The Autumn Aircraft #3 -The Ace Card and Chinese Food

Belaigh is introduced to the world, stick gun and attitude intact. The man with the sword and Becka run into trouble at a Chinese dinner. A trader in the A.A.C. (Autumn Aircraft Committee) is revealed.

Overall series description below:

In 2022, with the announcement of Earth's last days, the world is falling apart. From the government, to independent groups, to private citizens around the world, everyone is scavenging for ways to survive November 29, 2025. The end seems almost certain, despite an aligned effort by world superpowers and trillions of dollars invested to finance a shelter or spacecraft that can accommodate a mass number of people.

But Avery Johnston isn't dealing with the same issues. Neither are the people around the world dedicated to his cause. Because Avery Johnston is leading the construction of the Autumn Aircraft, a craft that only he and the people he teaches can build, that only he can pilot upon completion. It is a craft that can reach habitable planets, it is a craft far beyond its time. Since he was a boy, it was a vessel he's been able to build, and as an adult it's become his life's ambition to get 100,000 people on the ship, his sister chief among them.

But the world is still falling apart and countless people are finding out about what's been hidden by the Autumn Aircraft Committee for nearly ten years. From nut jobs, to evil geniuses, to well-funded, independent military groups, and even the U.S. government, all hell's about to break loose in an effort to gain control of the ship. With the clock ticking, Avery and the men and women fighting for his cause will have to give everything, maybe even their lives, to make sure the ship remains safe, and takes off before the world's end.