Dark City (The Travelers Book Two) by Nathan Hystad

Author:Nathan Hystad [Hystad, Nathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Woodbridge Press
Published: 2023-03-27T16:00:00+00:00

PART THREE

THE BATTLE

1

12:01 A.M.

May 26th, 1985

The entire city was in the dark. Driving through Seattle after midnight in the middle of a raging monsoon, without streetlights, was beyond ominous. I trailed Wolfe’s car but kept my distance in case he suddenly needed to brake.

“Did you see Tilly?” Bones asked. “That was awesome.”

“Bones, you realize she’s a Sphere, right? You can’t start crushing on Tilly.”

“I know. And I’m not crushing, okay? I was just impressed, is all.”

“Sure.” I knew Bones’ type, and since Reaper had dumped him, he’d been searching for someone the opposite of her. “You know you’re going to be okay.”

Bones glanced at me and removed his hood. “Tonight?”

“Hopefully tonight, or the rest won’t matter. I meant in general. Life.”

“Easy for you to say. You have parents that love you. A girlfriend. Even Cindy.” Bones flinched. “Damn. I know she’s still with those hunters.”

“Buzz says we can find them. He’s convinced they’d do nothing to harm her,” I said.

“They’d better not.” Bones sighed deeply. “Next time you want to go after aliens, let me know before I show up.”

“We came for Buzz. He asked for our help,” I reminded him. “None of this is my fault. You could have stayed home.”

“On Bell Island? Alone? I don’t think so,” he muttered.

Wolfe slowed at an intersection ahead and slammed to a halt as a truck raced by from the right. Wolfe placed a police cherry on his unmarked car.

“Looks like we’re giving chase.” I hit the gas, easily catching up to Wolfe’s boat of a vehicle.

I squinted, trying to read the plates on the truck, and saw what I was searching for. “Texas. It’s the Samaritans.”

They did a sharp turn at the next road, and I slid on the wet pavement. Behind me, Wolfe hit a mailbox, sending dozens of letters flying. One stuck to his windshield, and I saw his wipers struggling to remove it from his line of sight. When I refocused on the Samaritans, they were gaining ground. Whoever had improved their truck had done a heck of a job, but not good enough to escape my Camaro.

The engine revved and switched gears, hitting eighty miles per hour. We sped down the road like a demon and raced around the enemy, trying to direct him into a parked dump truck. He glared at me from the driver’s seat, and I recognized Lex. We made eye contact, and he frowned, cranking his wheel. The bumper creamed into my car, shoving me away, but it was too late for him. They crashed into the side of the garbage vehicle and rolled over, bouncing before coming to a stop. I used the brakes, and Wolfe was on the street, gun raised. “Get out! Hands where I can see them!”

“Cindy,” I muttered, wondering if she was in the box, hidden behind the canopy.

I hurried outside, into the downpour, and rushed to the detective. “Exit the truck!” He had a flashlight and passed it to me. “We flush them out.”

Tilly had already headed to the other end of the sidewalk, blocking their escape.

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