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|series= ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' | |series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' short stories | ||
|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = [[Irving Braxiatel|Brax]], [[Bev Tarrant|Bev]], [[Joseph (Steal from the World)|Joseph]] | ||
| | |writer = Rupert Booth, Barry Williams (writer) | ||
| | |anthology = Life During Wartime (anthology) | ||
|prev = The Traitors (short story) | |release date = 13 October 2003 | ||
|next = Every Picture Tells a Story (short story) | |prev = The Traitors (short story) | ||
}}'''''Paths Not Taken''''' was | |next = Every Picture Tells a Story (short story) | ||
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'''''Paths Not Taken''''' was a [[2003 (releases)|2003]] short story written by [[Rupert Booth]] and [[Barry Williams (writer)|Barry Williams]] and released in the ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' anthology ''[[Life During Wartime (anthology)|Life During Wartime]]''. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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== Plot == | |||
[[Trac]] and [[Cript]] are standing guard over a statue of [[Volf Gator]] one evening. Ben Tarrant is hiding nearby, waiting for a chance to plant a bomb while a lizard chews at her boot. Cript slips away for [[cigarette]]s. While he is gone, the statue comes to life and fires a bolt of energy at Trac, killing him. When Cript returns, he is killed the same way. | [[Trac]] and [[Cript]] are standing guard over a statue of [[Volf Gator]] one evening. Ben Tarrant is hiding nearby, waiting for a chance to plant a bomb while a lizard chews at her boot. Cript slips away for [[cigarette]]s. While he is gone, the statue comes to life and fires a bolt of energy at Trac, killing him. When Cript returns, he is killed the same way. | ||
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Brax explains the intelligence was an organic part of his technology that he had to replace. He removed the information from it and destroyed it, but a "root" must have survived. The Axis built their statue of Volf Gator over the location in which Brax buried the intelligence. | Brax explains the intelligence was an organic part of his technology that he had to replace. He removed the information from it and destroyed it, but a "root" must have survived. The Axis built their statue of Volf Gator over the location in which Brax buried the intelligence. | ||
Security officer Bertram leads Benny, Brax and Axis soldiers to the statue. It turns its head to look at them. | Security officer Bertram leads Benny, Brax and Axis soldiers to the statue. It turns its head to look at them. When Bertram gives the order to fire, Benny almost wants to stop them, knowing that Bev's bomb is here. When the soldiers fire, the statue explodes. Benny says it must have been very volatile. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Irving Braxiatel]] | * [[Irving Braxiatel]] | ||
* [[Bev Tarrant]] | * [[Bev Tarrant]] | ||
* [[Joseph ( | * [[Joseph (Steal from the World)|Joseph]] | ||
* [[Trac]] | * [[Trac]] | ||
* [[Cript]] | * [[Cript]] | ||
* [[Bertram (Midrash)|Bertram]] | * [[Bertram (Midrash)|Bertram]] | ||
* [[Shittyfoot]] | |||
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[[Category:Life During Wartime short stories]] | |||
[[Category:Irving Braxiatel short stories]] | [[Category:Irving Braxiatel short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 2602]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2602]] | ||