Freedom by Maureen Toonkel

Author:Maureen Toonkel
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Science Fiction
ISBN: 9780998058320
Publisher: Me Too Publishing
Published: 2019-10-03T06:00:00+00:00

Josh and Keith walked quietly along the hallway leading to the entrance of the main hub of Tradian Central. Opening the door just wide enough to peek in, Josh saw that the area was virtually unoccupied. The ceiling fixtures were turned down, and while the computers still were aglow with lights, no one was monitoring them. Even the aquatic lighting of the giant aquarium was turned off. Apparently Headquarters was shut down for the night. I guess even fish need to sleep, thought Josh as he squinted his eyes trying to survey the dark room. At a small table near the elevator, Josh was able to make out the shape of a sentry guard slouched in a metal folding chair. The guard’s uneven snoring echoed through the spacious room.

“It looks like we are in luck,” whispered the Captain. “Everyone’s gone home for the night.”

“I wonder where home is?” questioned Keith. “There must be some living quarters further down this hallway.”

“That would make sense. Obviously Platt has not been living in his apartment lately, so he must have quarters down here.” Josh opened the door wider. “Shall we enter?”

They stepped into Tradian Headquarters, treading lightly past the computer banks, the lounge chairs, the aquarium with the sleeping fish, and Chief Monks’ desk. As they approached the snoozing guard, he shifted slightly in his chair. Keith removed his backpack and reached into it. Feeling around with his fingers he withdrew a coil of rope. Coming up behind the sleeping man’s chair, Keith swung the rope over the man’s head and around his throat. The startled guard quickly came alive and grabbed the rope around his neck with both his hands. While he struggled to free himself, Josh patted him down and relieved him of his weapons, a gun and a cattle prod.

Josh aimed the gun at the guard’s head. Keith lowered the rope from the man’s neck, down to his waist, and tied him to the chair. Once Josh lowered the gun, the man began screaming at the top of his lungs.

“INTRUDERS!” yelled the guard.

The Captain raised the gun back up. Keith reached into his backpack, and after feeling around for several seconds he realized the roll of tape was gone. He remembered seeing the bottle of water lying on the ground. The tape must have also rolled off the table. There had been no time to gather stuff up that was scattered around the room. He had grabbed the items still spread out around the downed table and shoved them into his backpack. After taking a quick glance around the spacious area, Keith walked over to Chief Monks’ desk and rummaged through the drawers until he found what he was looking for. It was even better than what he was hoping to find. Instead of cellophane tape or masking tape he found a roll of silver duct tape. Returning to the sentry, he unrolled a hunk of tape and wrapped it around the man’s mouth and around his entire head, coming back to his mouth.

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