Metamorphosis Alpha 3 by Craig Martelle

Author:Craig Martelle [Martelle, Craig]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781713300359
Publisher: Craig Martelle, Inc
Published: 2019-11-30T22:00:00+00:00

They encountered no more hostile wolfoids that afternoon, though they had twice ducked into abandoned buildings when they heard movement, just to be safe. After some rest and extensive treatment with Milo’s devices, Geena was strong enough to walk on her own. She had even strapped her enemy’s glowing axe to her back. Her left arm hung in a sling, and a faint red stain was visible through her bandages, but she was in good spirits and had been especially chatty with Tress, thanking her repeatedly for her well-aimed shot at the wolfoid.

On the way, Milo spent some time filling Tress in on the world. He told her his theory that they were in an enormous multi-level structure of some kind. The entire city through which they had just traveled was but one small part of one such level. When the boss had told her the restaurant supply was on 16th, he had likely not meant 16th Street but Level 16 of the structure. And the giant elevator that was their destination was the way to get to that Level. Tress’s memories were fuzzy, but Milo’s explanation seemed familiar in an inexplicable way.

Later that afternoon, the group left city blocks behind and entered a massive park, not unlike the one from Tiny’s story. Tress reminded herself to watch out for dry ponds. As they left the concrete behind, the Central Elevator came into clear view, its imposing bulk soaring hundreds of meters into the air and disappearing into a haze of clouds and diffuse daylight. It appeared close but was still miles away, part way around a large lake that occupied much of the park. The grass here had evidently been recently cut, and its only strange feature was its slightly purple hue. Buildings were visible on the far side of the lake, but it was miles wide. Milo seemed particularly on edge, giving every tree and sapling a wide berth. He produced small white pills and gave them to Tiny and Geena, who gratefully swallowed them at once. He didn’t offer one to Tress. She felt invisible, and any nascent sense of belonging she had allowed herself following the wolfoid battle shriveled.

The group circled around the lakeshore to the left, keeping a fair distance from the water at Tiny’s insistence. Occasionally, silvery fish would leap from the water and fly a short distance before disappearing once again below the surface. The travelers saw the wreckage of a few watercraft and even a seemingly intact small boat tied up at a moldering dock. But her three companions decided it was not worth the risk, even for potential salvage, and Tress had no reason to disagree. The Central Elevator was growing nearer now, and the only movement they saw was a tractor-sized robot of some kind trimming the verdure several hundred meters away. It paid them no heed, so they moved on toward their destination.

As the group neared the elevator building, its numerous double-doors glinting in the sun, they saw the carnage of a recent battle strewn on the pavement.

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