Captives by Smith Nicholas Sansbury

Author:Smith, Nicholas Sansbury [Smith, Nicholas Sansbury]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, thriller
Amazon: B07J2KQ4YY
Goodreads: 42296884
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 2019-05-07T07:00:00+00:00

FIFTEEN

The divers at Red Sphere had spent the past hour trying to open the steel door into the labs. Somewhere on the other side was an organic life-form that Timothy Pepper continued to detect in his scans.

Michael had a feeling the AI was right about it not being a spider. Their scans were picking up something else, something bigger, and he had to figure out what before they moved any deeper into the facility to find the defectors.

Les disconnected his minicomputer from the control manual and shook his head. “I can’t hack it, man.”

Michael swore under his breath. He was starting to lose patience. Nothing was going right. The pain meds had already worn off, and his bandage needed changed. On top of that, he was due for another round of ghost pains.

Think positive. You’re going to be just fine. Not an easy thing to do here in the very place he had lost his arm. But too much was at stake to let anxiety and pain mess with his head. X had suffered far worse than this, for far longer.

It was time to get serious about this shit.

Michael held up plan C: the laser rifle. “Everyone back,” he said.

“You’re kidding, right?” Les asked.

“You got a better idea?” Michael asked. “Come on, get behind the wall.”

The team moved back down the passage and around the corner. Even Timothy vanished and then rejoined them behind the barrier.

“Commander, all due respect, but I have more experience with that weapon,” Les said. “If we’re going to do this, best to let me.”

“Be my guest,” Michael said, handing it over.

“Try this one,” Layla said. “Just so we know it works.”

Les took the new rifle from her and moved around the corner to check the target. “If the laser bolts cut through, I’ll try and make us a smaller door, but make sure you guys stay back.”

“Be careful, Giraffe,” Layla said. “And make it big enough for you to get through.”

That got a weak chuckle, which ended in silence as Les crouched with half his body behind the corner, and half in the hallway. Then he lined up the iron sights and pulled the trigger. The brilliant line hit the door, bathing the corridor in a red glow.

“It’s working!” Les said.

A minute later, the door came crashing down on the concrete, shaking the floor and echoing through the space. Michael cringed at the noise.

“If any of those things are still ticking, they know we’re here now,” Layla said.

Timothy reappeared, and his voice came over the comms. “Still not detecting any exhaust plumes. But the organic signal is stronger.”

While the other divers listened and scanned their HUDs for movement, Michael moved around the corner to see the glowing red outline of a doorway inside the door.

Les handed the laser rifle back to Layla as Michael sucked water from the straw in his helmet and waited for a wave of dizziness to pass. Then, taking point, he approached the opening cautiously, flitting his helmet beam across the dark lab.

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