Renegade Children: An Intergalactic Space Opera Adventure (Renegade Star Book 8) by J.N. Chaney

Author:J.N. Chaney [Chaney, J.N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Variant Publications
Published: 2018-11-04T00:00:00+00:00

Twelve

Well, it seems you weren’t lying,” said Dressler, standing beside me in the fog, near the reactor. I’d called her the second we’d found this thing, and the site had been secured. “How extraordinary. A working fusion reactor—an exponential increase in renewable energy output.”

“Does that mean you know what it is?” I asked.

“The creation of a fusion reactor has only ever been attempted twice, and both times resulted in disaster,” explained Dressler. “The first attempt destroyed an entire colony. The second wiped out half a moon. To see it here is—” She paused. “It is quite outstanding.”

“Glad you think so, Doc, but let’s try to focus on why you’re here,” I said, motioning to the silver orb near the base of the wall. We’d found it shortly after arriving here, where the fog was at its thickest.

“Ah, yes,” said Dressler, turning away from the reactor and look at the device near my feet. She stepped closer and bent down beside it. “This would be the source of the gas, correct?”

“That’s the theory,” I said.

Alphonse watched from the hallway, observing the two of us. Bolin and his team were standing on his other side, patrolling the rest of the floor. “The gas appears to be coming from it, but I believe it’s winding down,” said Constable.

“A fair judgment, I think,” said Dressler, without looking up from the orb. “I can see the holes on its surface, but the gas is so thin. It could indeed be running out. I suggest we let it finish on its own before relocating it.” She stood back up. “We can take it to my lab for a more thorough analysis after it finishes.”

“Think you can get some prints off it?” I asked.

“If there are any,” she said, walking to the reactor and peering inside. Her visor was already dimmed to the max setting, but the light was so strong that I still see her face. “Aside from the question of design, we need to find out who created it.”

“Alphonse and I have a theory about that,” I said.

“Oh?” she asked without looking at either of us. “Does it have anything to do with the Celestials?”

Alphonse smirked. “Clever as usual.”

“As I thought,” she remarked.

“There’s a ship,” I explained. “It’s located far from here in a valley. We found it today with one of Siggy’s drones, but we haven’t had a chance to check it out. Think you can pull together a team?”

She finally turned back. “You found a ship?”

I nodded.

“Why am I only finding out about this now?” she asked.

“Maybe it’s slipped your mind, Doc, but we’ve been a little busy dealing with all of this,” I explained.

“Does Sigmond have the images?” she asked, ignoring my sarcasm.

“I do,” interjected the Cognitive.

“Let me see them, please,” said Dressler.

A deafening noise rang through the facility at once, causing everyone to recoil. The suits adjusted, quickly dampening the sound, but not soon enough.

Before any of us could say a word, the entire floor shook violently. Alphonse held on to the rail, but I fell face first into the wall.

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