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Chapter 67: Run Away/Escape Pod
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FLUX Chapter 68: Land, Part 1
Jack trudged through the deep waves as they ran back past his legs. He held Lexi's hand and helped her jump up and over the ridges in the sand as the waves pushed passed her. Once they reached the shoreline, Lexi collapsed onto the hot dry sand."I never want to go swimming again.""It wasn't that bad." Jack set the packs down next to her and knelt to them. He fished out a set of clothes for her. "Here you go."She held up the white and brown camouflage patterned clothes. "This isn't going to fit.""That's what this is for." He held out a roll of duct tape.Lexi sighed and flopped back on the sand. "The warmth feels so good.""What are you talking about? The water was warm.""Well, then the light feels so good.""That would be the radiation. If you stay out in it too much you'll burn."Lexi lifted her head. "I will?" She asked with a lilt in her voice."Don't worry too much. I little UVA and B will do you good. But too much of the other stuff and you will have to spend a week
Last Updated : 2022-06-15FLUX Chapter 69: Land, Part 2
"Jack?" Lexi asked."Yes, Ladybug?""How do we go to the bathroom out here?""Umm- Well, there isn't really a room out here to do that. So we dig a hole, squat, clean up, and then cover it," he stated."And how do you squat without getting pee all over your pants."Jack laughed. "I would slide down something like a solar tower.""Oh, I get it. So, like you're sitting, but there's no toilet.""I take it, you have to pee.""Yeah, but don't watch.""I won't. Here let's get off the road and pick one out."Jack sent her with a roll of toilet paper from the supplies and dutifully turned his head to the road. After a few minutes, Lexi came jogging back."Feel better?""Yeah." She sighed. "You didn't hear anything, did you?""Nope.""Okay."They continued their trek down the road until the sun was just starting to peek over the edge of the clouds at the horizon. Jack took Lexi off to the side and they ate a little meal."How come it looks like day up here, but it's really almos
Last Updated : 2022-06-15FLUX Chapter 70: Dock, Part 1
Tom woke from blackness into blackness. His heart started pounding as the darkness pressed in around him. He felt around frantically in the dark and found his harness still locked into place. He unhooked it and splashed through the small amount of water on the floor. His breath felt shallow and came in hard breaths. He found the back of the pilot's chairs and leaned over. The man was breathing steadily but did not stir.Tom blindly tapped on some controls. He felt the pod swerve sideways. He pressed more buttons randomly. Finally, dim lights finally flickered on. He issued a sigh of relief.A large starburst of cracks covered the windshield behind the latticework of carbon structure. Droplets of water seeped through and dribbled to the floor. He looked down at the newly lit controls and found one labeled "Exterior Lights". Once pushed, a small beam of light cut through the dark waters. Sharps rocks and dead reefs passed them by as the little pod chugged along on its own."Who's driv
Last Updated : 2022-06-15FLUX Chapter 71: Dock, Part 2
Tom headed to the right side of the room and leaned against a wall while he watched the commotion. The pregnant ladies were all settled on the right side along with some of his other research prisoners. Anyone that looked like they knew what was going on was rushed along the left side of the room and disappeared through the double doors behind the desk. Guards were stationed all around with large guns at the ready and handguns in their holsters. They seemed friendly enough as they helped the crowd, but the sheer number of force they had among them made Tom wary.One pregnant woman cried out in pain and dropped to her knees. Tom rushed to her side along with another man in camo."Are you okay?" Tom asked."It's my baby. It feels like knives right here." She gripped her belly as her whole body tightened in pain."Alright, it's okay ma'am. We're going to get you to the doctor." The man in camo nodded to Tom and together they helped her up by her arms. "Right through these doors."Tog
Last Updated : 2022-06-15FLUX Chapter 72: Processing
A large man in a brown jacket showed up in the medical pavilion with an air of importance. He escorted Tom back towards the entrance at a brisk pace passing a door labeled security. They sat him in a quiet room with a table. A single light bulb hung from the ceiling casting the grey room with a meek glow. The man sat across from him. Tom watched his own reflection in the large mirror on the wall.The man's cold blue eyes stared down as he flicked at a tablet for a few minutes. "It says here your name is Thomas Hayle?"Tom nodded."And you were rescued from a research facility that used brainwashing.""I guess."The man pushed an electrode across the table. "Please put that on your left temple."Tom looked at him and down to the plastic circle. It was going to be more of this. They didn't trust him and they needed to make sure he wasn't a danger. He couldn't even tell them he wasn't. He didn't want to be, but he didn't know if he could control it."Freedom," The man said and look
Last Updated : 2022-06-15FLUX Chapter 73: Back, Part 1
"Morning!" Jack said.Lexi rolled over out of the light with a groan."Come on Baby Girl, let's get a move on." He handed her a bowl."Mmm- What is that?" She sat up and grabbed the bowl."Oatmeal. A safe house wouldn't be complete if it didn't have food.""It's not bad," she said around a mouthful."Finish up quick. We'll get you dressed and ready to go, then head out.""Do I have to wear those clothes again? They're too big.""Unfortunately, yes. I wasn't able to find travel clothes in your size. But, don't worry, once we find our transportation it will only be a few hours home."Lexi sighed. "Okay."Once they were ready, Jack shut down the safe house and they headed to the Surface. The sun was just coming up over the ocean. It cast a golden glow across the solar towers. The river ahead shimmered in the dark and light rays."That's pretty," Lexi commented as she adjusted her sunglasses."Imagine this, but without the solar towers and covered in green.""Green? Why green?
Last Updated : 2022-06-15FLUX Chapter 74: Back, Part 2
The ocean sparkled against the cloudy sunlit sky on their left. The wind kicked up the dust and sent it tumbling against the black obelisks littering the desert. They passed two small towns and a small city before Jack finally turned west. Another thirty minutes and they reached the familiar sight of the white hourglass buildings. A man stepped out of the shadows as Jack pulled up under the cover."Ah Frank, how are you this fine day?" Jack asked after the motorcycle engine turned off."Where the hell did you come from?" Frank asked.Jack grinned. "I was around. Almost didn't make it. We're running on empty."Frank shook his head. "Ellie's going to be happy to see you. Jimmy too. They thought you died on that ship.""Nah, I'm tougher than that. Here, would you mind taking this? I'm going to get this little lady cleaned up and checked out," Jack said as he climbed off and helped Lexi."Better have a look at that leg, too. You've got blood all over the side of this thing."Jack sc
Last Updated : 2022-06-15FLUX Chapter 75: The Face
Alex stretched her neck as per her normal routine. Fifteen hours this time. Not really a record. She was feeling a little more lethargic than usual. She tapped the lights on and hit it three times in quick succession to get it to the dimmest. The lights went from dimmest to brightest. She shook her head and squinted against the light, smacking the table again causing the lights to go back off. Stupid automatic updates, always changing the way things worked. She tapped it once and the lights turned on dimly. She sighed. Why was everything so hard?She took to her normal morning routine then stared into the search bar of her mirror. She needed to see this. Just a little bit. She flicked at the screen, searching for men with beards. Faces filled the mirror with sorting items on the left. She clicked brunette and blue eyes. She scrolled through them looking through many faces. She clicked human next. None of them were him, but they did remind her of him. His cool blue eyes and dark brown
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Jack woke with a splitting headache. The white tile ceiling above him looked like that of a hospital room. He gave an inward sigh. The last time had been three months. He wondered how long it had been this time.His fingers felt tight and his hand cramped. He looked over to see they were taped together with someone else's hand. He blinked the sleep from his eyes. As his vision cleared, he saw Alex lying on the cot next to him. Their tactical suits had been removed but the tech suit remained. Both of them were layered in blankets strapped to wires. He racked his brain and remembered the nova they had set off. The third one in a row must have taken its toll.He sent heat into Alex's hand. Her eyes blinked opened. She pulled at her taped hand and then used her free hand to rub her eyes. She looked around. "What's going on?""Wish I knew," Jack answered.She quirked a smile, then pushed the covers back. "It's kind of hot in here, isn't it?""Is it? I can't really tell." Jack sat up, l
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The rumbling throughout the Sanctuary stilled as the battle above drew silent. Tom turned to Jimmy. Jimmy nodded and the team climbed to the Surface.After the light, the tunnel, and the door, they emptied out onto the street. Their men looked tired but had smiles on their faces. The team leaders directed them on searches to find any survivors, whether they were friend or foe."Has anyone seen Alex?" Jimmy shouted.Several people shook their heads.Jimmy turned to his team. "Let's spread out. Knowing them, they'll be up somewhere high."The team diverged. Tom searched on his own, always keeping at least his pistol at the ready. The sun slipped over the horizon casting the buildings in a deep twilight glow. Tom climbed the stairs on several buildings to the top but didn't find anything except dead bodies and empty bullet casings. After five buildings, the night settled in. The tanks disappeared back down into the tunnel. Jimmy recruited more people to help search. Armor-clad bodies
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Someone was calling his name. At least he thought. There it was again. Tom blinked. The room was black and hazy."Tom?" Jimmy's face loomed above him."What happened?""A fireman got to you. Are you alright?"Tom wiggled his fingers. He could feel the skin pulling across his arm as he moved. "I'll be okay, just a few blisters." He pushed back to his feet, climbing up over the top of the dead Alphas.Their power suit clad soldiers surrounded the room with guns drawn. Bullets covered the floor along with bodies of the Alphas and a few of his team members. His stomach twisted at the loss of good men.Jimmy put a hand on the shoulder of his power armor. "They died saving us. We need to get moving. We've gotten ten so far. We'll finish a sweep and then start clearing the level below."Tom nodded. "Let's go."Jimmy led the way. His team fell in behind him as they jogged down the streets checking building to building. The battle had tightened in around the Sanctuary. The noise of it s
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The three of them sat dressed in black tactical gear layered over Alpha tech suits. Alex's dirty face watched Jack as he tightened down the straps on her suit."We stick together, okay. No running off and playing hero on your own," Jack warned. He looked at Lexi while he said it."I thought you were going to make me stay in the pod," Lexi said."I would but it won't be safe there.""I don't think it will be any safer with us," Alex said in a low tone.Jack turned to Alex. "At least we will be able to keep an eye on her. She tends to always find trouble when I tell her to stay put."Alex's eyes flashed to Lexi. "Don't I know it."Lexi rolled her eyes. "If it weren't for me, you guys wouldn't be together, or maybe you'd even be dead.""Watch your tone young lady," Alex warned.Lexi grinned. "I know you're trying to be all tough, but it's really good to hear you say that." She stepped forward and gave Alex a hug.Alex melted. She laid her head against Lexi's cheek. "You're so ta
FLUX Chapter 228: Swift
Jack reached over and touched Alex's shoulder. "Wake up, love."Alex squeezed her eyes shut and rubbed at them with the back of her hands smearing the soot across her face. "How long has it been?" She looked over at Lexi sleeping in a reclined chair.He reached his hand out and wiped at a smudge with his thumb. It only made it worse but she smiled at the touch. "About six hours," he said."You shouldn't have let me sleep so long. You need rest, too.""I got a few hours. Don't worry so much."Alex looked out the pod screen. "I can't help it. I'm finally free of Henry's terror, but now I feel like we're on the verge of losing it all."Jack's mouth drew down in a frown. "It's not going to be pretty. Ellie messaged me before we left her range. Looks like the Alphas are ahead of us by a few hours. When we get there, we will have to fight through them to get to the base."Alex nodded. "Did you see much of it when you visited? It's huge.""No, I only really had one thing on my mind at
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Tom sat at the table drumming his fingers. "Does anyone actually know how to work these computers other than Ellie?"The five people working the screen didn't look up.Jimmy crossed his arms over his chest. "Just give them time.""General, the ships are in place.""Good," Janice said, leaning over the tech's workstation. "Anyone have a status on the Alphas?""They're closing in. The ships are taking them out now.""It looks like they are floating topside. Orders?""There's nothing the ships can do up there. Tell them to concentrate on as many darts as they can. Send runners topside and tell them to prepare." Janice turned to Jimmy and Tom. "That's your cue. Do your best."Tom saluted and Jimmy nodded. They turned out into the hall. Their teams waited for them, strapped with weapons and power armor. Tom donned the power armor helmet, gave a nod to Jimmy, and led his team away.As they walked down the halls, they passed locked doors to apartments. Their people, the ones that wer
FLUX Chapter 226: Supernova, Part 2
He wrapped his arms around her, holding her tightly to him as the gunfire continued to rain down on them. She lifted her chin up. Her eyes connected with his and she smiled.He smiled back. They were going to make it. Somehow, they were going to make it. He tilted his face down and pressed his lips to hers. The liquid electricity filled him. He could feel the energy building in them. He held on to it as he kissed her. She parted her soft lips and he slid his tongue inside. Her tongue moved along his, soft, slow, and passionate. He pressed her against him, gathering the energy they created. He could feel the energy sparkling on his fingertips, asking to be released. He held it back until they vibrated. Finally, he let it go.The white-hot fire burst from them. In his mind, he could feel it like an extra sense. He coated the stadium with it. He could tell it what to touch and what not to. Screams of Alphas pierced the gunshots as the white fire flashed into a nova. He could feel the en
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Jack turned to Lexi. "You have to stay here. Got it?""But, Dad-""No. Stay. Promise me that you will stay?""Please let me help."Jack shook his head. "There is nothing you can do, muffin. Please. I don't want to worry about you. I have to get your mother and I need you to be safe. So take the pod and go. I will catch up as soon as I can." Jack flicked at the controls, locking them in place.He held his arms out for a hug. She stepped into it, burying her face in his shoulder. He held her tightly."I love you," he whispered. "You've grown into a fine young lady. I couldn't be more proud of you.""Please don't leave me again," she whispered.His heart sank and he hugged her even tighter. "It will be the last time. When this is all over, I will always be at your side. I promise.""You better."He stroked the back of her head. "Please be safe." He stepped back to look at her."Wait." She pulled the sapphire ring off her finger and stuffed it in his shoulder pocket."What's th
FLUX Chapter 224: Set-up
Alex stood locked in a small empty room the size of a utility closet. The walls lay bare except for the light switch. She flicked at the walls, but the screens were disabled and didn't respond.She paced back and forth, rubbing the Vice at her neck. Her bare feet didn't make a sound as they worked the white tile of the floor. She had to figure a way out of here. She needed to find Brooke and Tom. They had to be free. They were only here because of her. This was her problem, her world, not theirs. She flicked her palm open and drew a fireball. Her insides were still hot, but the pull of energy from just one fireball was tremendous. The amount of focus it took to wield it was much harder than it had been when she was pregnant.Alex pressed her ear to the door. Two heartbeats from the other side. She had no weapons other than the fire. She may be able to take out one Alpha, but not two. She sighed, then moved to another wall. There was no sound coming from that side. She tapped on it. S
