Forgotten Earth: The Complete Series by M.R. Forbes

Author:M.R. Forbes [Forbes, M.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-07-05T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 54

Hayden grunted as he hit the ground. Isabelle dropped out of the RV, dressed in a skintight black bodysuit with a cowl to contain her hair and cover her head. A pair of dark goggles sat over her eyes. She looked down at Hayden, and then to the right as Gus shot her again.

“She’s a robot, idiot,” he heard Pyro tell the other mongrel.

Isabelle looked back at Hayden and then started walking toward Pyro and Gus.

“Run!” he shouted to them. “Go!”

He rolled over, grabbing Isabelle’s ankle and dragging her to the ground. She kicked back, hitting him in the face with her foot. He winced in pain, using the big arm to shove himself to his feet and bringing both hands up balled into fists and ready to fight.

“I owe you,” he said, vaguely aware of the countdown in his head. Around two minutes. He didn’t have a lot of time to waste.

She crouched down, getting into a fighting stance. They faced one another, nearly motionless for a few seconds.

Hayden glanced back over his shoulder. The door to the RV was open, and it was right behind him.

He smiled, jumping back.

Isabelle came forward, suddenly realizing her mistake. He threw a wild punch through the doorway, catching her in the temple. Metal met metal, and she spun backward and onto the ground again.

He slammed the door closed and locked it. Then he turned and climbed the three steps into the main part of the RV.

He ran down the narrow aisle, at the same time Isabelle tore the door from its hinges. He would only have a few seconds at most.

There was blood all along the carpeting in a wavy line leading back to a closed door at the rear of the vehicle. Hayden followed it, slamming the door with his fist and bashing it down.

Loki was laying on top of the bed, surrounded by blood. He had a deep gash in his neck and another wound in his chest. He lifted his head slightly as Hayden charged in.

“You,” he whispered, barely strong enough to speak.

Hayden jumped onto the bed, straddling Loki. He glanced back. Isabelle was at the end of the corridor, coming on fast.

“Where is it?” he hissed at the dying man.

“What?” Loki said. “Screw you.”

Hayden grabbed the man’s shirt, tearing it open. His chest was bloody but bare.

“Where is it?” he asked again. Isabelle was almost on him, and then he would be as good as dead.

Loki’s eyes shifted to Isabelle. Then they dropped toward his hand. Hayden grabbed the hand and forced it open.

Isabelle’s control device rested in his palm, a small octagonal piece of metal with a flashing green LED. Hayden grabbed it, throwing himself to the side as the robot lunged at him and fell on Loki instead.

He groaned at her sudden weight, and she rolled off him to the opposite side of the bed, facing Hayden.

Hayden held up the device, pressing down on it. “Stop,” he said.

She froze in place.

Hayden exhaled. Damn, that had been close.

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