Psion Omega (Psion series Book 5) by Jacob Gowans

Author:Jacob Gowans [Gowans, Jacob]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-09-28T23:00:00+00:00

16. Volunteers

Monday, September 1, 2087

SAMMY DASHED DOWN to the tunnels. He had no idea if he was freaking out over nothing, but he prayed that Lemon would start up without any problems. Croz and Anna’s session was supposed to have started five minutes ago. Normally a drive to the Pen took fifteen minutes. He made the drive in under ten, scolding himself every second of the way.

As he drove, Jeffie sat beside him trying to reach Anna and Croz, but neither answered their coms. Finally she reached the security office and had them patch a call through to the guard station outside the cell, but even they didn’t answer. Sammy cursed and punched down on the accelerator. Don’t do anything stupid, Vitoria. Please don’t do anything stupid.

They pulled into the lot, and Sammy jumped out of his seat. As he ran up the steps he could hear a movie playing through the door to the Pen. The guards were always watching movies. Behind him, Jeffie vaulted the steps, but Sammy didn’t wait. He banged open the door, ready to act.

The guards weren’t in their chairs. Sammy sprinted down the hall to Vitoria’s cell. One guard was running toward Sammy yelling into his com, the other was fumbling with her keys to unlock the cell. “Move!” Sammy roared.

The guard hurled himself out of the way as Sammy blasted the door twice before the door burst open. Vitoria lay on the bed, blood trickled from her mouth, her eyes closed. Croz was on his stomach in a pool of blood.

“Sammy …” a voice whispered from behind.

Sammy spun and saw Anna on the ground, Jeffie’s barrette jutting out of her neck and between her trembling fingers where she tried to staunch the flow from her carotid artery. “She caught me off guard,” she breathed. “So fast.”

Sammy knelt next to Anna and held her up, his hands fumbling to staunch the flow from her wounds. He tried to think if there was a med pack nearby he could grab. Then he looked at Jeffie and said, “Check the guard desk for a kit.”

As Jeffie ran back down the hall, Anna tried to whisper again, but he shushed her. “You’ll be fine, Anna. We have a mission to go on, remember?”

“So now you want to go?” she chuckled, but it was a weak, hoarse thing. “I don’t think I’m gonna last that long.”

“We’ll get you patched up. You’ll be fine.”

Anna shook her head very slightly. “I’m dead. You have to do it.”

“I can’t, Anna. I don’t think I’m—”

“It has to be … you.” She coughed weakly. “I’m your honcho … and I’m ordering you. Promise.”

Sammy’s face screwed up. “No.”

“Promise,” Anna growled and coughed up blood. “You are the one to do it. You were … born for it. Pick your teammate. Pick the best. You can’t fail.”

Sammy couldn’t breathe, couldn’t speak. She looked into his eyes. Blood spattered her pallid face, covered her hands and arms, but her eyes were still so full of spirit and command.

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