Maug- a Dane Maddock Adventure by David Wood & C.B. Matson
Author:David Wood & C.B. Matson [Wood, David & Matson, C.B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: action, Adventure, pulp, new pulp, thriller, creature thriller, sci fi adventure, Men's Adventure
Publisher: Adrenaline Press
Published: 2019-02-27T07:00:00+00:00
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Bones stood on the weathered ledge and stared down into the tangle of vines and undergrowth over two hundred feet below. Someone had cut and set the stones beneath his feet, but who? Long and irregular, they did resemble pictures of the Nan Madol ruins, but these stones were set with more precision. He turned to Lyn, standing several paces back. âThis rock pile was built by some fine engineers.â
âGreat, just tell me how we get out of here.â
âThe same way we came in. I think we should circle down and cross that ridge to the south. Thereâs a stream on the other side. It will lead us back to the shore.â
Maddock joined him, glancing down for a moment. âWhereâs the boat from here?â
Bones pointed out their best route. He figured Maddock already knew where the boat was. That was just his friendâs way of giving him the lead. âThose steps are gonna be tougher going down than they were coming up. Why donât you and Lyn go first, and Iâll follow with Sally?â
Lyn started down immediately, but Bones saw his friend hold her back. Always cautious, but it had saved their necks more than once. Sally had regained her feet, but she was still wobbly. Down, one step at a time. Sally turned and used her hands, descending like on a ladder. Once at the bottom, Bones steered her well away from the glowing pool.
He watched Maddock retrieve the pack, not letting Lyn out of his sight. Once beyond the net of vines, Bones searched out a path, little more than a cleft in the vegetation, that circled below the looming stone edifice. Lower still, they broke into a clearing of tumbled rocks and scrubby brush. âMust have been a landslide here or something.â He called a halt. âI donât like the looks of this field, too open.â
Maddock agreed. âThen we cut over there and cross the ridge higher up.â
Climbing to the ridgetop, Bones dodged around a maze of large boulders. Lyn said, âThese stones have been cut and squared off.â She gazed back at the stone fortress above. âThere must have been an entire city here at one time.â
Bones didnât stop. âLemuria. It came to a bad end.â
Crossing the ridge, Bones located the small drainage heâd seen earlier. Animal trails paralleled the trickling stream. He followed deeper into a green maze of underbrush. A little farther, the stream broke into a rippling cascade that plunged fifty feet to a pond below. The game trail theyâd been following veered off to the south before angling back to rejoin the stream. At the foot of the falls, Bones halted them once more. âLetâs take ten here. I want to refill our water supply before we go much further.â
Maddock shrugged out of the pack and dumped a half-dozen two-liter bottles at their feet. Sally helped him fill them from the pond. She surprised them all by slinging the loaded pack across her shoulders. âLook, you guys do the fighting. Iâll do the carrying.
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