Destiny Reckoning by Trevor Gregg

Author:Trevor Gregg [Gregg, Trevor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-24T16:00:00+00:00

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Courage

Benjam raced along as fast as his tentacles could slither him. He knew he had to find Alis. She needed to know what was going on. It was odd, though, it looked like two Azorians, a Dras and Yal, fighting in the street. Two more Dras surrounded the Yal and they began to pummel him. He fell to the ground and they continued to strike and kick him until he no longer moved.

He was disturbed, but he knew he couldn’t intervene. Not only was it too late for the poor fellow, but he didn’t think he could take that many combatants, even with his regeneration. What was going on, anyway?

Deciding to dodge off the main avenue and take a side street, Benjam proceeded down an alley. Two Dras stepped into the alleyway, blocking his progress. He turned to backtrack and spotted several more making their way into the alley behind him.

Hmmm, trapped, it would seem, he thought ruefully. What did these guys want, anyway? Were they going to hurt him, like they had the Yal? It sure seemed so. He quailed ever so slightly at the thought of what must be coming. He frantically looked around, spotting several crates stacked against one wall.

Scrambling up the boxes, Benjam squirmed up onto the roof. Feet pounded along stone pavers as the Dras tore after him. He didn’t waste any time checking on their progress, he just squirmed at top speed for the next alleyway and subsequent building.

He heard the Dras’ pounding footsteps as they mounted the roof and tore after him. Benjam squiggled like he had never squiggled before, racing for the next alley. He squirmed right off the edge and landed in the alley with a squish. He broke into a furious squirm, racing down the alley and around the corner as the Dras began to drop into the passage.

Maybe he could make it to the engineering lab and lock himself inside, at least until this blew over. He realized Kyren and Alis may still be out, may still be in danger. Not much he could do at the moment for them. It was best to stay alive, best to stay out of the reach of those guys, he decided.

He reached the lab with the Dras hot on his heels. He squirmed inside and keyed the door shut. It whooshed shut just as the Dras reached it. He activated the locking mechanism as they pounded fruitlessly on the door.

Quickly looking around for something to defend himself, should they breach the door, he spotted Alis’ wrench lying on a table. Squirming over, Benjam grabbed it and activated the transformation to turn it into the sonic emitter. He spun and pointed it at the door, expecting the door to open and Dras to pour in.

Seconds ticked by then became minutes, which ticked by as well. Benjam began to relax. The pounding had ceased a while ago, and he feared they had found a way to open the door. But it had not opened. It seemed they must have given up, at least for now.

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