Unexpected Contact: A Mechhaven Novella by Greg Sorber

Author:Greg Sorber [Sorber, Greg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gregeration X Entertainment
Published: 2021-08-16T16:00:00+00:00

Sigrid hoped her calculations were correct as she and Tala leaped from the side of the RBC building and plummeted into the city below. Their descent only lasted a few seconds until their feet connected with the alloy frame of a hover car with a loud thud. Tala lost her balance and one foot slipped off the side. Her jump hadn’t covered as much distance as Sigrid’s, but the mercenary kept her grip on Tala’s arm, steadying her.

“Get in!” Sigrid said.

The hover car maintained a steady altitude as Sigrid and Tala slipped through the retracting moon roof. Once they settled into their seats, the moon roof closed, limiting access to the car.

“We’ve got to help TH3R,” Tala said as she engaged the safety restraints.

The hover car shot forward as Sigrid pressed the acceleration button. “I’ve got an idea.”

Sigrid honked the horn several times in a pattern Tala didn’t recognize. They took a right turn at the edge of the building and she sounded the same pattern. When they made the next right turn, she repeated the pattern again. She repeated the pattern two more times and then when they reached their original position they felt a thud, and the hover car dipped. Tala looked out through the moon roof and saw TH3R balanced on top of the car.

TH3R slipped and fell to his back as the hover car dipped again as something else struck the vehicle — an SPDR mech. Sigrid hit the accelerator, and the car lurched forward. She didn’t want to risk any others leaping on board. One was bad enough.

“Be careful, TH3R is up there,” Tala said.

“TH3R and a SPDR mech,” Sigrid said. “We have to get away from the rest of them.”

TH3R and the SPDR mech scrambled to their feet. Sigrid couldn’t see the fight going on, but they danced a delicate dance atop her hover car as she piloted it through the city. There were honks from other cars. Whether they were trying to alert her to the situation, or express annoyance at the spectacle, she couldn’t be sure. If not for the false alarm from the bank, their exploding utility van, and the shattering windows, she’d expect a police response, but in this case she wasn’t sure.

“I have to do something.” Tala started to unfasten her safety restraint.

Sigrid stopped Tala. “I need you to stay buckled in. The last thing I need is for you to be flying around the cabin if I have to maneuver. TH3R will have to deal with them on his own.”

A few moments later, the hover car ascended a few feet, as if it had just become lighter. Sigrid glanced up at the moon roof. It was chipped and scratched by the metallic feet of the SPDR mech, but only one pair of feet remained. They were covered by the same standard work boots they all wore as part of their disguise. It was TH3R.

Sigrid opened the moon roof and TH3R slid into the back seat.

“Kuya, are you okay?” Tala struggled with the restraints to twist around enough to see if they’d hurt her friend.

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