Magic Man Charlie: The Dragon Mage by Scott Baron

Author:Scott Baron [Baron, Scott]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, SciFi, Action & Adventure
ISBN: 9781945996269
Google: 2IZqxQEACAAJ
Amazon: 1945996269
Publisher: Curiouser
Published: 2019-06-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Four

“New Jersey?” Rika said. “Seriously? Last we saw them, they were off the coast of California. How in the hell did they get to Jersey?”

“I don’t know,” Cal replied. “But if their cloaking tech––I mean, magic, has been repaired, it is entirely possible they took to the air and cut across the continent. Conversely, we don’t know exactly how fast they are able to travel underwater. Magic is far different than technology, and any estimates I would normally make based on water pressure and hydrostatic resistance are moot points where it is concerned.”

Ripley was too busy staring at the display showing the location of the sunken submarine to partake in this particular discussion, though she did catch snippets of it peripherally as she focused on the image in front of her.

Something was nagging at her, tickling the back of her brain. Something just on the tip of her tongue. Or, mind, more appropriately.

“What has Ara said?” Rika asked. “Has she smelled any of her magic surfacing from the ocean?”

“She has not mentioned anything to me, but I will confirm with her.”

Ara had been listening in. Cal had left his comm link open at her request so she could better follow the goings-on inside the command center while she simultaneously scanned the horizon for signs of their enemy. As of yet, she hadn’t sensed a thing, visually, olofactorally, or otherwise.

“You may inform Rika that I’ve not smelled anything, but given the length of time they’ve been submerged, as well as depth they descended to, if the Tslavar craft moved far enough away from these shores before surfacing, it could make detecting them––even with my magic coloring their ship––significantly more difficult.”

“Thank you, Ara,” Cal said. “Rika, Ara has informed me she has not sensed anything.”

“Well, that’s just fucking great. So somehow these bastards made it clear across to the Eastern seaboard, then went and snatched a half dozen people right out from under Atlantic City’s AI’s proverbial nose.”

“Which would imply their camouflage is functional once more.”

“No shit. And they’re still at it. Whatever it is. I just don’t get it. How the hell did they move so fast?”

Suddenly, Ripley started bouncing up and down excitedly. “Holy shit! The loop tube!”

“What are you talking about, Rip? There’s no way the Tslavars are using the loop tube.”

“No, not the Tslavars. Shit, hang on,” she said, flipping through display options. “Hey, Uncle Cal, can you put up the map of the loop tube network on the big display?”

“Of course,” he said, the requested image flashing onto the screen. “But I am with Rika on this. I fail to see how the loop tube has anything to do with the current predicament.”

“You guys need to think outside the box.”

“I’ll remind you, as an AI, I am, essentially, a box.”

“Ha-ha, very funny. That joke was already old when I was six. But listen. You guys see the links in the network that cross the Pacific? They run all over the place, from LA and Frisco and a bunch of places in between.

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