Far From Home: The Complete Third Series (Far From Home 16-19) (Far From Home Box Set Book 3) by Healey Tony

Author:Healey, Tony [Healey, Tony]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Fringe Scientist Books
Published: 2015-04-28T16:00:00+00:00

8.

60 . . . 59 . . . 58 . . . 57 . . . 56 . . . 55 . . . 54 . . .

The doors opened on a large room, crates on the floor, stacked haphazardly. A line of large cages dominated the right hand side of the room. To the left, there was what appeared to be an operating table, though Jessica seriously doubted that Matz were in the habit of performing medical procedures on their prisoners.

Farther down from that, directly beneath an overhanging light, a group of men stood with their backs to the two intruders. One spoke into a comm. unit not dissimilar to the one Will was using. The others appeared to be playing a game of some kind.

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Will and Jessica ducked behind one of the large crates. Jessica looked around the corner of it, to get a look at the cages.

"There's a Klebin in the first one."

Will looked over her shoulder. "Middle one's empty. He's gotta be down the end, then."

"What do you want to do? It's your call," she told him.

He licked his lips. The explosives will go off against that wall there. If we can hang here for the next thirty seconds, the blast should take them out of action. Then we're free to work with that last cage and get Shaw out of here.

"If he's in the cage. I can't see."

She went to move out and get a better look but he grabbed her arm. "No. Let's wait. If the Klebin spots you, he might raise the alarm."

"True."

"Anyway, Punk and Hawk will be on the roof by now."

* * *

Not quite.

Punk had already landed, falling silently with the parachute, his soft paws on the grit covering the flat roof. Hawk circled on his way down, the whole experience a completely new one for him.

He'd practiced powerless descent in training. But that wasn't just a few years ago, but decades.

Before most of this lot were born. That's how old I am.

The roof came into view. Closer and closer now. He prepared for the landing, wondered how he'd slow down in time, then didn't have to worry about it. The roof rushed up to meet him and he skidded along, still pulled by the parachute. It went suddenly slack, then flung him back, his arms and legs flailing. The parachute collapsed on top of him, a scramble of light material and cords.

"Nice landin'."

Hawk picked himself up. "Not my best, I'll admit."

Punk was already on the move. "Come on!" The Alpor threw the door open and rushed inside, weapons bristling, Hawk hot on his tail.

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"I'd cover your ears," Will whispered.

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