The Mainframe (The New Agenda Series Book 3) by Pond Simone

Author:Pond, Simone [Pond, Simone]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Ktown Waters Publishing
Published: 2014-11-25T16:00:00+00:00

Inside the virtual, Grace found herself standing in the middle of a desolate boulevard surrounded by tall buildings with ads plastered on them. She knew this location. It’d be hard to forget.

“Sunset Boulevard,” she said to herself.

The others weren’t with her. That was strange. They always ended up together. That’s when she knew this drill was similar to the first one she took at orientation. It was designed to test an individual’s aptitude for their specific role. In her case, Search & Rescue.

A missile whizzed overhead and collided into one of the gargantuan hotels, blasting chunks of cement everywhere. Then a fusillade of smaller rocket-type launchers started coming in from behind, hitting the billboards and igniting them on fire. The buildings were crumbling by the second, and she needed to move out of the middle of the street. She ran over to the curb and ducked between a couple of oversized vehicles. There was noise all around her and smoke billowing down the middle of the street. She didn’t know what to do, but she knew this wasn’t just about her survival. Her job was to find and extract her team members and get them to safety.

Sticking close to the parked cars, she stayed low and jogged down the street toward the action, assuming that’s where she’d find the others. She got to an intersection and scanned the area before darting across the street. That’s when she saw a body in the gutter. She ran over to find Blythe, half conscious, with a metal rod stuck in her chest. Punctured lung. She checked her pulse, which was barely moving.

“They got me, go on without me,” Blythe mumbled.

“No way. I know what happens if I leave you behind. Listen, I need you to stay calm.”

“I couldn’t get much calmer. Maybe you should turn it down a few degrees,” Blythe said.

For a split second, Grace considered leaving her in the gutter.

“I gotta get you out of the street so I can fix you up. There’s an alcove only fifty feet away. I’m gonna drag you over. Okay?”

Grace grabbed Blythe by the ankles and pulled her across the sidewalk into the alcove of the shop. Another bomb dropped, shaking the earth. Grace sat down next to Blythe and opened up her medical bag. First she’d need to remove the piece of metal, then seal the wound with petroleum jelly and a bandage. She tore open Blythe’s jumpsuit to get a clean view of the puncture. Good thing the piece of metal wasn’t too big. Still, Blythe released a howl as Grace pulled it out of her chest. Blood gushed out. She quickly cleaned the area and filled the hole with the jelly and sealed the bandage over the wound. Blythe was having trouble breathing. Grace dug through her supplies and pulled out a syringe.

“I need you to turn a little. This is gonna hurt for a second.” Grace pushed the hollow needle into the area above one of Blythe’s ribs, being mindful not to hit any veins, nerves, or arteries.

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