(eng) Kate Danley - Maggie MacKay, Magical Tracker 03 by Maggie on the Bounty

Author:Maggie on the Bounty [Bounty, Maggie on the]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Killian guided us through the maze of hallways, all of us slowing down as if everything was perfectly normal whenever we passed passengers or someone who looked like maybe they could haul us off for a good scolding for our unprofessionalism. But the moment we were out of their sight, bam, off we ran.

I knew we had made it to the swimming pool by the sound of splashing. No one was borrowing towels from their room and wandering down in their flip flops.

Killian, Mortimer, and I stopped. Killian and I flanked either side of the door while Mortimer stood there like some country bumpkin on his first trip to the big, bright city.

"Try to pretend you belong here," I hissed at him.

He managed to close his mouth so that his jaw wasn't hanging open, but he was still looking around in wonder like Oliver Twist in a sweet shop.

I whispered at Killian, "Okay, we're not doing big heroics or anything like that. We barge through these doors and head straight for the vortex."

Mortimer looked disappointed. "No dip in the pool?"

"I promise to get you a membership to the YMCA as soon as it looks like we aren't going to die," I hissed.

Killian and I locked eyes and on the count of three, we pushed the doors open and ran inside.

Guys and dolls, or whatever they referred to fancy ladies and gents in the 1930's, were splashing about in the water. Most were hanging to the edges and yakking up a storm, but a couple were doing laps and taking advantage of the diving board.

I looked over and there was Jackie playing with her family. Poor kid, it looked like something she might have done before. As in, done in an eternal loop before. I wondered how long these people had been stuck on this boat, thinking that one day they were eventually going to arrive at their destination. From the look on Jackie's face, it had been awhile.

I scoped out the place to see if the coast was clear, and, as our luck would have it, that was when the doors opened on The Other Side of the room revealing our favorite vampire tour guide and a group of four people who looked like they were in serious need of a spray tan.

Jackie screamed as the woman in black came through, then shouted at everyone around her, "Run away! It is not safe! Run away!"

Everyone in the pool seemed to have been through this part of the drill enough to know what was coming next and how they did not want to be a part of it. They scattered like someone had shouted "Fire!" in a movie theatre.

All except for our party.

"Yoohoo! Barbara!" Mortimer called out to her, waving as if he was so excited to see an old friend. "I am not going to be playing organ any more for you! I hope we can work together in the future, though! I appreciate the opportunity!"

"Son of a bitch,"

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