Day Soldiers (Book 4): Evolution by Hale Brandon

Author:Hale, Brandon [Hale, Brandon]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-12-06T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

The Streets of Topia

Lily and Grung sat in the dark alley, leaning against the wall of a building. Above them, a camera rotated on its stem, recording the empty alley. Lily and Grung had timed the camera’s rotation to get beneath it.

“We’re hunkered down in an alley, avoiding security cameras,” Grung said. “It’s like we’re training in Sneaker City all over again.”

Lily chuckled as she continued to tinker with her communicator. “Except in Sneaker City, you weren’t naked.”

“Had to point out the naked thing, didn’t you,” Grung said. “If I’d known I was going to wolf-out, I’d have worn my backpack.”

“You didn’t prepare for every possibility,” Lily said. “You’re getting lazy, old man.”

“Any luck?” Grung asked, indicating the communicator in Lily’s hand.

“No,” Lily said. “It’s dead. The fall did a real number on it.”

“Sorry,” Grung said. “Next time I save your life, I’ll be more careful.”

“Hey, I’m not complaining, big guy,” Lily said. “You’re totally my hero.”

“It won’t take them long to find us,” Grung said. “We have to get to the plane.”

“I don’t see how,” Lily countered. “We dropped down at least five levels. Going down is easy. I don’t know how we’ll get back up. I think our best bet is to find a way to contact Scott.”

“If we tap into any Topian network,” Grung said, “it won’t take them long to zero in on us.”

“This isn’t a good situation,” Lily said.

“Yeah.”

After some thought, Lily said, “We have to get out of the city.”

“I think so,” Grung agreed.

“We need to keep going down until we get to the human section,” Lily went on. “From there, we’ll leave the city.”

“We don’t know what Topia is like beyond the city,” Grung pointed out.

“True,” Lily said, “but we do know what it’s like in the city. And if we stay in the city, it’s just a matter of time until they find us. At least out there, we have a chance.”

“Okay,” Grung said, “first things first. I need to find some clothes and we need to find some stakes.”

“No stakes,” Lily said flatly.

Grung cocked an eyebrow. “We need to defend ourselves.”

“We can’t kill those Topians, Grung,” Lily said.

“Why the hell not?”

“They’re not our enemies,” Lily said. “They’re just cops, following orders.”

“So what?” Grung said. “They’re trying to kill us, boss.”

“We came here on a mission of peace,” Lily said. “Whoever ordered them to capture us is trying to destroy that peace. I refuse to be their puppet. If we kill one Topian, it’s over. Best case scenario, they’ll use it to push for the end of the Day Soldiers. Worst case, they’ll use it as an excuse to attack New America.”

“So we’re all stealth,” Grung said.

Lily nodded. “But you’re right about one thing. We need to get you some clothes.”

“You there! What are you doing?”

Lily and Grung looked toward the street and saw two male Topians walking toward them. Both wore what appeared to be black police uniforms.

“Damn,” Lily said.

“I think I found my clothes,” Grung whispered.

“What’s going on in there?” one of the officers asked as they stepped into the alley.

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