridly and hit the button for Fusion Two.

"Two! What in the Sweet Merciful Tester's name is going on?!"

"Uh, sorry about that," the talker replied. "Kowalski dropped his
coffee mug on the alarm switch."

"Sir."

"AH!"

The XO had just appeared behind the CO again, causing the
already somewhat overwrought captain to nearly jump out of his
skin. One of these days, Tyler was going to see the XO actually
walk. So far, he appeared to travel by telekinesis. "I recommend
that we convene a summary court and space Spaceman Kowalski."

"I don't think that will be necessary, Exec," the captain panted.
"Tempting . . . but no. We'll talk about a Captain's Mast tomorrow.
For now, I'm going to go to my cabin and change my shorts. Make
that a general order."

"Medic to the missile compartment," the enunciator called. "Bring
your syringe."

Tyler left the bridge shaking his head.

"He didn't know if it was the reactor alarm or not," he said, giggling
helplessly. "He's the captain, and he didn't know. Hah-hah. Hah-
hah, hee. Uhn hah, Oh My God . . ."



"Tester, spare us this day from your Tests . . ."

CHAPTER FOUR
THE POTATO SACK INCIDENT



By the fourth day on the Francis Mueller, Tyler had taken to
carrying a tranquilizer injector with him at all times. He wasn't sure if
that was to use it on other crewmen, or himself.

But he had it, and a straitjacket, with him when he was called to the
bridge on second Day Watch.

"Taylor, you need to sedate Petty Officer Kyle," the captain said,