Beast Planet 2: Captive Salvation by Angela Castle

Author:Angela Castle [Castle, Angela]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: C429, Extratorrents, Kat
Amazon: B00AW5BWZ0
Published: 2013-01-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“Warning unsafe proximity to the pillar.”

“I know, I know. Stop telling me!” I gritted my teeth, careful not to overcorrect as I glided around the pillar.

“Woohoo!” Success! The air bike, as I’d named it, looked more like a cross between a jet ski and a rocking horse, only way larger. The black, padded leather seat could easily accommodate two larger Zakiu men.

The controls were built into the handlebars which made it easier to use. E, as I’d renamed Essence, also told me it had cruise control. A wicked-looking black disrupter with automatic targeting was fixed to the front of the bike. At least I wouldn’t have to learn how to shoot it. There were hundreds of these air bikes lined up in a big military bunker, along with a variety of bigger flying ships, and other strange looking machines.

I decided on the bike, as they seemed easiest to learn how to use. I’d suffered a few scrapes before getting the hang of the machine. Something called a Put—a liquid crystal powered weapon roughly the size of a submachine gun but with a telescope barrel—packed one hell of a punch. Learning how to shoot the Put and ride the bike had eaten up more days than I liked.

E was always there to remind me of the danger I was putting my child’s and my own life in.

“I think I’m ready. I can fly and shoot straight enough. All I need to do is get into the camp and the men can do the rest. How many weapons can the rocker bike carry, E?”

“With your weight; twenty Put disrupters.” E responded, the voice hollow in the cavernous space.

“I’ll take ten and some supplies.” I set the bike down and swung my leg over the wide seat. “Are the bags I wanted ready?”

“Affirmative. E does not recommend you proceed. There is a sixty-two percent chance you will not succeed.”

“Yes, I know. You keep telling me that, but I’m going to get my husband. We’ve already been apart too damn long. I’ll move heaven and hell to get him back.”

I walked towards the once military barracks where I’d been living and scooped up Lucky, asleep among the black uniforms. “Wanna go get Daddy, Lucky?” He chirped, scuttling up to his usual perch on my shoulder.

“It’s still early. We’ll have breakfast, load up then go.”

“E has pre-programmed the co-ordinates into your air bike. At maximum speed, the journey will take you two hours.”

“And to think it took us around six days walking.” I mused to my Wuzzle. “Thank you, E. We’ll leave in one hour. I want to get my man and be in back in time for dinner. Prepare the city, E. Your Zakiu are coming home.”

“Affirmative, Anna.”

* * * *

A few hours later I was ready, dressed in a lighter version of Zakiu black battle armour E had designed and created with his particle re-organizer. Helmet on my head and a Put weapon strapped to my back, I flew over the fields, hills and mountains I’d walked across a few days before.

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