[The Frontiers Saga 09] - Resistance (2013) by Ryk Brown

Author:Ryk Brown [Brown, Ryk]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ryk Brown
Published: 2014-06-12T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Tony pulled the van off the main roadway, heading down the side road that led to the small airport.

“What is this place?” Synda wondered.

“It’s an airport,” Tony said.

“Duh,” she answered. “I figured that much out.”

“Doesn’t look like it gets used much,” Jessica said.

They passed through the main entrance to the airport and turned to the right, staying along the outside edge of the tarmac. There were a dozen small airplanes as well as a few suborbital shuttles that had seen better days. Most of the tires on the airplanes were nearly flat, and their wings and fuselages were covered with dust. Several overhead lights burned along the outer perimeter of the tarmac as well as along the row of hangars on the far side.

“Someone must still use it,” Synda commented. “They’ve still got power out here.”

“The lights are solar.” Jessica pointed to panels above each light. “Panels on top, big fat bases on the bottom to hold the batteries. Pretty common out in the middle of nowhere like this.”

“They were probably installed long ago,” Tony commented. “Nobody has bothered to turn them off, I guess.”

“Odd place for a rendezvous, isn’t it?” Synda wondered.

“Not really,” Jessica said. “Wide open, you can see someone coming from all directions and from at least a kilometer away, and it is in the middle of nowhere.”

Tony brought the van to a stop. “So, are we just supposed to sit here and wait?”

“There was one last number in the message,” Jessica said. “Eighteen.” She looked around. “How many hangars do you think there are over there?”

“At least thirty,” Tony said.

“Let’s go check out hangar eighteen,” Jessica suggested as she turned and headed toward the back of the van.

Tony turned off the engine and exited the van, joining Jessica as she came around from the back. They walked down the line of aircraft toward the hangars in the distance.

“Some of these planes are older than I am,” Synda commented.

“Way older,” Tony added.

Jessica crouched down, checking underneath the row of planes just in case.

“What are you doing?” Synda asked.

“Just checking for boots where they shouldn’t be,” Jessica answered.

“See any?”

She shook her head. “Nope.”

They continued on, reaching the row of aircraft hangars a few minutes later. Jessica pulled out her flashlight and pinched it between her thumb and forefinger, shining it on the top of the hangar doors to check the numbers. “One.” She shined the light across the tarmac at the first hangar in the other row. “Twenty.” Jessica moved out toward the middle between the rows of hangars as she continued down the row. Hangar two was to her left, then hangar nineteen to her right. “There it is, eighteen,” she announced as she pointed her flashlight at the number above the hangar door. She twisted the doorknob and found it unlocked. She pushed the door inward and stepped inside.

The hangar was dark, empty, and just as dusty as the planes outside. There were several large crates lying about, some under protective covers. Jessica continued deeper into the hangar, shining her light from side to side as she examined the empty building.

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