Revenge of the Giant Robot Chickens by Alex McCall

Author:Alex McCall [Alex McCall]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781782502241
Publisher: Floris Books
Published: 2015-10-14T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

RAYNA: ABERDEEN

My dad always said I tended to overreact. Whenever something happened to me I would hit back harder. He said he was proud of me for being so passionate about stuff. Of course he probably never expected me to break into my sister’s warehouse in the middle of the night just because I’d not heard from my best friend for a few days.

The guards went past for the third time. It was easy enough to hear them. They marched to a rhythm, chanting to stay in time. It sounded like they were going, “Bawk, bawk, bawk,” to the same tune as the guards from The Wizard of Oz. I stayed crouched in the shadows, counting under my breath. I was wearing loose, dark clothes, which allowed me to creep around unseen. Logically I knew the Brotherhood wouldn’t have hurt Jesse. They loved him, hung on his every word. Half the reason they’d given us the walkie-talkies was because they wanted to know as much as I did that he was safe.

But there’s a difference between knowing something and feeling it. While part of my mind calmly told me the facts, the passionate bit was screaming that the Brotherhood had kept secrets from me before. They had some way of gathering information that they weren’t telling anyone about. I had to find out what it was. And maybe even use it to find out what had

happened to Jesse.

The next pair of guards went past and this time I followed them, keeping low to the ground, trainers landing without a sound. I watched them carefully, avoiding the light thrown by their shock-sticks.

The first obstacle I had to pass was a low wall, built out of bricks by the Brotherhood, which stretched all around the warehouse. It barely came up to my waist but it was high enough to deter Commandos. The guards patrolled the inside of the wall, keeping their eyes out for silhouettes of chickens trying to fly over. They worked in pairs, with eight people circling the building at any one time.

There was a slight weakness though: a brief moment when one group had turned a corner, leaving a blind spot before the next pair approached.

I crouched down behind the wall in the blind spot, letting the pair ahead of me walk on, still counting under my breath. I saw them turn the corner and knew another couple would come past soon. Still as a mouse I waited, almost holding my breath. I heard the “Bawk, bawk, bawk” chanting get louder and someone rubbing their hands. There was the thud, thud, thud of footsteps and then they were right beside me. I froze, thinking for a moment how stupid I was to be hiding here. They just needed to look over the wall. There was no way I wouldn’t be seen.

Then they were past me, their voices beginning to fade. I waited a moment then flipped over the wall and began stalking after them, trying to keep myself as low as possible.

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