Mutiny

Mutiny

by Mike Pollock
(December 2016 Micro-Fiction Entry: SFFWorld)

Captain Farnham leaned back in his cryopod and watched his deep-space crew secure themselves before the flight.

“Atmosphere removal in 10…” Warning announcements blared over the ships intercom. Around the room pod doors slid shut; all but his own.

“Hey!” Farnham cried, fingers blindly tearing at restraints. The countdown completed and the roar of exhaust fans filled the room.

Panicked flailing turned his hands to fumbling and his vision grew dim. Darkness swept in around him as consciousness fled, and a masked face swirled into view.

A familiar voice spoke the last words he’d ever hear.

“Sleep well, my captain.”