Arsenal Reloaded by Jeffery H. Haskell

Author:Jeffery H. Haskell [Haskell, Jeffery H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Molten Press
Published: 2019-06-29T16:00:00+00:00

SIXTEEN

The Emdrives whine as I blast out of the building mere seconds before it collapses. The Walker fires its rail gun with abandon into the husk of the once nice office. I swing back around behind it and draw the Sword ‘O Doom.

“If we’d had more time, a range weapon would have come in real handy.”

It is fortuitous that you did not have more time. An energy weapon would generate a considerable internal EMI and therefore accelerate the destabilization even further.

“Oh, yeah, you’re right.” A shudder runs through me. A large power draw like the particle bean would have resulted in me losing an arm.

I usually am.

“Ha. Ha.” I draw the sword and zoom down toward the back of the Walker. I hit it, then magnetize my boots and one glove to hold on while I hit it with the blade. It can’t really move as the street is still a raging flood and the tether that connects it to the nearest building is all that holds it up.

Or was. I slice right through it, then give the Walker a nudge from my Emdrive. The thing topples over like it lost a fight with an Ewok.

“Okay, what’s next?”

There are still over two hundred combatants in the city. However, with their main communications down it will be easier for the local forces to contain the situation. Perhaps now would be the time to locate and evacuate your parents?

“Good call! Punch it!”

The Emdrive kicks in and I blast through the air at a cool five hundred miles an hour. A few potshots light up the sky around me, but nothing even close to hitting. Once I’m over the parking garage I do a quick circle to make sure it’s all clear.

All scans show negative hostiles in the garage. It is clear.

The garage is pretty standard: six floors, takes up a city block, and maybe can park a thousand cars. I switch to hover, floating down the north side trying to scan each floor in an attempt to locate them. Epic’s last contact put them on the fourth floor. Generally speaking, when lost, it is better to not move. However, in a combat situation, movement is life. Keeping out of the fighting by moving away from it is usually a better call than hunkering down.

Hopefully they kept moving but stayed in the relative safety of the garage. These huge, concrete and rebar buildings tend to be pretty sturdy to take all the weight they have to handle on a daily basis.

“Epic, give me ten times voice amplification and record.”

Go ahead.

“John and Hope Lockheart, please signal your location.”

Looping.

I fly around the west side with Epic repeating every few seconds. As we approached the south side, I pick up a car alarm. “That’s them.”

Each level is only twelve feet from bottom to top; not a lot of room to maneuver, so I land and walk in. The power is out all over the city and while it’s bright outside, once I’m twenty feet in it definitely gets darker.

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