Airship Down_A Storm and Fury Adventure by Gail Z. Martin & Larry N. Martin

Author:Gail Z. Martin & Larry N. Martin [Martin, Gail Z. & Martin, Larry N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: A Storm and Fury Adventure
Publisher: DreamSpinner Communications
Published: 2016-02-17T23:00:00+00:00

Not enough remained of the wrecked train or the orb that collided with it to find any trace of the tracking device. Disguised in stolen police uniforms, Jacob and Mitch heard the railroad inspector exclaim over the unusually hot fire from the explosion, and had gotten close enough to the wreckage to assure that nothing of the orb had survived.

Late the next night, Jacob watched from the ground as Mitch climbed to the top of the tallest brick smokestack towering over the Jones and Laughlin steel mill. They had left the car down the road, and Hans and the werkman were taking opposite circuits, roaming the night to make sure they did not get disturbed.

The guard at the gate had appreciated the beer Jacob had brought him, until his eyes had rolled back in his head and he had slumped to the floor of his gatehouse. Once he awoke, he’d have a nasty headache, but no memory of how he had gotten there and no lasting after-effects.

The muted tapping of Morse Code sounded close to Jacob’s ear from the receiver on his coat collar. Mitch was in place. Jacob chewed his unlit cigar, wishing he was sitting in Mirko’s Bar, drinking beer and smoking his stogie down to the stub.

Jacob maneuvered himself into position. He was next to the main power line coming into the plant, and he had tapped in with one of the Department’s gadgets so that he could watch any fluctuations in the electricity and send a warning to Mitch. Up on the tower, Mitch had a shotgun ready, loaded not with bullets, but with a gadget of his own making. The Very pistol shot from the other night had hit but not stuck, leaving them with no tracking information to show for their trouble.

The dial in Jacob’s hand spun wildly. This is it, Jacob thought, chomping down on his cigar. He tapped out ‘go’ on his wrist piece, signaling Mitch to be ready to shoot. He looked up, but he couldn’t see Mitch against the darkness.

Overhead, two orbs danced against the night sky as the mill’s lights dimmed until they were almost dark.

Jacob heard the crack of the shotgun. A heartbeat later, an explosion rocked the ground. Fire blossomed where the orbs had been. Jacob thought he saw a shadow fall from the tower. The shockwave shattered windows in the mill, spraying the area with broken glass. The explosion rocked the ground and made the steel roof groan. Its force sent Jacob sprawling, and for a heart-stopping moment, he thought he saw the tall brick tower sway before the whole world went dark and silent. Slowly the sound returned. He heard alarm bells clamoring, and men shouting, whistles shrieking and footsteps pounding closer. The mill was dark but his eyes were now adjusting to the moonlight.

If we get caught, they’ll assume we’re saboteurs and the Department will probably let us hang, Jacob thought.

“You need to get out of here now, sir.” Hans had come up behind Jacob without a sound.

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