Counter Spike by Viola Grace

Author:Viola Grace [Grace, Viola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Adult, Science Fiction, Space Opera
ISBN: 9781487412258
Publisher: Devine Destinies
Published: 2018-03-23T05:00:00+00:00

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Duel thudded to the floor, gasping for air. “Leave me here. Save yourselves!”

Hima snorted and helped her to her feet. “That was the last ladder. Now, we just have the final slow spiral down to the lab and storage area.”

Duel grunted, and she sighed as she got upright. “I hate going down ladders.”

Corbyn gave her a slow look. “How are you at going up them? We have a lot of ladders to climb to get out of here.”

“I can climb all day long. It is just placing my feet when I can’t see them that bugs me.”

She straightened and looked down the long hall. “Shall we sprint again?”

Hima chuckled. “I believe we shall. These suits are really nice for working out in.”

“And radiation protection. Xaia designed the fabric.” Kiida chuckled. “She wanted one fabric to do it all, but it is exceedingly complicated to put together.”

“Well, she does good work.” Hima stretched.

They trotted down the hall, prepared to coil around again and again, but the doors to the lab appeared in front of them when they rounded the corner.

Duel blinked. “This is unexpected.”

Hima looked around. “Do we just go in?”

Kiida smiled. “I don’t think we are going to get an invitation.”

Corbyn grunted and walked to the door, looking for the closure.

Duel covered her laugh when Corbyn jumped as the doors hissed open. The scent of the air had a chemical tang with something underlying the harsh odour.

Hima lifted her head, and her chin jerked slightly. “What is that?”

“I think we might find out if we go inside.”

Duel nodded. “Here we go.”

She stepped inside, and since Hima was slightly ahead of her, she bulldozed her into the lab.

They looked around, and instead of the neat alignment of tubes or pods or whatever, they found an expansive lab that reached out into the distance.

Corbyn whispered, “How are we supposed to find them?”

Duel got a message, and she grinned, “Kab suggests listening to the sound of machines. Active machines.”

The murmur in her ear reminded her that she had access to Kab’s sight. “Kab, find the cold spots for us.”

She heard the amused whisper in her ear. “I can do that.”

She looked through the lens, and she found the first cold spot with a weirdly warm centre. “I found one.”

They all moved in the direction that she was leading, and then, they skidded to a halt next to the first cryo tube.

Duel looked up at the extremely muscular naked man in the canister. “Okay, was anyone expecting that?”

To her astonishment, his eyes opened, and the vivid purple pinned her in place. He lifted his arms and kicked upward, grabbing the edge of the tank and pulling himself free.

Hima went up the ladder at the side of the tank and used her fist to strike the back of the man while he choked and coughed to clear his lungs. Her hits were quick and precise. He soon ceased to cough, and he was able to breathe in regular motions.

Hima leaned down. “Are you okay? I mean, aside from being frozen and naked.

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