Menace of the Mechanical Master by Rodford Edmiston

Author:Rodford Edmiston [Edmiston, Rodford]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AlephTwo
Published: 2023-10-20T04:00:00+00:00

"Okay, the thefts could have been just to make the person behind them rich," said Energia, frowning in thought as the flyer climbed vertically from the curb to high above airliner routes, and then hurried south. "What I'm seeing, though, smacks of a larger, much more complicated scheme. With the sales of collectible items from the early thefts used to fund a big, overall plan."

"A big, overall plan which also includes revenge of some sort," said Blue Impact, nodding. "Though 'includes' may be an understatement. I suspect that the revenge aspect is the primary motivation in all this."

"Okay, how many masterminds are there currently running around loose whom this would fit?" said Vic, her expression mirroring that of Energia.

"Not many, if you assume they don't have much in the way of starting financial resour..."

Blue Impact stopped, looking startled.

"No. They couldn't have let him go again."

"What?" said the others, in fair chorus.

"He was found guilty by the International Court of the UN and sentenced to life in Scheveningen Prison! For, among other crimes, detonating a nuclear device in the stratosphere! Even if he escaped they would have warned people, surely, and he couldn't be running things from inside... Or could he?"

"Perfect cover," said Gadgetive, nodding thoughtfully. "Most folks wouldn't suspect he could do it, and if he's caught he gets to embarrass the people who dared judge him!"

"Sung," said Vic, nodding.

"Unlikely," said Blue Impact, countering her own suspicion of a moment before. "There are plenty of others whom this profile would fit. As well as many who could emulate that approach as a cover. He's just on our minds due to recent events."

"Still something to keep in mind," said Gadgetive.

"Heads up, people," said Blue Impact, as the travel pod started its vertical descended towards the location Vic had been given. "Looks like they went ahead without us... again."

"They also got in trouble, again," said Energia.

Blue Impact took over and manually guided their vehicle in a descending spiral to get a good view of the site. The warehouse was - like the previous one - in an industrial and shipping zone, though it was dozens of miles away from that previous location. It was off to itself, with a large, paved area all around, meant for parking semi trailers.

This was all currently empty, except for utility poles, fire hydrants and such, and the FBI special agents staging the raid, and their vehicles. Plus more than a dozen human-shaped mechs of various types but with distinct family resemblances to each other. For some reason, two of them were wearing black pants, black jackets, black leather gloves, black hats and sunglasses.

"Are those Thessalian hunter-killer robots?" said Energia, alarmed, indicating the fashionable humanoids.

"Bisaltia," said Gadgetive, sounding distracted. "Plus several other older models. Be glad they're not Thessalians, or even all Peloponnese; that many of either of those models would definitely give just the four of us a hard time."

This warehouse was apparently more important to the mastermind than the previous one. Or maybe they had just learned from the easy seizure of the other.

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