Epoch (The Templar Future Book 1) by Lowry Chris

Author:Lowry, Chris [Lowry, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lowry Publishing
Published: 2012-04-23T22:00:00+00:00

The car flew through the night sky, Robe handling the controls. It was full to capacity, and everyone was glad the Doctor preferred an older model car with a wider body and bigger seats. The interior allowed Bruce, Pip and Darwin to squeeze into the back seat. The Templar rode shotgun, his young companion’s plasma rifle held across his knee.

“Keep an eye out,” Robe warned him as they piled in the car at twilight. “Sometimes the Mob will knock fliers out of the sky.”

“With what?”

“Surface retro’s,” Pip whispered as she climbed past him.

“Rockets? We were searching for a cache of rockets that were supposed to be hidden in some mountain.”

“Never found them?” Darwin asked.

“It was an ongoing search.”

Darwin nodded, familiar with the concept.

The ride so far was uneventful. Robe handled the craft with ease and experience.

“Have you decided where we are going?”

“Take us to the coast. We will find a boat there.”

Robe laughed.

“If you tell me what island you want to go to, I can fly us there.”

Pip groaned from the backseat and rearranged her shoulders.

“I don’t want to go-” Bruce started for the fifth time. Pip elbowed him in the ribs, cutting him off.

“You’re a part of the team now Brucy, better get used to it.”

The Templar unfolded the paper map that Darwin had printed out in his lab. He pointed to a small cluster of islands a few miles from the coast.

“We can make it there easy,” said Robe. “But isn’t it a little close to the City?”

“They won’t think to look for us there, will they? That is what you told me.”

Robe nodded.

“I don’t think they will. We never searched for a fugitive there before.”

“You have had many fugitives?”

Robe tilted his head in concentration.

“None that I can remember. Pip?”

“Not that I know of.”

“There none since I’ve been involved either,” added the Doctor.

“Then we do not know what they will do,” finished the Templar. “These are close. We can go further if we need.”

Robe keyed in the coordinates and leaned back, staring across the horizon.

“We should be there in a few hours.”

There were few cars in the early morning hours. Windows in the upper floors of the buildings winked on as they passed, people rising from the night to go about whatever business they had.

The Templar spied a glow several blocks to their north.

“What is that?” he pointed.

Robe studied it, but Pip spoke.

“Looks like the Mob caught an Autohulk out after dark.”

“Should we help?” the Templar asked.

“That’s what the Hulks are made for,” said Robe. “They could outlive the Mob holed up in that thing.”

The Templar turned in his seat, pinning Darwin with his icy gaze.

“Tell me about the Mob.”

Darwin looked up from his laptop, a puzzled expression on his face.

“What do you mean?”

“Tell me how it came into existence. What is it? How does it function?”

“I don’t know.”

“But you are supposed to know.”

“Not my area. Everyone we sent for information never came back. Bruce, did you study them?”

“No sir,” Bruce sulked.

“Sorry, we can’t tell you what we don’t know.

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