Pendragon Book 2 The Lost City of Faar by D.J. Machale

Author:D.J. Machale
Format: mobi
Published: 2010-11-25T03:38:31.213647+00:00

CLORAL

The booming explosions were coming closer. There were more of them now, and it was getting scary. The ground began to shake under our feet with each new blast.

"What is Saint Dane doing?" I asked nervously. "Does he have some kind of depth charges or bombs or something?"

Uncle Press said to Spader, "Did you see anything on the surface? Any ships?"

"No, mate," Spader answered quickly. "Nothing!" More explosions followed. Saint Dane was trying to rip Faar apart.

"Bobby," Uncle Press said. "The Faarians have to get out now."

"Excuse me?" I said, not sure if I believed what I was hearing.

"They've got to get out of Faar. If they stay here, they could die."

"But ... where are they going to go?" I asked. "There's nothing but water out there."

"You've seen them in the water, you think they'll have any trouble?" 275

He was right. These Faarians were part fish.

"They've got a better chance out in the water," he added. "If they stay here, they're targets."

"Why are you telling me this?" I asked.

"Go back to the council. Convince them to ... to ..." He was having trouble finding the words.

"To abandon ship?" I finished the thought for him.

"Yes, abandon ship," he said sadly. "Spader and I will do what we can to help them launch the haulers."

This was getting intense. He wanted me to tell these people to leave Faar ... to leave their home. It was a city that for centuries had battled back everything that man and nature had to throw at it. But now they were being threatened by something far more dangerous than people desperate for food, or rising floodwaters. They were now being attacked by pure evil. Even as we stood there, the explosions were getting louder. Uncle Press was right. The Faarians had to get out.

I started to run off but "Bobby!" Uncle Press called. "Get your air globe first." At first I wasn't sure why he was telling me this. About a second later, it hit me. We were stuck in here just like the Faarians. If we had to abandon ship, we didn't have any of those spiffy fish suits with the built-in breathers. We needed our air globes if we wanted to survive ... and we definitely wanted to survive.

"What about you guys?" I asked.

"We'll do what we can down here then meet you up at the tunnel we entered through. Understand?"

I nodded.

Spader gave me a nervous smile. "We're in a tum-tigger now, Pendragon."

"Yeah. Let's not stay long, all right?"

276

The two of them headed back for the hauler hangar as I ran for the tunnel that led to the aerovator. Using this elevator didn't thrill me. I always thought you weren't supposed to take an elevator if there was an emergency like a fire or an earthquake. Being attacked by raiders probably qualified as an emergency, but I didn't have time to run all the way up the mountain's paths. I'd probably get lost anyway. So I had to take my chances on the elevator.

I had to circle the big elevator tube until I found a car.

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