Lunara: Seth and Chloe by Wyatt Davenport

Author:Wyatt Davenport
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: adventure, mars, battle, science fiction, aliens, space, protector, alien, jupiter, star, galaxy, solar, moon, spaceship, lasers, sun, star trek, star wars, space ship, solar system, saturn, space battle, laser, twilight, lunar, stargate, harry, trek, potter, wars
Publisher: Wyatt Davenport

Chapter 20

At first, they set out toward their hovercar at a good pace, but shortly, as they ascended a modest embankment, a torrent of dust and pebbles, propelled by the storm, bombarded them. Seth leaned into the pelting gusts to keep his balance. The wind, like water running along a wood floor, was determined to find a way into every exposed hole in their suits, and it pained their bones with each step. Chloe shivered several times while Seth rubbed his arms for warmth. They continued forward as the gatekeeper instructed.

However . . . unbeknownst to Seth, they had exited into a labyrinth. They had taken a shortcut guaranteed to cut their journey by a few desperate minutes. He had expected it to take them farther down the path they had entered on, but when they left the shortcut, they found themselves on a completely different section of the lowland valley. In hindsight, he wished he were back at the main entrance to the colony where he somewhat knew the terrain. He twisted between boulders and rocks, realizing soon that he couldn’t keep a line of sight with chasma containing their hovercar. So he used the cliff’s face as the marker. He continued toward it, following his instincts, no matter how far the path veered offline.

Seth synced his arm controls with Chloe. The homing beacon jumped around. First it told her it was high up on the ridge to his right, but at other times it was nonexistent, and it was never down the chasma where it should be. He pulled them both behind a rock for shelter.

“I can’t get a fix on the hovercar,” he shouted over the howling wind. “Too much interference. We’ll keep going. The closer we get, the more likely we’ll get a fix on the signal.”

She shivered. “I can’t tell if we are getting closer. I can’t see with all the dust.”

“We are getting closer to the cliff. We’ll be a fair distance from the opening, but the cliff will give us something to follow and perhaps some much-needed relief.” He grabbed her arm. “Put your thermal coat temperature on maximum.”

“Already done.”

He pulled at the back of her coat, took out the hood from her collar, wrapped it over her head, and tightened the string around her breathing mask and goggles.

She did the same for him.

“That is much better; the air down the back of my neck was brutal,” he shouted. “Once we get into the chasma, we should be a lot more sheltered. I am guessing it’s only about half a kilometer away.”

They went on.

The dust blanketed his vision, and the wind shrilled as if some mythological creature was crying in anger. The ground beneath them became more rugged. They staggered over loose rock and around tall boulders. Small, jagged rocks lined the Martian ground, and the sharpened edges bit into their shins as they stumbled over the terrain. Just when Seth was finding a rhythm in his steps—spotting the good footsteps from the bad ones—the Martian terrain deceived him.

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