Bitter Choices

A young convict is given a chance to escape the rest of his sentence, provided he aids a team on a potentially lethal mission.

Rick Forley is tired of living in prison, and decides it's far past time for his parole, or release. Aided by his quirky alien friend, he escapes from his prison onto a scalding hot planet. Here, he is captured by government agents and brought into a prison worse than the one before. However, this time, his captors are offering him a way out. They agree to pardon the rest of his sentence if he aids them on a mission. They fail to mention that the mission will more than likely claim his life, and as Rick discovers the truth, he realizes that he cannot abandon the team, not unless he is willing to allow the Earth to be destroyed.

Characters:

Rick Forley

Evgeniy

Eluniv

Lyra

Ratly

Greg Andrews

Sonia Howard

Damien

Arlene

May

Ivan Kusnetsov