Pandemonium (Rewind 717 Book 2) by Christian Kallias

Author:Christian Kallias [Kallias, Christian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-22T06:00:00+00:00

By the time Rasul arrives at his destination, we’re already in position. We can’t afford any more cockups today, so everything needs to go smoothly. No sign of Ahmed yet, even though Rasul has arrived before their agreed upon time. Eleanor is providing sniper cover from higher up in the structure while I use my stealth augment to follow him inside a decrepit old factory. There are barely any lights in here besides the city lights casting chaotic shadows on the factory’s floor. They’re always in movement due to lights from flying vehicles passing outside at varying speeds.

This is definitely not Ahmed’s base of operation, but I didn’t expect it to be. He’s far too crafty to rendezvous with Rasul at his base.

I look around for booby traps and scanning devices and find none. Of course, it doesn’t mean anything. Ahmed is smart enough to have stealth tech of his own in position. This place could have its fair share of surprises, and I know I must stay on my toes the entire time. An incoming neural message from Eleanor interrupts my train of thought.

How come you guys don’t have all the information needed to stop them? I’d expect you’d know their meeting places and just get there and scoop them.

It’s not that simple. While we do get some valuable information after the fact, most of it is due to post-attack analysis. If terrorists were clumsy, we would simply catch them before they act, but they are very crafty, especially Ahmed. Somehow, he always seems to be one step ahead of us.

That must be frustrating. But how can it be the case? Have you asked yourself that? I mean, you should have the upper hand knowing where and how he will strike. How come he still gets that upper hand unless someone on the inside helps him?

The thought is legit and somehow echoes my previous concerns. Eleanor probably isn’t too far off here. Why is it that he is still able to anticipate our movements when things are clearly happening differently during a time jump? The very fact that I am in this timeline, running after him and trying to prevent any terror attack, makes it timeline different.

How can Ahmed anticipate that? Unless he knows our tactics. But Project Rewind is the most top-secret operation in existence, and he shouldn’t know about it. And if he, indeed, does, can Eleanor be right? Could some mole be providing him a head’s up?

I sure hope there isn’t a mole or any outside forces helping scum like Ahmed. The terrorists are wreaking havoc enough as it is, I say.

Well, technically, every time they do, you stop them, so from their perspective, they aren’t really getting many wins, right?

Time travel is not something easy on the mind. Humans are not supposed to rewrite their own history. Just thinking about it defies the laws of what it means to be human, to be born, to live a linear life as far as time is concerned, and then, in due time, die.

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