Dawn Of Affinity by V.J. Deanes

Author:V.J. Deanes [Deanes, V.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-15T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Vern walked his motorcycle the short distance over to the edge of the trees on Hogan’s land. Staying upright on dusty trails, navigating swamps and weaving through forests over rolling countryside were not recommended for a Renegade Alien. was not designed for this type of riding. The race against time began, but the motorcycle struggled to maintain balance and slowed down. Vern had no choice. He had a destination to reach. Kalan Mars did not.

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Kalan travelled north late that morning towards Hadley’s Crossing. He leaned against the window in a drowsy state, lost in thought about. He plugged his Silent Destroyer into one of the outlets, then dozed off. The robot car braked hard to a full stop as it came out of a sharp bend at the base of a steep slope. Three men stood boldly in the middle of the open road. Two of them brandished rusty metal pipes the size of baseball bats. The man in the middle had a long knife. He motioned for Kalan to get out.

“I want to look inside your car,” the man said as the others laughed ghoulishly.

Kalan calmly stepped away from the car onto the shoulder beside the road. “It’s not my car,” he remarked.

Bandits, who trolled the desolate countryside, were common in Red Zones, like this one. This group ventured away from their small collection of makeshift cabins in the woods to hijack whatever they could from traffic on this back road. Leaving the safety of the forest to commit robbery in broad daylight was a risk they had to take. Times were tough. Their faces had a rugged appearance that was as menacing as it was desperate.

“There’s nothin’ here,” the man with the knife hollered. His scraggly beard and unwashed look accompanied a foul stench that was overbearing. “Make it easy,” he said to Kalan, as he stepped closer. “Give us whatever you can. We’re just looking for something to help us get by.”

“I don’t have anything to give you,” Kalan said as he sized up the two men who brandished the pipes. “I’m as desperate as you guys are.”

“I know you,” the man said in a gruff voice as he pointed his knife towards Kalan.

Kalan looked into his eyes. Gerald Huff looked much older and more gaunt than he should have. The abrasive bully who once tormented Kalan as a teenager was reprised as a poor man.

“You made it out,” Gerald said enviously noting that Kalan seemed to have made a life in the world outside of Hadley’s Crossing.

“Huff, you’re still just a punk. If I need to humiliate you one more time in front of your fellow losers then let’s get it over with. I’ve got more pressing business to deal with.”

“Let’s take it to him boys,” Huff said as his gang moved in.

Branches at the tops of the trees suddenly swayed vigorously, despite the stillness in the air. Huff’s gang looked up perplexed by a buzzing sound that grew louder. A prototype of the new

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