The Adventures of Captain Comet!

Part 3 of 5 of a vss365 story, this one built around the word delight.

Every moment without fire allowed the frost to reform on his fingers.

ZAP

Captain Comet picked a large tree this time to set ablaze. He only hoped it would last more than 30 minutes. With midnight just passed, it was going to be a struggle not to freeze to death before the sun rose again. Being without T.I.M. made matters worse, as the robot's battery was in emergency power saving mode because of the frigid cold.

"Curse this environment," Comet muttered to himself. "This is worse than the ice moons of Fulgentius."

Snap. Crunch. Crunch. Snap.

Something was coming. Somethings, and a lot of them, to be accurate.

A quick glance over at T.I.M. revealed the robot's proximity sensor alarm was shut down as part of the power saving.

"Hello, friends," Comet called out. "Who goes there in this cold? May my robot and I join you to warm up?"

A cruel, female laugh came out of the darkness. "Oh, Captain, I insist you join us."

Just then, a pack of soldiers in heavy black furs surrounded Comet and the robot. Each of them aimed their laser rifles at the heroes. Amongst them was the Duchess. Her heavy black furs and eye makeup added to her villainy.

"Captain Comet, it was nice of you to try to help the little girl. However, you failed to anticipate that some in the village would betray you in exchange for a promise to spare them from mine duty." She laughed again. "Don't worry, you'll find the mines warm. I'm sure you'll never feel the cold of the outdoors again."

Comet dropped his rifle in surrender.

Tune in tomorrow for the next adventure of Captain Comet!