The Kirkfallen Stopwatch by J A Henderson

Author:J A Henderson [Henderson, J A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781645706090
Publisher: Black Hart
Published: 2019-11-04T16:00:00+00:00

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Kirkfallen Island 2000

Poppy and Millar inched along the corridor, flashlights held in front of them. They had gone down two flights with no sign of their friend. Most of the doors were open and they shone their lights into each room as they passed.

“Can you take my hand?” Millar begged. “Please? I’m finding it really hard to breathe.”

“Jeez, you really are claustrophobic.”

Poppy reached out. It was the first time she had ever held a boy’s hand and it made her feel odd. But in a good way, she had to admit. She had a slight crush on Millar, though she would never dream of telling him.

“Notice something funny about this place?”

“Funny and this place are not compatible words in my head.” Millar leapt back as a rat scurried up the corridor. “Try terrifying.”

“I think I’ll shout for Gene.”

“Then stand at the end of the corridor. I want a chance to escape when some hairy beast attracted by the noise starts snacking on you.”

“That ought to give you at least half an hour.” Poppy flexed a beefy arm.

“You find humour in the weirdest situations, know that?”

“Boo!”

The voice came from right behind Millar. He spun around with a guttural cry, flattening himself against the wall.

Gene stood in the shadows, shining a torch under his chin.

“What the hell…!” Millar pushed the teenager violently against the wall. “I got a weak heart, you know!”

“I think a faint heart is the term you’re looking for.” Poppy let go of Millar’s hand, suddenly embarrassed. “You find anything, Gene?”

“Come with me.” Gene led his companions down the corridor, Millar still muttering curses under his breath. They came to a door marked Communications and stepped inside.

“Look at that.”

The Communications Room was bare except for one table and chair. On the table was a metal box with a small screen, the back a mass of wires leading to two car batteries. Poppy leaned over and peered into the workings.

“What is it?”

“Looks like a homemade sonar or radar device of some sort.” Gene tentatively nudged a couple of the wires. “But it’s not rusty. It’s getting used.”

“Fascinating.” Millar was still sulking. “Can we go now?”

“There’s a couple more rooms you need to see.” Gene reversed back into the corridor and the others followed. He led them a few more yards and opened a door marked Experimental Chamber 1. It had a narrow observation slit at head height.

The whole room was painted sky blue. In the corner was a bed. Next to that were sets of shelves lined with children’s books, while posters of superheroes decorated the walls.

“This is unexpected. Is it some sort of crèche?”

“With a lock on the outside of the door?” Millar asked. “That’s just creepy.”

“There’s identical room next door. Experimental Chamber 2.” Gene tugged Poppy back into the corridor. “And then it gets stranger.”

The next door was labelled Armoury. He pushed it open and the trio entered.

The original gun racks were there, bent and twisted. But hanging on the misshapen metal were weapons of every sort. Gene moved his flashlight across them.

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