Swarm by Devon C Ford & Chris Harris

Swarm by Devon C Ford & Chris Harris

Author:Devon C Ford & Chris Harris
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781839190353
Publisher: Vulpine Press
Published: 2020-04-24T04:00:00+00:00


Chapter 17

Beware the Minotaur

Annie kept up the commentary on what Tanaka was doing just the other side of the door.

When they heard the report of the first gunshot, dulled by the thick door, Hendricks swore. “That’s not good news, he has guns now. Another tactical edge we’ve just lost.” He looked at Weatherby. “You’d better show us to this secret bunker of yours. Geiger, strip Stevens of his weapons and ammo, we are going to need as much as we can get if we expect to get home in one piece.”

Geiger nodded and knelt next to his dead friend and after gently and respectfully rolling him over, relieved him of both his weapons and ammunition. Standing, he slung the rifle over his shoulder, handed Henricks the pistol and some magazines, offering Jones a few and stuffed the rest into his own tactical vest.

Hendricks indicated to Weatherby to lead the way.

Annie spoke into their earpieces. “I’ll monitor your position and activate the lighting as necessa—Tanaka has just removed Collins’ wristband and is approaching the door.”

The door hissed and began sliding open.

Hendricks turned to face it raising his rifle. “Close it now, Annie!” he shouted and began firing single shots through the opening.

Tanaka was taken by surprise as the door began to open the moment he approached. He caught a glimpse of the man called Hendricks who had come to the Springs to talk raising his weapon and dove out the way as it spat flame and bullets through the gap, missing him by inches.

Sliding to a stop against a desk he pushed the magazine in his hand into the weapon and aiming at the widening gap, pulled the trigger. Not having charged the weapon it wouldn’t fire and not knowing what to do he dropped it in disgust and pulled out his pistol. He aimed wildly at the door and kept pulling the trigger as the gun bucked in his hand with each shot, filling him with an immense sense of power.

The door stopped opening and started to close as Annie overrode the system. Tanaka looked around in desperation, he couldn’t let the door close. Bullets from Hendricks’ gun still spat through the gap, ricocheting as they struck the opposite wall forcing his men to cower in fear. The only object near the door was the body he had stripped the weapons from. Scrambling over to it he grabbed Collins’ limp carcass and with strength he didn’t know he possessed and half threw, half slid it into the diminishing gap. The door was not designed to be as secure as the main one and the moment the it touched the body it reversed direction as the main door had done and started opening again.

Hendricks was still firing through the door when Collins’ body slid into the diminishing gap. His eyes grew wide with horror when it began opening again.

“The door has a pressure safety system; I can’t close it if it’s blocked,” Annie told them, her voice sounding almost panicked as they retreated down the long corridor.



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