The Afterworlds Bonus Snippet from Sanjy Strom
Sanjy Strom as The Afteworlds Opens: A Crossroads of Leadership and Friendship
The galaxy was safe. The Quassers posed no more threat, and the parasitic vines that had once threatened to overtake the galaxy were tamed and about to be neutered. For the first time since stranding Craze and his crew in space, Sanjy Strom found herself standing at a crossroads. She had commanded a battlecruiser for most of her lifetime, but now the one person who had truly understood her—the one person who had shared the weight of war and the cost of victory—was walking away.
Craze had resigned as general and was on his way down to Jix to ensure the hard-won peace would last. Once this final mission ended, he return to his simpler life, the life he missed, the life denied them since he joined her on Teerant to broker an alliance with her people—a people she no longer identified with. Craze’s invitation to join him in discovering a new home was tempting, but Sanjy knew better than to be swept away by needs and emotions. She didn’t have the time to mark out a new path for herself.
Part of her envied Craze. He was walking toward something better, something he dreamed of, something simpler. Like most Foreworlders, Sanjy didn’t know how to dream, but she had learned to hope. The hope crushed her, and she wished she had never encountered it. She had two years left—two short years—before the curse of the Foreworlds claimed her life. Every moment mattered, but that wouldn’t prevent her from feeling the empty space where Craze’s friendship had been every hour of every day for the past few years.
He went to join his sister on Jix and help tie up the final loose ends of the war. Sanjy admired Craze’s sister, Temerity. A fiery woman with spunk, Temerity let her emotions fly without apology, something Sanjy could stand to learn, if only she had more time.
The shuttle that took Craze away from the battlecruiser grew smaller and smaller until it was nothing more than a dot against the vastness of space. It was then that Sanjy realized: this time, Craze wasn’t coming back. His path and hers now diverged. Her path remained as it always was, but he would carve out new roads with new adventues, and she didn’t doubt he would find happiness—something she had only known when he was around.
The pain in her chest twisted like a vice. She had never thought losing Craze would hurt this much. She had never expected to feel so abandoned. The tears came unbidden, and she wrapped her arms tightly around herself.
Craze was gone. She would never know anyone else like him. She shouldn’t have let his friendship slip away so easily.
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When a movie has Mark Wahlberg front and center, you go in expecting a certain level of action-packed fun. And Infinite delivers on that front… but not much else. Unfortunately, the story was so thin it barely existed. Any time the plot started to get remotely intriguing, it was interrupted by explosions, vehicle chases, or flashy fight sequences.
Because I almost fell asleep, it gets a 3.5 beer rating. One scene involving a plane and a sword saved this movie from a 4 beer rating. The movie is worth watching for that alone. It’s near the end of you just want to fast forward to that part. Infinite ended with the potential for sequel. Please don’t!
