RISE by R. D. Brady

Author:R. D. Brady [Brady, R. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scottish Seoul Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-07-02T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Forty-Nine

It was only fifteen minutes later when Jasper and Mike arrived. Everyone was in the barracks together as they stepped in the door. Jasper looked around. “I’m going to need everyone to gather all their stuff. We’re going to take you over to the main base.”

“This isn’t the main base?” Greg asked.

Jasper grinned, but it was missing some of his usual humor. “No. This is where we keep people who we don’t want to see the regular base.”

“But current events have changed all of that. We need everyone to be together. Tilda is evacuating the base,” Mike said.

“Where to?” Norah said.

“Still working on that,” Mike said. “Penny and her mother have already been taken off the island. Your gang’s destination requires a little more planning, however. As soon as I have a firm answer, I’ll let you know. But for right now, we need to get everybody over to your new digs.”

Jasper held his arms wide. “So, who needs help packing a bag?”

Ten minutes later, they were piled up into the back of a truck. Maeve sat with Snap on her lap, Alvie next to her. Crackle and Pop were in Chris and Greg’s laps respectively. Norah had Iggy, and Sandra had Luke. As Maeve looked around, she realized that every adult had at least one individual they would need to look out for. They had a common bond: protecting the ones they loved.

The truck rattled as it made its way down the dirt road. They drove through the woods for about fifteen minutes before they reached a paved road. Maeve let out a sigh of relief at the transition to a smoother ride.

Greg twisted, stretching out his back. “That’s better.”

The hair on Maeve’s whole body stood up for second. It felt as if energy had just passed over her.

“Holy cow,” Norah exclaimed, looking toward the front of the truck.

Maeve craned her neck, trying to see what Norah was looking at. And then she stared in shock. A half mile down the road stood a small city. But it was a city unlike any she had ever seen. The buildings seemed to shimmer in the light. And they were made of the material that she didn’t recognize. It wasn’t concrete. It wasn’t wood. The closest she could guess was steel, but it seemed shinier than that. There was almost like an iridescent glow underneath the metal.

The buildings that they could see rose up only about four stories. But there was one that was six stories high. And a strange craft sat at the top of that building.

The window separating the cab of the truck from the back slid open. Jasper’s face appeared. “Now you are really seeing R.I.S.E.”

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