The End of the Circle by Jack McKinney

Author:Jack McKinney [McKinney, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General, Fiction, Science Fiction
ISBN: 9780345363114
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 1989-12-16T00:00:00+00:00

Dana screamed and cursed, pounding the floor with a fist in an attempt to shake off the psychic force the Haydonites were directing against them. Through the mottled cloud her field of vision had become she spied Aurora and called to her in a pleading voice.

Aurora made no response. She stood stiffly above her fallen companions—arms at her sides, eyes unfocused—as the Hay-donites began a slow descent.

But just when the four were reaching what would have been the Praxians' headtop level, Max heard a loud swwooossh at the building's entrance and turned to see one of Glike's fab-ulous flying carpets come streaking into the room on edge. It was an exquisitely textured specimen, vaguely rectangular in shape, as large as a ball court, and it was headed directly for the hovering Haydonites.

They, too, swung around at the sound or presence of the thing and tried frantically to counterdirect it with last-moment sendings, but the carpet was already upon them, trapping them in a brilliantly executed broadside cigarette roll and propelling them clear across the control room.

Max struggled to his feet and ran to check on Miriya and Dana. The pain was gone, but trouble was still on the scene in the form of two additional Haydonites who had followed the carpet into the building, one with a coppery skin tong and bulging cranium.

Max was surprised to hear his name sent and shortly recognized the two as Veidt and Vowad.

"The Awareness has mitigated the strength of its directives," Veidt explained. "Several of us are now free to assist in your escape."

"We've got more than escape on our minds," Dana muttered, wiping her hands on her pants. The Praxians voiced agreement.

"Then it was you who sent the carpet," Miriya said. The two Haydonites traded looks.

"No," one of then started to send, when Aurora said, "I called the carpet." Veidt, nodded perceptibly. "I believe she did," he announced, nonplussed.

Dana looked at her younger sister and laughed. "Damn kids nowadays. Can't teach 'em a thing."

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