MegaC

Avery Asteria was far from having anyone's dream job. Family circumstances had him drop out of school and flying around the expanse of space looking for treasure among the discarded trash in an old ship his father had been restoring. It was far from glamorous work, but it was all he could do to earn the money he needed. 

He was not the only one looking for fortune among the stars, though. One day a score that looked too good to be true led to a run in with a band of pirates. With some quick wits and a bit of luck, Avery managed to escape the worst, but he ended up missing out on collecting the valuable salvage he had his sights on.

Having lost a large chunk of his gear in his flight from the pirates, Avery seemed to be truly at the end of his rope. However, a twist of fate led him to discovering an experimental vessel that had been lost to the far reaches of space.

With this new ship in his possession, his prospects were looking up. It had everything and more than what any spacefarer could want. And Avery was going to use it to become the leader of the greatest band of mercenaries in the galaxy.

Path to Becoming the Greatest Space Mercenary

At the hospital, Avery entered his father's room along with his mother. They had left Kasandra back at his parents' apartment to avoid adding any other worries. Once they returned home, Avery planned to introduce his father to her.

"It's good to see you two. How do I look?" Robert said, currently sitting up in the hospital bed he had been resting in.

He had clearly lost a bit of weight since undergoing the regenerative procedure, but this was to be expected.

The more noticeable detail were the mechanical braces around his legs that ran up to his spine. This was an apparatus to help him walk until he had fully regained his strength.

Seeing his father moving again, and with a genuine smile on his face, brought both Avery and his mother to tears again.

Chapter 59 A Happy Outcome, and Trouble Calling