Miss Alice Lovelady's Second Omnibus of her Inexplicable Adventures by Sadie Swift

Author:Sadie Swift
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: adventure, short stories, short story, lesbian, victorian, alternate history, lesbian adventure, steampunk adventure, steapunk
Publisher: Sadie Swift

Twenty-six

The massive machine gives a shudder, almost making me lose my footing. I look up to see if any more aether escapes or if I’ve shut it off. But I catch sight of a purple glow slowly increasing in intensity deep within the machine. What is happening?

I look back to Sir Percival in case he can provide information but he’s trying to lower his head below the level of the already released aether while still tied to the large human-like machine.

A crackling sound slowly builds along with the purple light’s brightness. Have I used the wrong lever?

Suddenly, almost stopping my heart, the bright purple light disappears and I see its light travelling very fast past the joins in the lower of the two large metal pipes heading out through the wall. The crackling sound dies down, but I know the aether will be back.

Looking back up I see that no more aether is joining that already obscuring the ceiling. Have I got time to help release Sir Percival?

Looking round the hall I see the ladies are definitely in charge and the Men of the Cog are bloodied and bruised. On the stage the elderly lady is swinging her sharp fish gaff viciously at the fat man but he’s fending her off with some metal item. Our eyes meet and he takes hold of the stepladder, the lady once atop it now helping her Venetian sisters against the men. Suddenly he pulls it over, aiming it at the elderly lady! My heart stops seeing it crash upon her thin body, hearing her cry out in pain. With her out of action he heads behind the large machine holding Sir Percival and begins climbing up it. What is he up to?

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