Never Too Late for Heroes by A.L. Brooks

Author:A.L. Brooks [Brooks, A.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ylva-Publishing
Published: 2020-01-10T19:37:28+00:00

Geena groaned. It couldn’t possibly be morning already; surely she’d only been asleep for a couple hours? But the insistent buzzing of her phone alarm told her otherwise. She rolled over and slapped at the button, but nothing happened.

“Wha…?”

She grabbed hold of the phone and brought it closer to her bleary eyes.

It wasn’t the alarm; it was a call.

“Lacey?” she rasped.

“We’ve got a situation unfolding in Illinois. Has Jewel written all over it,” he said without introduction. “I’ve got the company jet coming in to Springfield for you. Get everyone up and at it. It’ll be there in about four hours. Samuels and Keys are on board, they’ll fill in the details. Budget’s now open on this, Fox. No more restraints.”

“But… But what exactly is the situation?”

“A platoon of soldiers walked off their base around nine p.m. last night. Eyewitnesses said they looked like they were zombies, all marching in formation right out the front gates.”

“Where is the base?”

“Twenty miles up the road from the weapons facility we already had in our sights.”

“Shit.”

“Precisely, Agent Fox. And there’s something else. Agent Keys caught someone trying to hack into the Hazy Days residents’ database last night. He traced the source IP address and local agents picked up a guy in Chicago who was in some kind of zombie state. He’d got instructions to search hospitals, residential homes and such, looking for a group of women in their late sixties with the surname Power.”

“Controlled by Jewel.” A shiver of fear ran down Geena’s spine.

“Yes.” He huffed out a breath. “I always said it was a mistake letting them keep their name.”

“You know how stubborn they were about that.” Geena’s tone was tight. “Losing their powers really hurt. The last thing they wanted to lose on top of that was their identity. Besides, how could we know Jewel wasn’t really dead and might start looking for them again?”

“I suppose so.” Lacey grunted. “Well, get them all up and out of there right now, Fox. Report back as soon as you’re set up in Illinois.” He hung up.

Geena glanced at the time—a little before two a.m.—then flopped back against her pillow, her mind running a mile a minute. Jewel had an idea her cousins and sister were still alive, and she was actively looking for them. That was pretty scary in itself, but a fully armed, fully trained platoon at Jewel’s disposal was a big step up from her usual recruiting methods, and utterly terrifying. Did that mean she was even more powerful than before?

She leaped out of bed and showered quickly. After dressing, she dialed Walker’s room.

“Uhmhm,” Walker mumbled.

“Sorry to interrupt your night, but we need to get on the move. Get dressed and packed and come to my room as soon as you’re ready. I’ll fill you in then.”

“Mmm…’kay.”

Geena chuckled—at least she wasn’t the only one who couldn’t handle a middle-of-the-night emergency.

Next, she called Fyre. As expected, she was met with nothing more than a grunt—Fyre was even less of a morning person than Geena was.

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