Time Reavers by Jacob Holo

Author:Jacob Holo
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Jacob Holo
Published: 2016-10-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Watchtower

“I tink I see de exit,” Melanie said, climbing up the ragged crystalline slope.

“What does it look like?” Rüdiger asked.

“A train station.”

“Not another train,” Nicole said. Her thighs burned from exertion. It felt like they’d been climbing for hours. Amy panted behind her, struggling to keep pace.

“It’s better than some alternatives,” Rüdiger said. “German?”

“I tink so,” Melanie said. “Ja, definitely. I can see de signs.”

“Well, at least it’s the right country,” Rüdiger said.

Nicole wiped her brow and grinned. “A good thing it’s not France, right?”

“Too true.”

“Keep it up, Amy,” Nicole said. “We’re almost there.”

“Finally! My feet feel like they’re on fire.”

“It’s your own fault, you know.”

“And why is that?”

“Your shoes are just for looking pretty, not for walking.”

“Well, as we discussed before, if I had known about the giant robot insects, I would have bought something more functional.”

“Look at it this way,” Nicole said. “I bet this will help you slim up.”

“Screw you.”

Nicole laughed, but this time Amy joined her. It felt good to laugh. She’d tried her best not to think about Daniel. He was a capable guy, she kept telling herself. Of course he made it out alive.

Nicole followed the two Germans out of the tau tunnel and onto an open train platform. It wasn’t occupied and felt vaguely remote, like it was built near the edge of a city’s influence. A cool breeze blew across the concrete platform and whistled through a nearby forest. A stone path led away from the platform and cut through the forest. Rüdiger and Melanie walked over to the train route map.

Nicole looked back. The tau tunnel was gone, leaving Amy in all her gothic eccentricity.

“What?” Amy asked. “Something on my face?”

“It’s nothing.” Nicole opened her cell phone and tried to reach Daniel. He didn’t pick up. She tried two more times, but couldn’t get through.

“He’ll be fine,” Amy said. “I’m sure of it.”

“Yeah, probably. Hey, Rüdiger? Where are we?”

“Stuttgart,” Rüdiger said. “Hmm. We’re within walking distance of Watchtower.”

“That’s good, right?”

“I don’t know. The reavers recently built this tau tunnel, but it isn’t a big one. It could mean they were scouting out Watchtower. It might mean nothing.”

“Should we wait for Daniel?” Nicole asked.

“No point. He knows where we’re going, not where we are. If he’s alive, that is.”

“I’d appreciate it if you didn’t say things like that,” Nicole said with finality.

Rüdiger gave her a weary smile. “Come on. It’s this way.” He started up a path leading into the forest.

“Great. More walking,” Amy said.

Rüdiger led the way along a winding path through the woods for two miles. Nicole found the hike refreshing after the choppy terrain of the tau tunnel. The ground here was flat and the breeze felt good against her skin.

Rüdiger stopped in front of a small clearing.

“Here we are,” he said.

Even with the trees blocking their view, Nicole could see a radio tower rising in the distance. It reminded her of the Seattle Space Needle. The radio tower was the only landmark visible over the tree line.

“Okay, I give up,” Nicole said.

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