Celestial Incursion (Edge of the Splintered Galaxy Book 1) by Eddie R. Hicks

Author:Eddie R. Hicks [Hicks, Eddie R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2018-06-11T18:30:00+00:00

21 Foster

Ancient City

Jacobus, Kapteyn’s Star system

August 9, 2118, 15:33 SST (Sol Standard Time)

Foster and Pierce’s two plus hour tram ride across the rocky surface of Jacobus came to an end, bringing the two uniformed IESA personnel to a security check situated outside the tram station. As they approached, Pierce directed his finger to a visually frustrated Vorcambreum woman arguing with a security guard, and a Rabuabin man with a magnetic rifle slung over his shoulders.

“Those two, right?” Pierce asked her.

Foster looked and confirmed on hearing the raging voice of a four-foot tall woman yelling upward at the human guard, it was none other than Eicelea and her partner Vynei. “Yep, that’s ‘em all right and they look mighty pissed.”

Foster approached first with the holo pad containing Eicelea’s approval in her grasp. “Excuse me,” Foster said.

Foster’s voice instantly got Eicelea to spin away from the security guard and stare up at her. “You!”

“Yes me, and I gots your permit to enter.”

Foster handed it off to the guard. He flicked through the holographic screen of the pad, nodded, and gave it back to her. “Alright you four are cleared to enter,” he said.

“Four?” Eicelea said with her hands wrapped around her hips. “It’s just the two of us going.”

“All IESA members are allowed to enter,” said the guard.

Eicelea and Vynei walked past the checkpoint as Foster grinned and looked out at the ancient city in the distance and its high rising skyscrapers that sat at the feet of majestic mountains. An ancient city full of discovery, adventure, and ancient tech, it was the type of work she was doing in Sirius, the type of work she should be doing now.

“Travis, let’s take a walk,” she called out to him, waving him over to the checkpoint.

“Why do I get the feeling you are going to regret this?” Pierce said.

“My post has been vacant for two hours, I’m already in trouble,” Foster said. “Might as well make the best of it.”

The guard gave Foster and Pierce the nod to enter. Beyond the checkpoint was a human-built pathway that led to yet another station platform that was perched along the side of a cliff. Looking down below, beyond the safety railings, Foster witnessed the nearly perfectly preserved streets, and elaborately decorated buildings that made up the ancient city.

A gondola lift was suspended over much of the ancient city and took passengers down into its central core area. Said gondola was where Foster and Pierce found Eicelea and Vynei making preparations to board.

“Hey, wait up,” Foster called out to them.

Eicelea looked up at the two with a warm smile, no doubt ecstatic that Foster came through with her promise. Eicelea gestured for the two to hurry up and board the small, cramped four-seater lift. Once the all clear was given, the gondola moved across its overhanging wires and slowly descended across and below to the downtown ancient city core.

The view from behind gave Foster a better look at the cliffside platform and walkway they had just left, as well as the high-rise tram tracks they rode in on.

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