Twinks in Space: Fantastic Voyage - Part Two - 4. Chapter 4 - The Dark

Phentrom awoke with a pounding headache. He brought a palm to his forehead and opened his eyes, but he found himself in total darkness. The pain in his head forced him to squeeze his eyes shut again, and he took a ragged breath.

He groaned aloud, “What happened to me?”

Phentrom reopened his eyes, and the mandroid activated bioluminescence from his retinas. Two beams of light shone forward from him like a pair of flashlights, and Phentrom realized he was locked in a small room.

He closed his eyes at a fresh flash of pain, and he sucked air through his teeth. The light from his retinas was weak against the oppressive darkness, but it allowed him to observe his bleak surroundings.

The room was little more than a closet, with a flimsy cot and no visible door. A small plate in one corner held a single piece of bread on it, and beside the plate was a glass of water. Phentrom rose from the makeshift bed and turned all the way around several times, but there was nothing else in the room. He ate the bread and drank the water.

His head was throbbing, and he lay back down, deactivating the illumination from his eyes. He did not know how long he had been unconscious, and he was surprised to suddenly realize that his sensors were telling him he was traveling through hyperspace.

Phentrom tried to stay awake, but he could not stop himself from drifting back into unconsciousness.