Prometheus Mode by Saul Tanpepper
Author:Saul Tanpepper
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk, dystopian, zombie, undead
Publisher: Brinestone Press
Published: 2021-07-02T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 17
âAre you okay?â
Micah leans in closer. His face goes out of focus.
Too close.
âJess?â
I try to speak, but for some reason my mouth doesnât seem to want to work. All that comes out is a whisper of air.
He shakes me again. âCan you move?â
I groan.
âThose cocksuckers,â he says. He lets go of me and leans back on his heels. âI canât believe they fucking zapped us!â
â...oor fuhld,â I manage.
Micah frowns. âMy fault?â he says, as if he canât even conceive what that means. But Iâm right, and he knows it.
It takes all my strength to bring my hand up to my head. The damn thing feels like it weighs a billion pounds. I watch it hover stupidly above me. It doesnât do what I want it to do. When I give up trying, it drops onto my face.
âI think you caught the brunt of the blast,â he says. âIt shouldâve been me.â
No shit.
âWuh tie... mmmm zit?â
He shakes his head. âCanât tell. They took our Links, too. But judging from the sun, itâs probably close to four oâclock.â
An hour? Iâve been out for an hour?
It takes everything I can muster, but I manage to get onto my elbows. My arms are weak. My head pounds. I feel like Iâm going to be sick. Iâm actually surprised how much the EM blast affected me, given that my implant has disconnected from my brain. Eric once told me that a direct hit with an EM pistol at very close range can still knock people out, even if they donât have one. Iâm just glad I rejected the implant, or else this wouldâve been much worse.
âFuggin... EM.â
âNot sure, but I think it mightâve been a traditional shock taser. You hit your head when you fell.â
Thatâd explain the headache.
âWhere... Shin... ji?â
âDonât know. I remember hearing him barking right before I blacked out. Heâs not here.â
âHelp me up,â I whisper. At least my lips are starting to work again.
Micah stumbles to his feet. He puts his hands under my arms and half carries, half drags me to the bed. âNot sure I can do this,â he says, but he grunts and lifts. At the same time I straighten my legs and try to throw myself backward. I end up balanced on the edge of the bed, and there I stay, perched precariously. Micah leaves me and stomps angrily across the room. Itâs not very comfortable, but at least Iâm no longer on the floor.
âDoor?â I ask. I tense the muscles in my side to keep from slipping. It doesnât seem to help. I can feel myself starting to slide.
âLocked.â
Of course.
The windows are barred, too. Not that it matters. Weâre on the second floor, and from what I remember seeing from the outside, itâs a straight shot to the ground twenty or so feet down.
âThey better not... hurt him.â
âThey donât want him. Itâs us theyâre worried about.â He continues pacing, shaking off the last of the numbness in his hands. His feet scuff the floor. The sound is loud and abrasive in my ears.
Download
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.
Sita - Warrior of Mithila (Book 2 of the Ram Chandra Series) by Amish(53741)
The Crystal Crypt by Dick Philip K(36387)
Cat's cradle by Kurt Vonnegut(14716)
Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han(14430)
Ready Player One by Cline Ernest(13925)
The Last by Hanna Jameson(9774)
Year One by Nora Roberts(9273)
Persepolis Rising by James S. A. Corey(8917)
The remains of the day by Kazuo Ishiguro(8347)
Never let me go by Kazuo Ishiguro(8258)
Red Rising by Pierce Brown(8208)
Dark Space: The Second Trilogy (Books 4-6) (Dark Space Trilogies Book 2) by Jasper T. Scott(7882)
The handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood(7414)
The Circle by Dave Eggers(6814)
Frank Herbert's Dune Saga Collection: Books 1 - 6 by Frank Herbert(6670)
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood(6449)
Legacy by Ellery Kane(6370)
Pandemic (The Extinction Files Book 1) by A.G. Riddle(6155)
Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty(5791)
