Outland (Revised Edition) by Dennis E Taylor

Author:Dennis E Taylor [Taylor, Dennis E]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781680681420
Publisher: Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency
Published: 2019-09-16T06:00:00+00:00

Bill and Kevin worked on prepping the portals. Everyone else held AR-15s. Finally, Bill held up the pole-cam and handed it to Kevin.

Richard looked around at the group. “The plan is, we get them to toss their guns through the pole-cam portal. Once we have three guns, we open the big gate and let them through. We march them out of the building and watch them drive off. Then we get the hell away from here and never come back. Questions?”

There were none.

Richard motioned to the gate. Kevin activated the hardware, and Bill stared at the tablet for a few seconds.

“Uh oh.”

Richard glared at Bill. “Can you be more specific?”

Bill turned the tablet so the others could see it. The video showed a garden shed, or at least the pieces of one. It looked like it had been run over by heavy machinery. “No thugs.”

“Bodies?”

“Just a sec.” Bill had Kevin move the pole-cam around while he watched the video feed intently. Finally, they stopped. Bill looked at Richard. “No bodies.”

“Oh, great,” Erin said. “What now? If they ran off, they might still be alive …”

“And you think we should go looking for them? Hell no!” Monica shook her head. “Much as I’d like to shoot them, they’re not worth the risk and effort.”

The group stared at the video feed for a few more seconds.

“Okay, how about this?” Erin said. “Let’s make a signboard. Tell them we’ll check in every day or so, around noon. If they can’t hang around, they should at least leave a message on the board. We’ll leave a permanent marker tied on a string or something.”

“That works. If they’re still alive, their smartest move will be to come back to this spot.” Richard sighed. “Of course, coming back here all the time means we’re putting ourselves at risk again.”

Erin gave him a raised eyebrow. “I don’t think we have a choice. This is a line in the sand. If we abandon them, we’re killers.”

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