Warden's Fury: A Sci Fi Adventure (The Ancient Guardians Book 3) by Tony James Slater

Author:Tony James Slater [Slater, Tony James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Various Things (ADT)
Published: 2019-07-19T06:00:00+00:00

The plan was simple.

The central tower could only be reached via the Security Bridge — a single moveable corridor, designed to stop hordes of rioting prisoners from flooding the control centre. Tris pictured it like a lift car the size of a train carriage rotating around the central structure, long enough to reach across the vast gulf of empty air separating the prison population from their tormentors. Currently it was seventeen levels below them, bridging the far side of the shaft, but Loader assured them that ALI had summoned it. The best part was, they didn’t have to fight their way past a blockade of guards to reach it — the Transgressions department had its own access point.

Of course it does! In case one of those sick bastards wakes up in the middle of the night with the urge to torture someone.

“However, I must warn you,” Loader continued, “all movements of the bridge are logged. ALI has no power over the humans monitoring it.”

Kreon and Kyra exchanged a meaningful look.

“Meaning they’ll be waiting for us on the other side,” she pointed out.

The hatch they were facing made a clunk, then glowed green. Doors that a moment ago would have opened onto fresh air now slid back to reveal a windowless steel corridor.

“What’s to keep them blowing this thing up with us inside it?” Tris asked. “Or tipping it up and dumping us out?”

“ALI is in control of the Security Bridge’s functions,” Loader offered.

“I trust her completely,” Kyra said. She nudged Tris. “You first.”

Ignoring them both Kreon strode through the doorway, grav-staff clutched firmly in one hand.

Easy for him, Tris thought, he can fly!

But there was nothing else for it. This was his idea, not that anyone else had been particularly forthcoming. He shook himself all over, and stepped into the corridor.

Kyra followed, and the door slid shut behind them. With a clunk and a lurch, they were off; the ride was smooth enough that Tris could almost forget they were in a tin can dangling over a mile-deep hole in the ground.

“Not scared of heights are ya?” Kyra needled him, as they jogged towards the far end of the corridor.

“No,” he lied. It had been one of his biggest phobias growing up; he’d started parkour in an effort to cure himself, and had eventually managed to feel quite at home on the rooftops of suburban Bristol.

That is so not this.

“Good!” Kyra shot him a wicked grin. “Because we really don’t want to be inside this thing when that door opens.” She unslung one of her rifles and tossed it to Kreon, then uncoiled the swords from her waist. “This place needs better ventilation,” she said — and with three quick strokes, she cut a man-sized opening in the metal wall. Wind rushed in, buffeting them, as Kyra turned back to Tris. “Don’t be making no small holes now! You don’t want to crawl head-first out of this.” And replacing her swords, she stepped through the opening.

Tris stared after her, horrified. “I’m… I’m going out there?”

“Of course not!” Kreon told him.

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