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Chapter 164: Freedom
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The blast from the explosion shook the base so hard the ceiling dropped chunks of rocks. Jack pressed himself against the wall until he was sure it was over. Cries sounded throughout the tunnels, but Jack paid them no heed as he took off towards Alex and Lexi's room.He jumped around people in the hallways until he finally reached their quarters. He tapped on the door impatiently."Come in!" Lexi called, concern washed her voice.As soon as Jack opened the door, a small frame crashed into him and wrapped her arms around him."Jack! Mom went on a date with stupid Tom! We have to get her!"Jack felt for the Link. There was no panic or pain. "She's fine. Tom will take care of her.""But-""Come on. The safest place will be Ellie's lab. She'll be able to tell us what's going on.""Okay." Lexi laced her fingers in Jack's hand. They took off down the hall to Ellie's lab.Ellie sat flicking over her flickerboard and staring at ten screens plastered up around her."Status?" Jack aske
FLUX Chapter 166: Left Behind/Documents
Alex and Tom made it back to the base in one piece. They crowded into the community room just as Jimmy stood on a table. Ronson stood at his side."Everyone, please calm down," Jimmy shouted. The voice sounded muffled through Alex's bleeding ears, but the she could make out most of what he said.Everyone quieted but murmurs still coursed through the room."Please, everyone." Ronson's strong calming voice washed over the people. "There was an explosion at the cavemen's base. We believe it was delivered by people in the Undersea.""Why?""Who are they after?"Are we safe?"Questions from the crowd turned into noisy chaos."Please." Ronson held his hand up for silence. "All Surface privileges during the night are revoked. There will be guards close to the base during the day. We are to stay down below at all times. In the meantime, we will pack the trains with Jimmy's people and send them out west. We need to spread out as much as possible. Too many bodies gives off too much heat.
FLUX Chapter 167: Alphas
Tom peered through the scope on his rifle. Small figures moved in the inky darkness near the edge of the ocean. He took a deep breath, stuck his pinky and index finger in his mouth, and whistled a long high note. Short whistles responded. He tested the wind then looked through the scope again. He spotted the target, a group of Alphas on the sand bar. He took a deep breath and pulled the trigger on the exhale. Six more shots rang out around him. Four Alphas fell with shots directly to their heads.The others scattered. Tom scouted the beach with his scope but saw none. He whistled a long low note this time. From below, numerous low notes whistled back. He continued combing the streets with his scope. He caught motion at the corner of a building and didn't hesitate. He squeezed the shot, but couldn't tell if it hit its mark. Other shots rang out above and below him, taking down unseen figures in the dark. The advance team continued to thin the herd of Alphas, but Tom knew in the back of
FLUX Chapter 168: Invasion, Part 1
Alex's ears trembled at the sound of distant shooting. "It's beginning," she whispered. Her ears had healed since the explosion, but still felt they weren't a hundred percent yet. Ellie flicked at her board with determined fingers and a piercing stare. Alex had never seen anyone flick so fast before. The words and symbols raced across the screen at an impossible pace. They only had to make it to daylight. Once it was hot enough, they would pack everyone on the train and head west. Alex only hoped there weren't more Alphas to greet them.Lexi sat on a stool with her bag tucked in her lap. Alex had found some tactical gear for her to wear for a little added protection but had to roll the sleeves and pant legs up. They didn't make the gear for small women. Alex's own didn't fit quite right, but she strapped it down as tight as it would go so it wouldn't hinder her movements. She traced her fingers over the hidden knives in her various pockets. She had farmed them from people that had e
FLUX Chapter 169: Invasion, Part 2
"Let's keep moving," Alex whispered.Lexi clutched her around her waist. Alex patted her back. "It's okay," Alex soothed. "Come on, Ellie. Show us the way."Ellie moved forward slowly, carefully choosing her path. They must have both been scared, or maybe just scared for her. But this was war and fear didn't have its place if they wanted to stay alive. She concentrated hard on the sounds up ahead. She heard many battles being fought throughout the base, but nothing close to them.They moved closer to the community room. Ellie led them up the stairs. Alex halted them as they approached the next level. She let out a whistling tune. The correct answer was returned. Ellie raced up the stairs. Two men sat on guard. A small flare lit the area. Brooke sat leaning over a man on the floor."Tom," Ellie whispered and stepped forward. She fell to her knees at his side. "How is he?"Brooke shook her head. "He's lost a lot of blood. I've dug out the bullet. I'm just sewing him up now.""Is th
FLUX Chapter 170: Power Outage
Alex covered her ears against the wind. They were positively whistling. Lexi sat with her head against Alex's shoulder. The dusty landscaped passed unchanging as the warm wind rocked the train. The clear glass at the front sliced through the air as it slid along the magnetic track. The five cars behind them were also crammed with people and supplies. No one bothered talking since the wind drowned out all other noise. The train had been going full speed for almost ten hours and it was taking its toll on the passengers.Alex was rocked forward as the train started to slow. All heads turned toward the front as buildings grew on the horizon. A slightly familiar skyline emerged, one Alex had seen two years ago. The wind died down as the train barreled forward, the city coming up quick. The train spurted ahead again, then slowed again.Ellie jumped up from her vigil of Tom. She danced through the people sitting and lying on the floor. When she reached the front, she slapped some controls,
FLUX Chapter 171: Starlight
Tom awoke in the starlight to find Brooke and Ellie on either side of him. The ceiling of the train loomed over them, but the open sides revealed the stars of the night sky. Tom's lungs burned with each shallow breath, but he still felted energized as the Link pulled from the two women at his sides. He pushed himself up into a crouch with his good arm and stood without disturbing the girls. It looked like he was in a little makeshift room of their own they had created on the train.He pulled the cloth curtain aside and took the stairs down off the train. Around him, crates and tires lay strewn about the ground. It looked like items were being gathered to create something, but he couldn't decide what. A man stood, looking vigilant. He eyed him and then continued his scan.Tom approached him and whispered, "Bathroom?"The man pointed in the direction of a ruined building. "Glad to see you awake. It's nice to have a hero in our midst."Tom blushed in the moonlight. "Ah, nah. I'm not a
FLUX Chapter 172: Building
It had been two days since the train stopped. Alex had joined the senior team in one of the larger ruined buildings. She thought that maybe it had been a library once. Lexi had taken to collecting a few of the books hidden in the crevices. Lexi sat next to her reading while Alex surveyed the road with a scope on her rifle. They were perched on a crumbling piece of a two-story balcony that rose up over the rest of the buildings and the train.People milled beneath them packing supplies onto cars they had constructed out of spare tires from vehicles lying around. Alex had met with anyone that had guard or military or even just shooting experience, thirty-two in all including her. They were broken into three shifts while they waited here. In one off-shift, they would sleep and during the other, they were partnered with up to two people to teach them how to shoot. Everyone was armed except the young children or the children not mature enough to carry one. Lexi carried two small pistols an
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