The Lab (Agent Six of Hearts) by Heath Jack

Author:Heath, Jack [Heath, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2010-06-01T04:00:00+00:00

TOTAL DESTRUCTION

Six lay back, sucking in a deep lungful of the gritty air. He didn’t feel seriously hurt, or even tired—his heart rate was still up from the fall. But the impact had shocked his whole body. Even as the dust cleared he was flexing his joints to see that none had been broken or dislocated.

Up above, he saw the crane disappear to one side. He could still hear the crashing and booming as it attacked the building from below. Soon a screeching sound reached him, followed by a huge thumping clatter that shook the ground beneath him.

Then there was silence.

Six savored the peace for a moment while he tested all his muscles for damage. The dust had cleared slightly above his head now, revealing a painfully white sky. He heard Kyntak coughing and spluttering beside him.

“Are you all right?” Six asked.

Kyntak sat up. His grimy face parted to show perfect white teeth as he grinned. “Never been better!” he declared. “That was fun!”

“I meant, are you injured.”

“Heck no! I feel great!”

Six was almost disappointed. Perhaps he had been hoping that the shock would quiet Kyntak down. Oh well, he thought. I’ll ditch him pretty soon. He stared numbly up into the sky, letting his heartbeat slow.

He could see the building on the horizon behind him, and rubbed his eyes with a dusty hand. Maybe my vision was affected by the impact, he thought. The building looked almost…curved.

“Six?” Kyntak said. “Can you see that?”

“What?” Six asked, still looking at the building. It seemed to be getting larger.

“The building.”

“Yes, does it look, er…misshapen to you?” The building was looming over his head now, blocking out the sun.

“Maybe the crane damaged it.”

They glanced at each other.

They looked up again.

And then they scrambled to their feet and ran, as the building began to collapse.

They both knew that on foot they’d never get clear of the impact in time.

“There’s got to be a car around here somewhere,” Kyntak panted.

“There!” Six pointed to a green ChaoSonic Earthride.

“Go!”

The building was tearing out of its supports. The hole caused by the crane was making it collapse into itself, like a dead man falling to his knees.

And we are going to be under him when he slumps, Six thought.

All around them there were chunks of concrete falling out of the sky. A huge slab of brick slammed into the dirt in front of Six, sending up a cloud of dust. He jumped over it and kept sprinting as the ground around him became steadily darker.

They had reached the car, and it wasn’t locked.

It was an old model, with a key ignition, but Six knew he’d never have time to hot-wire it. As he jumped into the driver’s seat, Kyntak threw him a multikey.

He jammed it into the ignition. The plastic expanded to fill the slot, and he twisted.

The car’s engine roared to life. Six smoothly clicked it into gear and slammed his foot down on the accelerator. He glanced out the window as the car blasted forward. The wall of the building was nearly horizontal now, just meters above the car roof and falling fast.

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