B785 by Eve Langlais

Author:Eve Langlais [Eve Langlais]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: science fiction romance, futuristic romance, paranormal romance, sfr, cyborg romance, adult romance
Published: 2013-03-18T15:13:30+00:00

Chapter Ten

“Surrender now and you won’t be harmed.” The order came through the speakers embedded at intervals in the wall and the cyborgs sneaking along the suspiciously empty polymer corridor halted in their tracks.

“Are they talking to us, do you think?” Seth whispered. They didn’t dare communicate mind-to-mind lest the wireless signal give them away.

“We didn’t trip any alarms,” Einstein replied.

“So you assume,” Aramus rumbled.

“So I know. I’ve been checking. There was nothing along this path that would have triggered a warning to let them know we’re coming,” Einstein argued.

“Nothing? Really? Then how the fuck did they detect us? I thought this place was equipped with only the barest surveillance?” Aramus growled.

Einstein tapped on his handheld tablet and frowned. “It is. I mean, we’re talking really low level stuff. I don’t get it.”

“Maybe they’re fishing. Or talking to someone else. Do you think group B was detected?” Seth interjected.

“Unlikely.” Einstein had sent the second group of cyborgs through a natural fissure in the rock he discovered on his scans to flank the opposite side. According to his calculations, they shouldn’t yet have reached the point where they needed to laser their way in, nor should they have encountered any security cameras.

“Then maybe it’s another group of pirates come to steal.”

Both Einstein and Aramus shot Seth an incredulous look. As if two raiding parties chose the same moment to sneak in. The next announcement laid that ill-thought theory to rest.

“We have you surrounded, cyborgs. Give up peacefully and you will be given a chance to serve again with new and improved programming.”

Un-fucking believable. Not often prone to foul language, the moment called for it even if the expletive never passed Einstein’s lips. He and his friends exchanged stunned looks.

“Um, I’d say that answers the question of if they know we’re here.” Hooray for Seth, king of stating the obvious.

“Yeah and is it me, or did anyone notice they didn’t sound like bloody pirates?”

“Probably because it’s the military.” A disturbing realization. How did I miss that important fact when I reconnoitered this seemingly harmless outpost? “They set a trap for us. And I missed it. Sorry.”

“Fuck me. The military outsmarted our smartest cyborg.” Aramus groaned. “What is my world coming to when humans are smarter than machines?”

“Oh stop being such a drama queen,” Seth cajoled with a poke in their leader’s ribs. “Who would have expected it, especially way out here? The military isn’t usually known for its subtlety.”

“We’ll have to investigate this change in their tactics later.” And reprogram their protocols to take this new furtiveness into account for future missions. At the moment, they had more pressing issues. “What should we do? If the military planned this ambush, then chances are there are no supplies for us to acquire.”

“Not exactly. They will have weapons. Maybe even a ship or two. And who knows, maybe this wasn’t a trap, but an actual hidden outpost we stumbled upon. We won’t know what they have unless we keep exploring.”

“They’re not just going to hand those things to us.

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