New Empire (The Meta Superhero Novel Series Book 5) by Tom Reynolds

Author:Tom Reynolds [Reynolds, Tom]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Propulsive Press
Published: 2020-07-06T16:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Nine

“Just keep walking,” Iris says.

I’m trying to keep up with her. She looks around to make sure no one is listening to us.

“We’re not safe here,” she says.

“How can you tell?” I ask.

“They’ve been watching us since we entered that travel agency. They’re on to us.”

“They are?” I ask as I look over my shoulder.

“You’ve got to be kidding me, Connor.”

“Sorry, bad habit. Why didn’t you say anything?”

“I wasn’t sure, and you’re bad at being inconspicuous.”

“No, I’m not.”

A guard steps out as we approach the gate to exit the city. He’s wearing gleaming white armor, and a helmet covers his face. “Excuse me.”

Iris and I stop, having little choice since he’s blocking our path.

“Can I see what is in your pockets?”

“Do we have to show you?” I ask.

“Yes, you do.”

Two more guards exit from the guard station, both holding baton-like weapons at their sides.

“We have permission to be here,” Iris lies.

“I didn’t ask if you were allowed to be here. I asked to see what’s in your pockets,” the guard retorts. He steps forward and unclips something from his belt. He points at me. “Abnormal technology readings are coming from him.”

Crap. The magtonium. I used it inside the city limits to scan the building. They must have detected it. The information I retrieved is the entire reason we’re here. I can’t just hand it over to this guy. And if they take my magtonium, I won’t be able to survive the trip back home.

This isn’t good.

“I can assure you it was nothing,” I try.

“If you had nothing to hide, we wouldn’t be having this conversation. Turn around and place your hands behind your back.”

He reaches into the holster on his belt and pulls a small handle. A long baton springs out and crackles with blue electrical energy. I’m not sure if it’s lethal or meant to stun, and I don’t intend to find out.

“Look, I really think this is all a big mis—”

Before I can finish my sentence, he raises the baton over his head and brings it down on me. I thrust my hand into my pocket and the magtonium reacts. The microscopic nanobots flow up my arm and toward my head to protect the part of my body in the most immediate danger. The rest of the nanosuit engages almost instantaneously. I’m fully suited up before the baton can make contact.

I block the baton strike with my right hand, but I skid a few yards away on my back.

“Connor!” Iris yells.

The guards turn their attention to her, unaware she’s more dangerous than I am.

“We need you to step back,” one of them says as he puts his hand on her bicep.

Flames rise across her body as her eyes turn white. The expression on the guard’s face is something between horror and surprise. Iris pulls his hand off her bicep and twists, flipping the guard onto his back.

I scurry onto my feet, dodging a second guard’s baton. Whatever they’re using to power these things, it can short-circuit my suit. It feels slow and heavy after the first hit.

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