Extraction by Kevin Hardman

Author:Kevin Hardman
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781937666149
Publisher: I&H Recherche Publishing
Published: 2013-09-23T04:00:00+00:00

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We knew we needed to go up to get to the living quarters, so we took a nearby set of stairs as indicated on the blueprints. Something else I knew, from the look the big super had given me, was that they’d be coming after us right quick.

When we got to the proper floor, we paused for a second so Electra could catch her breath. I had no idea whether Smokey could even get fatigued in his current form, but he hadn’t made an effort to change back yet so I assumed he wasn’t having any issues.

The area we were in was actually a large foyer. There were lots of sofas and chairs around for sitting, as well as tables set up for board games and the like. There were two areas with numerous chairs laid out in rows in front of a large flat screen television (obviously TV viewing areas). A couple of the walls had large, intricate murals painted on them, reflecting scenes of the outside world, such as children playing in a park and a woman working in her garden.

All in all, the place had the vibe of one of the huge activity rooms that you see in mental hospitals in the movies. I mentally shuddered, thinking of the life Rudi and her brother were living here.

“You guys go ahead,” I said after a moment. “Find Rudi and Josh – their room is marked on the blueprints – and then follow the plan to get out.”

“What about you?” asked Electra.

“They’re coming,” I said. “They’re practically on our tail right now. I need to slow them down.”

I could sense that she wanted to argue with me, but then she just nodded and started moving towards a set of double doors directly across from the stairwell we’d come through. Those doors should lead right to the area where Rudi was. Smokey, floating like a cloud against the ceiling, followed her.

In addition to the double doors that my friends had gone through, there were also similar doors to the left and right of the stairwell we’d entered through. Hearing footsteps on those stairs now, I raced around the room, grabbing furniture and stacking it up against the stairwell door.

I was about to do the same to the side doors and was actually in the process of dragging a couch over to one of them when the door in question burst open. One of the guards stepped through, carrying an ugly-looking weapon in both hands, with a muzzle big enough to put my fist in.

Already at super speed, I watched as the guard fired. The projectile that left the barrel was somewhat bullet-shaped (although about the size of my hand), but seemed to be shooting fire out of the far end. Apparently, the weapon was some kind of handheld rocket launcher.

I was close to the center of the room at the time, and I watched for a few seconds as the rocket approached. Then I flipped the couch up lengthwise and took off towards the opposite door.

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