Captured (The Prometheus Project Book 2) by Richards Douglas E

Author:Richards, Douglas E [Richards, Douglas E]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Paragon Press
Published: 2012-02-26T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

The Force-Field Nullifier

“Fantastic,” said Ryan. “But let’s take care of Davidenko before you tell me about it,” he advised. “I doubt he’ll be waking up anytime soon, but let’s not take chances.”

Together they rolled the lieutenant onto his stomach and pulled his arms behind him. While Ryan held his wrists and then his ankles together, Regan bound them tightly with zip-strips they had removed from his belt.

They decided not to take Davidenko’s assault rifle. Neither of them knew how to use it. If they tried, the weapon could easily prove to be more dangerous to them than to their enemies.

They removed Davidenko’s belt, stuffed with spare clips and an assortment of other gear. Regan quickly began examining the contents of the bulging black pouches clipped onto the belt while her brother searched the mercenary’s pockets and body. Ryan found a combat knife in a black-leather sheath strapped to the side of the soldier’s lower leg and removed it for possible future use. He also found the medical device Davidenko had taken from him and replaced it in his own pocket where it belonged.

Regan removed two small cylindrical tubes from a belt pouch. They resembled soda cans with clips protruding from their tops. She handed one to her brother. “Flashbangs,” she noted unnecessarily.

Ryan took one and nodded. These might be just what they needed for their next rescue attempt. Not only had they learned science from some of the greatest scientists of the day, Colonel Carl Sharp had taught them a thing or two about military equipment.

Stun grenades, also called flashbangs, were first used by the military in hostage rescue situations and were ideal for this purpose. These canisters were packed with a mixture of aluminum and potassium perchlorate—also known as flashpowder. Flashpowder was originally used in early flash cameras and by magicians, and was still used in fireworks and to create special effects for movies. This powder burnt very brightly and so quickly it seemed to “flash” out of existence. Flashbang grenades were not designed to cause any permanent damage, but like their name implied, simply to cause such an intensely bright flash and earsplitting bang that they would blind and deafen an enemy for about ten seconds.

While the rifle was of no use to the siblings, the knife and flashbangs might come in very handy.

Ryan found nothing else of interest, while Regan found only one additional useful item: a small stun gun that she slipped into her pocket. When fired, two small electrodes still attached by wires to the device would shoot out like dual harpoons. They would release an electrical charge capable of overloading the body’s electrical communication system, causing confusion and paralyzing muscles but not doing any permanent damage.

With Davidenko bound and their thorough inspection of his gear completed, Ryan was eager to hear what his sister had discovered.

Regan was confident of her logic, but she knew it wouldn’t be easy to convince her brother. She decided to get to the point fairly quickly and then go from there.

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