2389 by Iain Rob Wright

Author:Iain Rob Wright
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Salgad Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Water streamed down the cavern walls on both sides and hot air blew in from overhead. Lexi wiped a sheen of moisture from her forehead and didn’t know if she was just hot or if claustrophobia was setting in.

“It open up and is little cooler up ahead,” Norman assured them.

Boss spoke. “So, Norman, how long ago did the events you described take place? Communications were lost less than twenty-four hours ago.”

“It happen a little before that, I think. Attacks I see, happened yesterday, yes, a little earlier than it is now. I not sure why nobody able to send out SOS. You say something jam all radios?”

“Yes. We found a device inside the cargo bay that seemed to be jamming the humanoids, but the communications blackout was likely instigated from the comms room itself.”

Norman sniffed. “Strange. Instead of radioing for help, someone stop all communication. Who would do this thing?”

“That’s what we want to find out,” Lexis said.

Huffing and puffing caused her to turn around. Gellar was limping along and clutching her neck. She’d didn’t look good.

“Gellar, do you need us to stop?”

“No…no. I’m fine. I just…”

Boss saw the condition she was in and put up his hand. “Okay, let’s take five.”

Lexi helped Gellar over to an outcropping of rocks and sat her down. The wound on her neck glistened and leaked brown, sticky fluid.

“We need to complete our mission,” Gellar said firmly.

Hopper came on over and said, “They’ll be time for that, Gellar. We need to look after each other first. You look like shit.”

Gellar sneered. “Thanks.”

“You’re welcome.”

“What happen to her?” Norman asked.

Lexi turned around to answer him. “She took a stand when we were all under attack. She bought us all time but one of the dead people bit her.”

“She’s a frikkin’ hero,” Hopper added, not sarcastically, but very much disapprovingly. Lexi thought it strange, as he was a bona fide, selfless hero himself.

“I’m a soldier,” Gellar said, trying to stand up – but being forced back down by Lexi. “I have a mission.”

Hopper shook his head. “What mission, Gellar? Our mission is to get off this rock in one piece. You’re not going to get very far if you pass out on us.”

Gellar shook her head, equal parts confused and irritated. The clamminess of her cheeks and redness to her eyes made Lexi wonder if the American was beginning to hallucinate. “No,” she said, but didn’t say anything else.

Boss was staring at Gellar intently, his brow furrowed into strips. Lexi went over to him, placed a hand on his arm and snapped him out of his daze. “You okay?”

“What?”

“I said, are you okay?”

“Yes, Lieutenant, I’m fine.”

“Maybe we should take a diversion and find the hospital,” she suggested, trying to hide her upset at him regarding her by rank and not the fact she was his daughter.

Boss shook his head. “It’s too much of a risk. If we run into more of the infected guests we could all end up dead. No, we need to proceed to the comms centre and request rescue.

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