The Bullet

MISSION OUT OF CONTROLSOMEWHERE IN SPACE WAS A FORLORN, FORGOTTEN SPACE- CRAFT AIMLESSLY ADRIFT. ON EARTH, IN AN ABANDONED MCDONALDS, WAS A TEAM OF ROGUE SCIENTISTS INTENT ON BRINGING IT BACK HOME. WHAT COULB POSSIBLY GO WRONG? The guard at the gate put his left hand up to stop my car. His right hand was on the pistol on his hip. "What's the nature of your business?" he asked. "I'm going to McDonald's," I said. "No problem." He waved me through. I drove slowly throu...