Bruce Coville - The AI Gang 02 by Robot Trouble

Author:Robot Trouble [Trouble, Robot]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-11-21T22:25:36+00:00

If Rachel and Hap’s dune buggy had been making any noise at all, they would never have found Dr. Remov. Only the silence of the electric motor (and the fact that they were moving at little better than a crawl) made it possible for the scientist’s low moans to reach their ears.

Rachel was the first to hear him-largely because Hap was focusing so thoroughly on the road. The reason for his intensity was simple: He was driving without lights, to avoid attracting attention. But he was so fixed on what he was doing that when Rachel grabbed his arm and hissed, “What was that?” he nearly spun them off the road.

“Don’t do that!” he yelled. Then, remembering that they were trying to be silent, he lowered his voice. “What was what? I didn’t hear anything.”

“Shhh!” said Rachel. “Be quiet and listen.”

Hap obeyed, slowing the buggy even further to do so.

“There. Didn’t you hear it? Stop the buggy!”

“I still don’t hear anything,” grumbled Hap as he applied the brake again. “I hope you know what you’re doing!”

They sat in silence for a moment, both straining their ears. This time Hap heard the moan, too. “It came from over there!” he whispered.

“Right!” agreed Rachel. “It sounds like someone in trouble. Let’s go!”

Hap grabbed her arm as she started to scramble out of the dune buggy. “Take it easy. We don’t want to get caught out here at this time of night. Let’s make sure this is really an emergency before we go getting ourselves in trouble.”

Rachel hesitated, then nodded. The movement was barely visible in the starlight. Moving quietly, they worked their way toward the source of the sound. After their second tumble, they clasped hands to keep each other from falling.

“There it is again,” whispered Rachel, trying to concentrate on the business at hand and not the nearness of Hap. “It is someone in trouble!”

Hap switched on the flashlight he had pulled from the buggy and pointed it in the direction of the sound.

Rachel clutched his arm and cried out in horror.

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