Falling Against Gravity by Geoff Genge & Michelle Genge

Author:Geoff Genge & Michelle Genge
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781999395742
Publisher: Five Crow Road Publishing
Published: 2019-10-13T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

Outside of the hangar on the other side of the river, the moonlight glinted off Wyatt’ metallic scalp as he and Blake spied on Fort and Zoya, whose positioning on the pallet behind a few boarded up windows put them just outside of sight while they pumped the mercury. After they completed their task, Fort and Zoya were once again visible and vulnerable while they were trolleyed along on the suspended pallet platform.

With his artificial eye, Wyatt noticed that they were back in view and alerted Blake. Blake looked through his telescopic monocular, noting the duo were moving along the roof’s skylight windows again. He told Wyatt to take aim at the redhead again. “She’s the most expendable,” he hoarsely whispered.

Near the hangar, Envar silently walked down the long gravel driveway, smoking a small cigar. His inherently stealthy nature made all of his movements covert; it was as natural as breathing. He liked being alone, taking in the night. It was calming. Plus, the rest of the crew loudly complained when he smoked his “stinky” cigarillos inside so it diminished his enjoyment.

He took a deep draw of his cigarillo and looked up at the stars. It was a spectacularly clear night. The air was crisp and fresh. He blew a couple of grand smoke rings into the air and then turned abruptly when he heard a distant, yet familiar, crack of a rifle, followed by the distinct sound of glass shattering. Envar immediately stomped out his small cigar and ran off towards the area where the shot was fired.

In the uppermost pinnacle of the hangar, glass exploded all around Fort and Zoya, raining down on their faces and bodies like a million transparent razor blades. The bullet had missed Zoya, but it almost severed one of the cables holding the pallet the two were standing on. Zoya looked over towards the cable as the remaining strands of metal sprung apart, one after another and her stomach dropped as the steel cable snapped completely, forcefully releasing the corner of the pallet towards the ground. The barrel, Fort, and Zoya all tumbled down in a crumpled mash. Fort grabbed the dangling severed cable and Zoya clung to the off-kilter pallet. The barrel skidded off the pallet, smashing Zoya’s torso and popping her shoulder out of its socket, forcing her to lose her grip. She screamed in pain as Fort reached out to grab her other arm before she fell. The barrel tumbled eighty feet to the ground, clipping the airship’s tail rudder on the way down before loudly smashing and spattering its remaining silvery contents when it finally hit the surface.

Fort tightly held onto Zoya’s wrist. His face was full of panic as the barrel was destroyed by the fall. The whole pallet was still attached to a moving hoist that was heading towards the hangar wall. Fort and Zoya locked eyes as she dangled below him. They were both dripping with sweat and Fort was well aware that his grip was tenuous, at best.

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