Into Light by T. D. Shields

Author:T. D. Shields [Shields, T. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780995739741
Publisher: Aelurus Publishing
Published: 2017-04-30T23:00:00+00:00

18

When it signaled, she peered at the display and announced, “Sighting in the University District and the bank info pinged in the Medical District. They sent specific addresses for each place, and I think they’re another really long walk from here.”

“Yeah, really long,” I agreed with a grimace.

“Why on earth would you walk to Uni or Med Districts?” Luna asked, walking up behind us. “That’s another all-day hike to go there and back.”

“We have some possible leads on Mateo and we need to go check them out,” I explained. “We can’t have the authorities catching him. He knows too much that could damage our base back home.”

“He knows too much about us, too,” Luna said grimly. “We do need him off the streets. If you can get him back here we can lock him in one of the unused rooms to keep him from talking to anyone.”

Sharra and I exchanged glances. If we found Mateo, we wouldn’t be bringing him back here. He’d used up all his last chances.

Luna didn’t seem to notice our lack of response, concentrating instead on her own planning. “We have courier bikes that our messengers use. If you use a couple of those you can use the commuter zip lanes and get across town in short order.”

“Don’t you think Poppy’s a little too recognizable in Goodland?” Sharra asked.

Luna dismissed her concern with a wave. “You’ll have helmets that hide your faces. And I deleted you both from the facial recognition database this morning, so even if the cameras catch you, they won’t know you. As long as you don’t walk right up to someone you used to know, you should be good.”

Luna looked around the room, then called out. “Rob, Toni, can you come over?”

I remembered the slim blond man as Martín’s companion during our first meeting with Martín in the Warren, but I had only seen Toni from across the room last night. She was a heavyset brunette in a flowing, colorful caftan. Her wide smile was so warm that it made me like her immediately.

“Sharra and Poppy have some info on Mateo’s whereabouts and need to go check it out. Rob, can you get a couple of courier bikes and uniforms ready?”

“Yup, just take me a few minutes.” He disappeared out the east doors of the gym. I hadn’t had a chance to explore that section of the school yet, but I now assumed it led to courier bikes, at least. I wondered what else Martín had hidden away in this old building.

“Toni, Poppy is a little too well known around town. Can you help with a disguise? Nothing too elaborate, but a little something would be good.”

Toni beamed in excitement. “Marvi! This will be fun. Come over to my place.” She grabbed Sharra and me each by the hand and towed us away.

“Thanks, Luna,” I called. She gave me a thumbs-up signal and headed back to her own workstation. When we arrived at Toni’s cot, she gave us a little push.

“You’ll have to just sit on the floor, I’m afraid.

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