Deadeye- Episode II by David Rex Bonnewell

Author:David Rex Bonnewell [Bonnewell, David Rex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Midian Publishing
Published: 2019-05-08T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

D averex was impressed by the speed at which the rather unsightly beast of a dune buggy traversed the rough terrain, especially considering the hefty added weight it was burdened with. He turned the machine gun to one side and then leaned forward over the turret to check the speedometer located on the dashboard below, though the violent rattling of the vehicle's frame forced him to use his time-slowing ability long enough to read the numbers clearly. According to the readout, they were traveling at eighty-two miles per hour. He whistled.

Danival caught Daverex looking at the speedometer and said, “I've only got 'er in third. Figured I best not push it less'n we get inta some trouble we can't get outa. I had 'er up ta one thirty-seven on dis very stretch o' terrain de udder day. Part o' dat's 'cause o' de engine, sure. But mostly it's 'cause o' de biofuel. Comes from giant cave bats. Dey grow big 'n mean from eatin' nothin' but dem nasty 'shrooms what grow in da Cave o' Sorrows. Da bats sleep most da time, but woe ta de fool what wakes even one 'o dem. De one dat wakes screeches somethin' awful, den ya got a whole mess 'o dem buggers rarin' ta tear ya a new one! Anyhoo, da biofuel's expensive, so I'm hopin' ta gadder up a good bit o' giant bat guano while we're in da cave 'n make my own biofuel, truth be told. Dat's somehin' I could never hope ta do on my own. So, ya help me quietly gadder up a heap o' guano 'n I help ya in a fight if'n da guano hits de fan, so ta say. I also happen ta be pretty keen at trapfindin'. Deal?”

Daverex was grateful just to get a more than capable ride to his destination, so without hesitation he said, “Deal!” and stretched his arm to shake Danival's hand through the windowless opening. Then Daverex repositioned himself behind the machine gun and got as comfortable as the confined space would allow, satisfied with how smoothly this new mission had gone so far.

Approximately forty minutes later, Daverex noticed the air getting suddenly thicker and more cloudy, like a dense fog rolling in. Only, fog is the result of cool air and the air was a very long way from cool. He knew something was not right – that he and his companions were likely riding straight into a trap – yet he could not think of what to do. It was as though his thought processes were shutting down. He felt strangely very calm when he should have been panicking and then he noticed that his breathing was becoming shallow. He forced more oxygen into his uncooperative lungs. He squinted his eyes, trying hopelessly to see through a fog that was rapidly growing in density. Soon he saw only dim light that died away into darkness.

Daverex had a vision of Tilly smiling at him and giggling happily as she nibbled on a mushroom.

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