Deadland Wanderer: A Scifi Thriller (Deadland Drifter Book 2) by J.N. Chaney & Ell Leigh Clarke

Author:J.N. Chaney & Ell Leigh Clarke [Chaney, J.N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Variant Publications
Published: 2020-06-06T16:00:00+00:00

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Abandoned Warehouse, Space Station Pharbis, Nimrod Sector, Deadlands

Burner had been trying to keep himself busy while Sara was running her surveillance, but the truth was, he was concerned. She’d been gone for hours now, on a dangerous assignment, and if something went wrong they’d have no way of knowing. Additionally, he didn’t think she would lead the enemy back to their hideout, but even the best agents could be tailed without them knowing. All it took was getting unlucky one time. He sighed, drumming his fingers on the desk in front of him. Accomplishing this mission with three people was going to be tough as hell. Doing it with only two would be impossible.

That’s why he breathed a deep sigh of relief when the warehouse doors burst open and Sara strode in. She stood on the threshold, her hair wild and tangled and her clothes ripped and stained in places.

“Guess who’s back?” she announced. Grinning, she turned to chain the doors shut behind her. “Things got a little hairy when I was chasing down the bad guys on a hover bike, but we managed to get it done.”

“You get anything good?” Burner asked.

“I think so,” Sara replied. She took out her camera and held it up to them, as the three made their way over to Judy’s workstation. “They’ve closed up shop at the Loreilla. Moved everything to another location downtown, a building in the heart of the city. Place is a fortress. They’ve got a concrete wall around the entire thing.”

Judy took the camera and began to upload the pictures. “I doubt a wall would have stopped you.”

Sara shook her head. “Not this one. The thing is sheer concrete, with gates and barbed wire at the top. I’d need real climbing gear to get over it, and there’s no way to do it in the daytime without being spotted. I managed to get into the building across the street and get some pictures though.”

The pictures began to appear in an album on Judy’s screen, uploaded from the camera. Sara bent over and scrolled through them with her finger. It showed images of shuttle trucks, bulky equipment, and rough-looking men carrying things and milling around with weapons slung over their shoulders.

“Most of the guys moving the equipment seem like low-level grunts,” Sara explained. “I managed to get close ups of nearly all of their faces, but I doubt it will lead us anywhere. The equipment could be a clue, though. Look at this device. I overheard one of the guards saying he thought it might be used for lobotomies, and you know what? I wouldn’t be surprised.”

They stared at the photo. The device had a large bowl-shaped covering, along with long needles and a flexing robotic arm that seemed to adjust the size.

Judy paled. “I saw that thing when I was at one of the fake shelters,” she told them. “That’s one of the machines they use to erase memories. I remember the needle and the bowl thing. They had me hooked up to one of those.

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