Epocalypse: Inception. by G. Adler

Author:G. Adler [Adler, G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Montag Press
Published: 2017-04-20T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22 - Hayden

The moment my feet touch the concrete floor, a series of electrical bolts fire from the walls and arc in every direction. One of them actually skips through my right hand, causing me to pull it back against my body. The moment that I do, the streaks converge on me, surrounding me in a nimbus of blue light. I try to open my mouth to scream, but no sound comes out. I feel stuck to the spot as my hair stands on end and my skin tingles. Then, just as quickly, they swirl together at the center where they arc straight into the floor and vanish.

Ethan rushes over to me with his jaw practically on the floor. “Holy shit, Ghost! You okay?”

“Yeah, surprisingly, I’m fine. You’d think my Dad would know how to safely run electrical cable. I thought they taught you shit like that at M.I.T. Then again, this IS a government outfit.”

“Not surprising at all. Geniuses in one area always suck in another, even if it’s similar. You should see what happens when I try cooking!”

Tyrese chortles audibly. “Isn’t cooking just edible chemistry? That would be like me being unable to play sports!”

Ethan looks him up and down and scoffs.

“Says the guy with two left feet! Wait till you see Tyrese doing the funky chicken on the dance floor! He’s got to be the most uncoordinated martial arts expert on the planet!”

We giggle at the remark and I immediately feel some of the tension leave my body.

The others slide down and Joo-Eun rushes over to me. I immediately feel like I am sitting at the pediatrician’s office. I raise my hands in protest, but she immediately grabs my right thumb and bends it back to the point where I can’t move.

“Thank you for your cooperation, Ghost. I just need a few more moments to confirm that the beam of energy that engulfed you moments ago didn’t FRY YOUR BODY!” Her voice rises at the end to the point where I swallow hard and nod curtly. She releases my hand and flashes a light into each of my eyes. She then clicks it off and makes note of something in her notebook.

“So?”

“Your heart rate is elevated but you are otherwise healthy.”

“Yeah well look around you, Joo-Eun. I think that my racing heart is excusable given the situation.”

We are in a massive octagonal space, like someone took a stop sign and made it as big as a public pool, deck and all. It is divided into smaller areas by clear walls and doors, making it possible to see any part of the room from any spot. Our area seems to be a supply room. I move away from the gang to get a look around and I see some kind of revolving door at the far end of the outer wall.

Tyrese comes up behind me and says, “Guess that’s the other way in.”

“I’d love to watch him try our way.”

He pats my shoulders and we spread out to explore.

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