The Birth of Death (The Assassin's Apprentice Book 1) by Orlando A. Sanchez

Author:Orlando A. Sanchez [Sanchez, Orlando A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bitten Peaches Publishing
Published: 2019-03-01T23:00:00+00:00

SEVENTEEN

We climbed the steps inside the arch and stopped at the exit.

“By now, you’ll have Cartel in the area,” Nurse said. “Don’t stop to play with them. Get to the Forge as fast as possible.”

“Just have to get down to City Hall and avoid getting shot on the way…this should be a cakewalk.”

“Normally, I would say yes,” Nurse replied. “Just remember you aren’t doing this alone.”

“You wouldn’t happen to have a tank down here we could use?”

“Let me check my inventory,” Nurse said with a look. “Now that I think of it…fresh out of tanks, sorry.”

“Figures. I’d even take an armored anything.”

“You must have me confused with some other full-service combat medic who happens to have a garage full of armored vehicles lying around,” she said, raising an eyebrow. “My name isn’t Alfred and yours isn’t Wayne, so let’s get back to reality.”

“Armored clothing it is,” I said with a nod. “Thanks.”

“You have real polykev on now. That should help.”

I glanced down at the black jacket, black shirt and pants ensemble, and realized I was doing the ‘black is the new black’ thing too.

“Polykev doesn’t encourage me,” I said. “The Forge is nearly a mile away.”

“It’s sixteen blocks from here,” Nurse started, “give or take a block, lose them in the Village, stick to the side streets, use the night to your advantage, and it should take you thirty minutes to get there. I’ll let Hanso know to expect you.”

“You expect us to run the whole way?”

“Actually, yes,” Nurse said with a nod. “The moment you step out of this door, you head South and run. You run as if your lives depend on it, because they do.”

“Once we get outside,” I started, looking at Ren, “anything Lucy tells you to do, you do. It could save your life, our lives. You follow her instructions. Do you understand?”

“Yes,” Ren replied. “Follow all instructions given.”

I shook my head slightly in disbelief.

I kept myself in shape. I didn’t keep myself in sixteen-city-blocks-in-thirty minutes shape, but I could push it if I needed to. I looked at Ren who nodded.

“Think you can keep up?” I asked her. “This isn’t going to be easy.”

“With an old man like you?” Ren asked. “Without breaking a sweat.”

I knew her answer was mostly bluff and bravado. Once the adrenaline kicked in she’d get moving, but that wouldn’t last. Nothing like people trying to erase you to get you going, but I knew she was weak and had just undergone a procedure with the Nurse.

I turned to the Nurse.

“Can you give her anything? To increase her endurance?”

“Besides a stiff cup of Death Wish coffee, you mean?” Nurse said. “No, she’s too young for anything I have, and frankly, you’re too old.”

“She’s not exactly at one hundred percent,” I said. “No offense, Ren.”

“I’m more worried about you than the teenager over here,” Nurse said. “Do you think you can make it to Hanso’s without having a heart attack?”

“Hilarious, my heart is fine. Is her SCAN off?”

“Like I said, limited functionality.

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