Stranded : A Lost Eden Portal Fiction Adventure (Lost Eden - A Portal Fiction Adventure Book 1) by Shawn Inmon

Author:Shawn Inmon [Inmon, Shawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pertime Publishing
Published: 2024-08-02T00:00:00+00:00

SPADE AND COMPANY DID not make it back to their semi-safe spot by dark.

They hustled, but the time it took to return the raft and then carrying the crate proved to slow them down too much.

When they saw the section of rainforest that was just before that spot, they had a decision to make. It was Spade’s call as to whether they pushed through the dark and foreboding dense woods, which was dangerous, or find somewhere in those woods and camp for the night, which was perhaps more dangerous.

Like a horse that can see the barn door open and hay in the rack at the end of a long day, Spade elected to push on. He and MacDonald were on crate duty, carrying it affixed to a long pole between them.

“I swear to God, Cranston,” MacDonald said, “I think you’re sneaking those damned bags of cement into the crate when I’m not looking. It’s getting heavier with every step.”

“Bitching about it makes it seem lighter though, doesn’t it?” Spade asked. He was covered in a full sheen of sweat but kept putting one foot in front of the other.

Cranston ran point, constantly flashing her flashlight in all directions and stopping to listen every ten steps or so.

They made it through the woods without incident and immediately turned toward the partially protected area where they had stayed the previous few nights.

Spade and MacDonald set the crate down with a groan when they still had about a quarter mile to go. “Cranston, Teller, you take it the last little way.”

“I vote that we leave it here and come back and get it tomorrow,” Teller said.

“If only this were a democracy,” Spade said, “that vote would mean something. It’s not. It’s also not a team-building exercise on a business retreat. This is the last time I’m going to tell you this. When I give an order, you follow it.” He didn’t add Got it? to the end of that sentence, because it didn’t matter to Spade whether Teller had gotten the message or not. He would either do as he was told or find himself on the receiving end of one of Spade’s size 13 boots.

Teller seemed to have the knack of knowing when he had pushed something as far as he could, which was undoubtedly a skill that came in handy in the corporate world. Less so in Lost Eden, but it still saved him from getting his posterior kicked up to his shoulder blades.

Cranston took the front end, Teller the back, and MacDonald and Spade lit the way back to camp.

When they got closer, they paused, listening. They heard voices but couldn’t make out what was being said. Spade put two fingers to his mouth and gave a sharp whistle that carried across the darkness. A moment later, two more whistles answered.

“At least one of the teams is back,” Spade said, “Let’s see what they found.”

When they got close, they saw that it was Menendez, Wagaman, and Stone. They had built a fire to keep any interested parties at bay.

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