Solomon's Compass (Steam & Aether Book 3) by Jaxon Reed

Author:Jaxon Reed [Reed, Jaxon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-06-07T16:00:00+00:00

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Powell came about in his arc, flying over the walls of the little town surrounding the tower. Rip stared out the open sliding door and smiled at the havoc his robot played with the defenders. He saw men and horses racing away as the little bot hosed the streets with bullets.

Slowly the tower came into view, its rooftop closer to the airship than all others. Rip tightened the straps on his parachute as Powell lined up their path to cross directly over it. He looked at the others.

“Get ready.”

Liza said, “We’ll go first, Ripley.”

He nodded and stepped out of the way. The Verez sisters smiled at him as they approached the door, dressed in tight black body suits.

“Still not entirely sure what those outfits are for, yeah?” Chance said, moving out of the way awkwardly, a parachute pack bulging off his back.

Rip said, “Remember our experiments? This is how they’ll get past the silver. The suits are lined with a thin layer of flexible lead sheets. They’re kind of heavy, but it’s nothing the girls can’t handle.”

“But . . . I thought we were going to use a lighter box.”

“This is better than a box, Bobby. Plus, it will offer them additional protection after we get inside. No telling how much silver is in that place. I do have a couple spare boxes in the satchel, just in case. But I seriously doubt we’ll need them, unless these suits they’re wearing get shredded up somehow.”

Hilda said, “You are ssso smart, Ripley. Thank you for our suits!”

Blair, standing behind the sisters, rolled her eyes at the flattery. But she no longer seemed as jealous, Rip noted.

He said, “You can thank the guys at Wayne Enterprises for designing them so quickly. Also, Mr. Stoffman the tailor for putting them together. Now, are you ready? We’re almost over the roof.”

Hilda and Liza both nodded while approaching the doorway. When the tower slid into view below, they jumped. Powell walked out of the bridge just as they leaped, his face dropping.

“I’ll never get used to that,” he said.

Rip adjusted another strap and looked over at Chance.

“Ready?”

Chance nodded.

Rip gave Blair a quick kiss. Then he jumped out the door, arms and legs spread wide. He quickly dropped 50 feet before pulling his ripcord. The chute puffed open like a white flower, and he angled for the tower’s rooftop.

Chance smiled at Blair, giving her a thumbs up, and he followed Rip.

Blair watched them go down. The girls turned into black clouds before they hit the roof, rematerializing a moment later, hands on their hips and looking up. White rectangular parachutes sailed above as Rip and Chance spiraled down to join them.

“Oi. You’re not going, too?”

Blair glared at Powell while placing a protective hand over her swollen belly.

“Are you daft? Do I look like I’m in any condition to go storming a castle? What kind of monster are you?”

He wilted under her glare.

“I’m just saying, I . . .”

“You were just telling my how utterly misogynistic you are without stating it in so many words.

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