Escape from Olympus (The Falken Chronicles Book 2) by Piers Platt

Author:Piers Platt [Platt, Piers]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2017-06-13T06:00:00+00:00

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Luthena stepped out of the infirmary bay nearly an hour later. She stripped off a pair of blood-covered latex gloves, dumping them in a nearby trash can, and sighed, running a hand through her gray hair.

“How’s he doing?” Falken asked.

“He’s stable,” Luthena said. “We got him dosed up on painkillers, so he’s a little out of it. But we stopped the bleeding, so that’s the important thing.”

Brondi appeared a moment later, and patted her on the back. “Nice work in there,” he said.

“And you,” Luthena replied. “Far cry from testing dragon blood samples, huh?”

“Mm,” Brondi agreed. He scanned the survivors sitting around the room. “Well, welcome to the Olympus Research Center. Sorry that you’re visiting under such … unfortunate circumstances.”

“Thanks for taking us in,” Falken told him.

“Oh, please,” Brondi waved him away. “We’re happy to help. Did you give Hylie a call?”

“Yeah,” Falken said.

“Good, good. I know she and Quiss were worried about you guys. Especially with that ancient female terrorizing the place of late.”

“Who?” Vina asked.

“The female that destroyed your truck. We’ve never observed a dragon that size before, never.”

“One of the ones that attacked us?” Vina asked, confused.

Falken shook his head. “Ah … no.”

Luthena clucked her tongue at Brondi. “He didn’t tell them. He didn’t want to get them all worked up.”

Brondi frowned. “Ah. Well, yes, that does make sense.”

Falken cleared his throat. “I didn’t crash the truck or anything. It was a dragon – a huge one. I just didn’t want you guys to worry more than you already were.”

“How big?” Shep asked.

“Big,” Falken said. “Big enough to pick the truck up and lift it over her head.” He adjusted the bandage that Vina had helped him apply to the cut on his shoulder. “She’s the one that ate most of the proxies. She was waiting for me when I went to get the truck, and I barely got away.”

“You’re all very lucky she didn’t show up on your journey here,” Luthena said. “But … that’s in the past now.” She tapped her e-glasses, frowning for a second. “The Liberty Belle should be here in … about five minutes. Have you all eaten? Does anyone need anything?”

“We’re good,” Falken told her. “Sit – relax. You guys need a break, too.”

“True enough,” Brondi agreed.

The scientists joined Falken, Vina, and the brothers at the conference table. Luthena opened a water bottle and sipped it, then passed it to Brondi.

“So you guys study the dragons here?” Kuda asked.

“Yes, we do,” Luthena said. “This facility started as a kind of an ecological observatory, way back when. There was a big team here, all focused on studying the dragons in their natural habitat. There are tunnels running everywhere, actually – there’s even a funicular that runs right up to the top of the mountain. It comes out into the aerie itself, amongst the dragons’ nests. If we had time, I’d take you up and show you – it’s quite impressive.”

“What’s a funicular?” Vina asked.

“A kind of train, that’s designed to run on a very steep track,” Brondi said.

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