The Seventh Door by Bryan Davis

Author:Bryan Davis [Davis, Bryan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scrub Jay Journeys
Published: 2016-10-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

ESCAPE

Something nudged Billy’s ribs. Half asleep, he blinked his eyes open. After spending another night on this bench, everything felt stiff, especially the broken toes. His mouth, still stuffed with asbestos, ached.

Ashley’s hand lay next to his thigh. She spelled out, Something is up. Might have to act now. Walter is awake. He is feeling good. I guess my healing touch worked.

Billy sent a thought her way. What have you heard?

Atomic weapon. Potential war. Pilot flying to base for safety.

He nodded. Better to face a few goons here than a bunch of them at the base. He leaned forward and looked at Gabriel and Walter. They stared straight ahead, both with bent brows. On the opposite bench, the four soldiers shifted nervously, fingers twitching on the triggers of their automatic rifles. This wouldn’t be easy.

He shifted his gaze to Ashley, keeping Walter, Gabriel, and the window beyond them in view. If worse came to worst, Gabriel might have to bail out and fly to safety. Ashley, I’ll let you give the signal to attack when you think they’re the most distracted. With cuffs on, it will be hard to grab their guns, so we can try to—

A brilliant light flashed in the sky. Rainbow arcs expanded from the center, and a mushroom cloud rose in midair, as if birthed by the colors. The interior lights blinked off, and the helicopter’s engine sputtered. The whirring blades slowed, making the chopper descend, while sparks and smoke erupted from the cockpit’s control panel.

When the soldiers turned toward the pilot, Ashley jerked Billy’s gag down. He blew the rag out and launched a ball of flames at the soldier in front of him, then bashed him in the head with a two-fisted punch. Ashley clawed at the eyes of the next soldier, while Walter and Gabriel grabbed the rifles of the other two and tried to wrestle them away.

Walter’s guard head-butted him, but Walter kept fighting like a wild animal—kicking, punching, and biting.

His eyes bleeding, Ashley’s guard grabbed her hair and twisted until her body arched backwards.

Billy wrapped an arm around his opponent’s neck and jerked. Something cracked. The man fell limp. Billy snatched away his rifle and fired at Ashley’s guard. The bullet plunged into his shoulder. He crumpled in place, releasing Ashley. She punched Walter’s guard in the nose and thrust a knee into his groin.

Billy aimed the rifle at the other two soldiers. “Surrender or you’re dead!”

Just as the soldiers gave the guns to Walter and Gabriel, the pilot twisted in his seat and fired a pistol at Billy. The bullet nicked his shoulder. He fired back with the rifle and struck the pilot’s neck.

The pilot fell to the side, coughing as smoke filled the cockpit. The chopper’s descent accelerated and bent into a sharp angle.

Billy set his feet and aimed at the two remaining soldiers. “Unlock us!”

The closer soldier took a key ring from his belt and unfastened Gabriel’s handcuffs. Gabriel then grabbed the ring and unlocked the other three sets.

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