En Route to Terror

"Captain, it's November Standard. Isn't it time to take that jack-o'-lantern out of the exercise room?"
"What jack-o'-lantern?"
"The one you bought at port, stored away all this time, and put there for Halloween. It was a nice gesture though."
The captain frowned. "I didn't buy anything of the sort."
A chill gripped the crew of the Calvary, three months out from Sofia on its five-month journey . . . through the depths of space!
Finis




Boo!
Actual Finis