All Chapters of FLUX: Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

Tom woke to a pleasant sensation of fingers gripping him. He opened his eyes and saw Ellie watching him intently. Heat rushed to his face. Behind Ellie, Brooke murmured something that sounded like a pleasant sigh in her sleep."Easy there," he grumbled and pulled her hand away. "You don't know what you're starting.""Yes, I do," she whispered back.Tom's mind raced as he figured his way out of this. "See, you don't go right for it. You got to build up to it. It makes it more exciting."Ellie's brow furrowed with distrust."Seriously. Here, roll over and practice on Brooke. She's much more fun to play with."Ellie twisted her lips to the side and gave him a hard look, then gave up and turned over. Tom propped his left arm up under his head and laid his hand over hers. He guided her fingertips over Brooke's stomach, then carried her hand lightly so just the tips of her fingertips brushed the skin. They ran a path up over the T-shirt and traced a small circle around one breast until

The next morning, Tom woke up first and snuck out of the bed before the women. Most men would be in heaven with this Link connection, but he just wasn't ready. There were too many feelings to get hurt in this situation and he wasn't going to be the instigator. He showered, dressed, and started making breakfast before both the girls rolled out of bed.Ellie stumbled sleepily to the bathroom and Brooke sat on the bed watching him."No games this morning?" She asked.Tom handed her a bowl of oatmeal. "We don't have time. Looks like this next trip is fifteen hours and there's a bridge.""That's a long time out on the Surface," she said."We're also nearing a big city," Tom said and tapped the map on the table."Is there any way we can avoid it? The last time we were in a city it didn't go so well for you.""You'd have to ask Ellie. She's in charge of the route planning," Tom said and continued eating his breakfast.Ellie stepped out of the bathroom fully dressed. She plopped down a

They crossed the bridge and raced onwards. Tom managed to hit two more men, not just bikes this time before the van gave out. The tire burst with a sharp explosion and the whole van swerved. Tom braced with his hands and legs as Ellie turned into the corner to keep it from rolling. The motorcycles came at them with guns blazing.Ellie turned in her seat. "Duck!"Tom flattened himself to the floor and the automatic rifle showered the motorcycles with bullets. Screams and crashes came from outside. Ellie stopped firing and turned forward, then shot out her window. Tom sat up. One man was recovering from his fallen bike. He started running away. Tom shot him in the back with the sniper rifle.Things quieted down. Tom swung the rifle to his back and held the pistols at the ready again. He scooted out of the van and walked around the side. Fallen bikes and dead men littered the ground. He turned towards the front of the van on Brooke's side. A man held up his gun and pointed it at Tom. T

Tom knelt down behind his own tower and looked through the scope of the hunting rifle. The sun and heat made it hard to aim, but he could count maybe fifteen or so motorcycles coming down the highway towards them. "Looks like our friends are back to finish us off."Tom took aim but waited. With any luck, they would drive by them.A few moments later, a spray of bullets showered their little area.Brooke pressed her back tightly to the solar tower as bits and pieces of the glass flew from impacts. "How'd they see us?""Shadows," Ellie said and hugged the tower tightly. "Look down. Our shadows make the towers look thicker."Tom found a clear shot to one man's chest and took it. He went down and his motorcycle turned into another one. "We're going to have to run.""We can't outrun them," Brooke huffed."We'll take our chances. Run towards the train. Go now!" Tom commanded and shot at another man but missed. Damn the heat and water vapor.Ellie and Brooke took off running next to t

Quiet voices startled Tom from his dozing. He hadn't quite been asleep but he hadn't been awake either. Brooke stirred at his side. He turned to see some of the others gathered together eating breakfast. The sun was just starting to light up the horizon and the air still felt a little brisk despite the humidity.He sat up and helped Brooke to a sitting position. "Ready for some breakfast?" He asked.She nodded and he retrieved the supplies from his pack. They sat cross-legged leaning against the bottom of the bench with Ellie still sleeping in front of them. He fed Brooke a spoonful of what must have been scrambled eggs.Tom looked out over the groups of people gathering for breakfast. There were ten in all. Three of them were women. The guard had changed since last night. A brunette woman sat with a rifle in her lap and the scope at her eye as she surveyed the horizon. The man on guard from last night was lying flat out on the ground near the train still sleeping. One man, he seeme