The Hyperion War - An Epic Military Space Opera Adventure by Cooper M. D. & Richman Lisa

Author:Cooper, M. D. & Richman, Lisa
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Wooden Pen Press
Published: 2020-07-29T16:00:00+00:00

SAFEHOUSE

STELLAR DATE: 04.20.4179 (Adjusted Gregorian)

LOCATION: Charmichal District

REGION: Thalassa, Neptune, Jovian Combine

<Stay close,> Perez said to the others as he eased down the street, staying out of the well-lit areas…even though the shimmersuit he wore would keep any passersby from spotting them.

<You sure? I was thinking about heading over to that confection shop across the way,> Pita sent a wink along with her words.

Perez rolled his eyes, though no one could see it.

More than once on this sojourn—heck, more than a hundred times—he’d gained new appreciation for how his decades of wiseassery must have annoyed his superiors. The Marines under his command slathered it on so much, he was starting to wonder if maybe Williams put them up to it.

<I’m game for a burger, myself,> Alma said. <Are we there yet?>

<I’ll stop this infiltration right here and make you walk home,> Perez shot back, then grew more serious. <Once we know Katelyn is safe, we’re going to have to find Williams and the others.>

Pita sent a mental agreement. <Gonna be tricky…I think we might need to exfil in two separate groups.>

<Maybe,> Perez replied. <We’ll see what our options are when the time comes. If the LC has really been made, then we’re not going to be able to take any passenger transport off Thalassa.>

They rounded a corner, and a condo block lit up on his HUD. It was set back beyond the street, with a terraced garden hanging down in front.

<Nice place,> Alma commented. <Handy egress too. Hop out a window and onto a trellis, then make your way down to street level. Easy peasy.>

Above them, lightning flashed in Neptune’s upper clouds, illuminating the street. The trio paused, watching a pair of women cross in front of them, both pointing up at the display overhead. The Marines followed them, stopping before the low wall in front of the condo block.

<You go in the front,> Perez directed Alma and Pita. <I’ll climb up and come in the fire exit. They’re on the top floor, far end.>

<Almost like we have a map that tells us that,> Alma said with a smirk. <Should we let them know we’re here?>

<Nah, let’s see how good their security is.>

He imagined the two Marines sharing a look, but neither responded verbally, only flashed acknowledgment via the Link.

He eased up onto the wall, and then slipped around a broad fern to reach a lattice that rose up to the next level of the gardens. Neptune’s hanging cities had normal gravity, so he had to climb with care, his heavily augmented body well exceeding the decorative lattice’s weight limit.

It took ten minutes for him to climb the hanging garden’s five levels and reach the fire escape folded into the building’s side, cleverly hidden behind another vine-laden lattice.

Carefully swinging around the ladder, Perez climbed it and then placed a hackIt on the fire exit’s door control. A moment later, it swung open, and he eased into the hallway.

It was empty, and a single IFF ping gave no response from Pita and Alma.

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