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Low thuds grew in volume until they made the cylinder shake. I’d seen enough movies to know that when a person found themselves in a strange world and the ground shook with heavy footsteps, it was a good idea for the main character—who I worried was me—to hide.
A clear open-top pod wasn’t going to do a damn thing to protect me.
I scrambled to my knees and bailed over the side of the cylinder, landing hard enough on the rocky soil to knock the wind from my lungs.
More heavy thumps made the ground shake beneath me.
Shit, shit, shit.Get up, Vanessa!
I rose to my feet, clinging to the side of the pod, and peered into the dark world surrounding me.
This . . .
. . . wasn’t Earth.
Memories of the robocops flashed through my mind. They’d taken me to . . . the freakin’ space station and onto the ship destined for Mars. But this wasn’t Mars. I’d seen enough footage on TV to know that planet was red, not gold and purple.
Had they stolen the ship?
They must’ve.
So . . . So . . . Had I been abducted and sent somewhere else?
“No, Vanessa,” I whispered. “This is a dream. Any minute now, you’re going to wake up and laugh about this. You can tell Franklin all about it during your next shift at the diner.”
Heavy footsteps echoed around me. Something big and alien was approaching. I pressed myself against the side of the pod.
I enjoyed sci-fi romance as much as the next woman. Big peens? Take me to your leader. But whatever the enormous thing stomping toward me was, it would have a peen too big for my body to handle. Dino porn was fun and all that when you read it for the titillation factor, but I wasn’t ready to start being the vessel for dino young.
Dream or not, it was time to get out of here.
I tiptoed away from the pod, cursing the stupid gown I now wore and . . . what the hell was I wearing on my feet—slippers?
If this was real (ha, it couldn’t be!), I was going to complain to the robocop abduction crew for not dressing me appropriately for an outer space adventure. Like, I needed thick canvas clothing, boots, a helmet with a breathing apparatus in case the air I was sucking in much too fast contained microbes that might kill me.
And the pod needed beautification. A cushion might be nice, folks.
A cave along the side of the mountain caught my eye, and I hurried in that direction. For all I knew, the cave might contain something important. Like food and water. A big boulder to hide behind.
Dino condoms.
The stomps grew louder and more furious, and when they were followed by a roar, I spun around.
It wasn’t a dino, but it might as well be.
A ten-foot-tall furry beast that reminded me of the abominable snowman only with purple fur scrambled toward me on all fours, sending stubby, darker purple trees flying and leaving literal tracks in the soft soil. His gaze locked on me, and he tipped his head back, beat his chest with his fists, and roared.
“I don’t want to stay in this nightmare any longer,” I cried shrilly. “Wake up, Vanessa. Wake the ever-loving, fuck up!”
It wasn’t working.
Spinning, I raced for the cave, hoping the big opening was too small for Mr. Abominable. Or that it narrowed inside, and I could wedge myself into a crevasse where he couldn’t reach.
At least he wasn’t sporting a woody—so far.
Something bellowed from my left. Was Mrs. Abominable slamming her way in this direction with a cast iron frying pan in her hand, ready to smack the Mister for playing with his food?
I wasn’t going to wait to find out.
