Vendetta (Olly versus the Mechanoids Book 1) by Frank Carey

Author:Frank Carey [Carey, Frank]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-15T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

A command tent had been set-up outside hangar 18, the now abandoned storage area where countless aircraft had been stored over the years. Colonel King and Kalana walked in to find Murph, Parker, and Nova in their natural form while helping a dozen techs search for the missing mechanoid. King found Mersa sitting next to a console, staring at a screen with her hair up in an unkempt bun while chewing on a stylus. Around her were several half-drained cups of coffee.

"This reminds me of the old days," King said while he sat down next to her. He grabbed one of the cups and drained it. "Yep, just like the old days."

Kalana shuddered.

Mersa smiled. "Yes, sir, just like the old days."

"Sitrep, Gunny."

"The Cube transmitted over all records from the time period that Olly, Margaux, and Iona worked here, including a batch which detailed the battle they had with the invader. Olly should receive a medal for what he did; it's right up there with DCI Adon's actions with regards to the philogistan outbreak. I'm amazed that there are no reports of a massive orbital explosion in any news feed from that day."

"The CIA and NSF were very thorough in cleaning up would be my guess. So, where's Iona?"

"The last time Margaux saw her, she was stored in Hangar 22 for repairs. Unfortunately, Margaux left soon after due to an argument she had with Director Conrad Curtis."

"A seven-foot-tall robot just leaves a top-secret base?" Kalana asked.

"The United States government owns everything within fifty miles of the Area 51 fence line," King explained. "They agreed she could go as long as she stayed on the reservation, so to speak. She bought a defunct diner and reopened it. It's been a fixture around here for conspiracy nuts for over two centuries. You would not believe how many selfies of people standing with her at the roadhouse are floating around the InterWeb," Mersa added.

"Why have I never heard of this?" Kalana wondered.

"It's kind of a fringe-thing, ma'am," Mersa informed her.

"Gunny, have we checked H22 yet?"

"Yes, sir. There are remains of an old Alue saucer in there, but no sign of Iona." Mersa's fingers flew over the keyboard. "This is interesting..."

"What did you find, Gunny?"

"A work order dated six months after Margaux left. It's for a remote move of a large asset from Hangar 22 to Hangar 200."

"This place has 200 hangars?" Kalana asked.

"No, it only has 54. 200 was special-built for this one particular asset. I can't find any details on either the hangar or the asset."

"Keep looking." He tapped his earcomm. "Corporal Tor, this is King. Do you copy? Over."

"This is Nana. I read you, Colonel," she replied.

"Find Olly. I want you to check out a hangar. Gunny will forward you the coordinates. Report anything you find."

"Aye, sir. Tor out."

"It's a long shot," King noted, "But it's all we’ve got for now."

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Nana stopped the Humvee at the base of a dome-shaped structure surrounded by steep canyon walls. She and Olly got out and looked around.

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