The Uprising by Lisa M. Stasse

Author:Lisa M. Stasse
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 2013-08-06T04:00:00+00:00

14MAPS

I CRASH DOWN ONTO concrete. Liam jumps right after me, and we tumble into each other. I stand up, dazed, looking around in every direction. Liam stands up too. We’re inside a large, horizontal tunnel. One that appears to run in either direction, both under the cathedral and also out into the jungle.

Octavio and his men are standing there in the dark a few feet away, waiting for us. Cass, Emma, and Alun are already racing off down the length of the tunnel in the direction of the jungle. Their feet splash in a stream of oily water.

“You need to run,” Octavio says, his voice echoing against the curved concrete walls. “Now, while you have the chance.”

“Dad, I’m not leaving you here,” Liam says. He’s stripping off his robes, revealing jeans and a T-shirt beneath. He slips his knives into leather sheaths strapped to his back.

“Some of my men are still in danger, and I’ve sworn to protect their lives. You know that. And I want to see if I can rescue Dr. Barrett. Now go!” He gestures down the tunnel. “Take Alenna to safety. And save yourself as well. I’ll be fine. When the time is right, I’ll find you again.”

Liam nods. “How?”

“I have my ways,” Octavio says.

“C’mon,” I say to Liam.

“Stay safe,” he tells his dad, hesitating for a second.

Octavio nods in return. “You too.” They clutch each other’s hands tightly for a moment, and then they let go.

Liam and I begin racing after the other kids. The sound of the battle is audible overhead. Scattered gunshots now punctuate the howling and the screaming.

“I thought you might be dead!” I confess as we run. I’m panting out the words through ragged breaths. “I was so scared! What happened out there?”

His hand finds mine, and I clutch it. It’s amazing to feel his touch again.

“My dad’s boat didn’t have enough fuel,” he explains. “They were adrift. When Dr. Barrett and the rest of us got there, we had fuel, but we’d had to fight several battles. We didn’t have much else.”

Liam and I continue running. I glance back. More of Octavio’s men have found the tunnel, and he’s helping them into it.

“Eventually, we made it back to the wheel,” Liam continues, “but we were ambushed by thousands of drones as soon as our helicopter and the hydrofoil landed here on a beach. It was like they knew we were coming.”

“They did,” I say. “David told them.”

“I knew not to trust that kid!”

“You were right. He’s been working both sides. When we landed here in airships from Southern Arc, he led us straight into a trap. Drones came right out of the trees, took us hostage, and destroyed the airships.”

“That figures.” We turn a bend in the tunnel and keep running. “They firebombed the helicopter and sunk the hydrofoil. So, we’re stuck here. Again.” His hand tightens on mine. “But at least we’re together. I never should have left you alone at Southern Arc. I regretted it the instant the

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