Ice Storm (37 page)
Jenson slid down, his back scraping against the wall. His haunches came to a rest just above his worn shoes.
Relief swept over him.
A loud high-pitched shriek reverberated across the tunnel, ping-ponging from wall to wall. Jenson glanced to his right. The
Omega
stood quietly in the semi-darkness.
Now what?
Metal rasped against metal. Then, three shadows hopped out of the subway car’s side and ventured to the front.
“Running rails,” one of the figures announced. “How the hell…?”
Jenson squinted. Long metal slabs lay perpendicular across the tracks. He didn’t remember seeing them earlier.
Gunfire erupted from the south. One of the shadows jerked backward and fell. The other two retreated to the safety of the
Omega
.
Knives sliced back into Jenson’s skull, sending waves of debilitating pain down his spine. He crumpled to the ground.
New shadows, too many to count, swarmed the subway car. The ear-piercing barrage continued for another forty seconds. As the tunnel fell quiet, Jenson felt more screams barreling their way toward his throat. Desperately, he tried to stop them. Any noise would give away his position.
And he wasn’t ready to die. Not yet.
Blackness reappeared at the corners of his vision, eating its way toward the center. He blinked. The
Omega
’s doors remained open, providing some visibility to its interior. During the battle, the objects inside had shifted.
He sensed the new shadows surrounding the
Omega
. But he ignored them, keeping his attention focused solely on the bell-shaped object.
He now understood its secret.
And it scared the shit out of him.
Darkness swept across his eyes, consuming his sight. He felt himself falling, falling, into a deep abyss. And then, nothing.
Nothing but blackness.
*****
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David Meyer is an adventurer and author of the Cy Reed series. His books take readers across the globe, from New York's lost subway tunnels to forgotten laboratories buried deep beneath Antarctica's frozen tundra. To find out more about David, his adventures, and his books, visit
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