Space Above and Beyond - #2 Dark Side of the Sun - Dina Anastasio by Dina Anastasio

Author:Dina Anastasio
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2013-11-07T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Shane had heard the sounds of Cooper being tortured, but she did not know the extent of his pain. No one could know that. Except Cooper.

On the other side of the facility, Cooper's eyes were closed. He winced. The rope around his wrists cut deep as the AI yanked his arms and tied them to a pipe. His body ached from the beating he had taken a short time before.

Cooper was hanging from a pipe near the entrance to the facility. Four other members of the 58th were strung up beside him. Their eyes spoke of their pain. But they did not cry out. Not this time. Not anymore.

They were members of the 58th. They were Marines.

Below them, Feliciti OH was barking out orders to her AIs.

"Keep loading the helium three onto that vehicle! Be ready to hit and run! We may not know the location of their leader yet. But we will, we will."

A piercing screech followed by a series of digital beeps interrupted her.

Feliciti OH turned. Justin EB's modem was beeping wildly.

"Brandon IM remains functional," Justin reported. "He's a prisoner of two Carbonites."

"Position?" Feliciti OH asked.

"Unknown," Justin EB said. "Due to a malfunction."

Feliciti OH turned to the dangling Marines. Her delight in their predicament changed to hatred. "Where are the other members of your unit? Where is your leader?"

The Marines remained silent and Feliciti OH's face twisted with rage. "If our unit cashes out," she hissed, "then you cash out too. Tell me where your leader is! I need your leader!"

They wanted Shane. But why?

"I am a leader," Feliciti OH shouted. "Leaders are the important ones. Leaders give the orders. Tell me how to find your leader!"

Cooper shook his head and managed a smile. These computers were crazy. It wasn't Shane that they wanted. They wanted to capture a leader. Any leader.

They had no idea who Shane was.

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