Hunted by Gabrielle Lord

Author:Gabrielle Lord [Lord, Gabrielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781921990670
Publisher: Scholastic Australia
Published: 2013-04-28T16:00:00+00:00

Underground Tunnels

9:51 pm

I stole into the main tunnel and into the darkness, discreetly switching on my torch, keeping it shining downwards.

I could hear rumbling in the distance and wondered if someone was using the big rover machine, digging through the rock. But when I came to the widening of the tunnel at the laboratory, the huge machine was just sitting there, in exactly the same position as I’d left it, nearly three weeks before. I crept up to the door and peered cautiously through the window of the laboratory.

I frowned. The modbots sat in a square, squat pile, their lights winking. They certainly weren’t built up into a tower as Sophie and Ariel had said. Curious, I used the master key to open the door, carefully looking around in case there were any spythons hanging off the light fittings or lurking in a cupboard. The large rucksacks were still stacked in a row, leaning against the wall under the map of the world with its mysterious red strings.

I walked over to some other cupboards I hadn’t had a chance to look in last time. A few were locked, but as I tried the last handle, the latch gave way and the door opened. I staggered back at the sight of more rucksacks piled up inside. There were another five. Were these all for the Zenith team?

I poked around in the topmost bag—the contents were just like all the others I’d seen. In a side pocket I found a handful of passports. But the corner of an envelope caught my eye. Reaching further in, I pulled out another set of sealed orders. I had to know what they were!

I slid my finger under the seal to loosen it, but I would have to tear it to open the envelope. Reasoning that Damien would never know it was me, I tugged hard and pulled out a thin sheet of paper.

I turned it over, holding my breath—but there was nothing. Both sides of the paper were completely blank. Damn! Where were the real orders?

I put the paper back inside the envelope and placed it where I’d found it. I quickly closed the cupboard and went over to check the 3-D eyes. I was strangely relieved to see they were still there, glowing in their light box. Nothing moved except the winking lights on the modbots. Sophie and Ariel said that they’d watched as two of the squares climbed on top of another two. I came closer to get a better look at them. They looked just as I’d remembered them—some were the creamy colour of power points, others were black. They all had narrow slits on their surfaces and each one had blinking green lights. Hesitantly, I put out my hand to pick one up. As my hand closed around it, I jumped back in pain!

What the…? Something had bitten me! I examined my hand. Two tiny puncture marks in the centre of my palm already had tiny red beads of blood on them.

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