Convergence by Frank Carey

Author:Frank Carey [Carey, Frank]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, Space opera
ISBN: 9781944946432
Amazon: B076G7HBPS
Barnesnoble: B076G7HBPS
Publisher: Frank Carey
Published: 2017-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Once the small ship landed, Marta and Saffron helped a still woozy Anne down the ship's ramp, then across the tarmac to an open hatch.

"Where the hell are we?" Saffron asked.

Marta looked up and saw a large pair of overhead doors closing. "It looks like an underground hangar. While we were on approach, I thought I saw a building nearby. I'm betting the whole damn facility is underground."

"Quiet!" Angelica barked, "and get inside. It's not smart to keep Zoe waiting."

Once past the hatch, the three guests were led through a maze of corridors to a small room with several chairs, a table covered in magazines, a couch, and a buffet next to a refrigerator.

"There are snacks in the cabinet and drinks in the fridge," Angelica said. "Zoe will be with you shortly." She walked out and locked the door from the outside.

Saffron got up and retrieved bottles of water from the fridge while Marta checked Anne's vital signs. "How are you feeling?" she asked.

"Like I was hit by a stunner blast. Now, I feel bad shooting that big moron back at the warehouse."

"Don't. He was trying to kill Gabe when you zapped him. Any word on your bots?"

Saffron handed her a cold water. "Thanks. My bots are out cold, and my diagnostics say they'll stay that way for a couple of hours. "

Zoe walked into the room and sat down across from the three women. "Hello Marta, Saffron." She looked at Anne. "And you are?"

"Cyber Corps Agent Priscilla-Anne Kitra, and you're Zoe Muntz. Damn, are all Zoes nuts?"

"You have a Zoe?"

"Yeah. She's why I'm here. My Zoe screwed the pooch by locking herself and the Earth in an inter-dimensional rift."

"And you came here to beg for help?"

"No. I came here to borrow you. I just need your right hand for about five-minutes. I could just cut it off if you're too busy. I promise to give it back."

"Ah, no, I don't think so. Anyway, I have other plans."

"What now, Zoe? Tralaska has disowned you. Orta has a price on your head. Why don't you just give up and check into a psych hospital?"

"Twenty years ago, Gabe thwarted my plans as he has done many times since..."

"I was wondering why I'm picking up a shit-load of chronons. You're planning on using time travel to change the past. You do know that won't work," Anne pointed out.

"Very good, Agent. But, you're wrong. It will work. I plan to go back in time to kill Gabe and Priscilla while destroying the Cube in the process. My calculations show that their deaths and the Cube's destruction will lead to the creation of a new League, one ruled by Tralaskans."

"Your math is wrong," Anne explained. "That large a change will lead to a temporal wipe. This universe will go blank as all the possible futures superimpose on one another."

"You're wrong..."

"I've seen it happen. It isn't pretty. Look, if you're dead-set on doing this, could I borrow your hand before you commit suicide? "

Marta sprung from her chair only to come face to face with a blaster in Zoe's hand.

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