The mound site - Quantum Fold Chapter 7/3
Kayal jolted awake as the ground convulsed beneath her—this quake was no ordinary tremor. It was deeper, angrier, and unmistakably targeted.
As she picked up her belongings that were knocked to the floor she thought to herself the reptilians must have detected her arrival yesterday and were zeroing in on her VDD signal. How long would her shelter last?
Adrienne’s cryptic notes had pointed to a desert mound south of the Four Corners—a possible threshold into the underground network. That would be her starting point.
In the meantime, she’d monitor her VDD for jump activity from her double and Adrienne. She had to link up with them soon.
She recalibrated the signature on her VDD—ensuring it diverged from the one her double carried. A safeguard to prevent the devices from interfering with each other again, when and if she was able to meet up with her and Adrienne.
Then she keyed in the coordinates from Adrienne’s notes adjusting to land a quarter mile from the mound and jumped.
But when she recovered from the jump, there was no mound.
Instead, the horizon bristled with earthmoving equipment and clouds of dust. She crouched low, inching forward through the sand, watching as crews excavated the spot where the mound should’ve stood. Military vehicles jammed the distant road, and among the soldiers, reptilians moved freely. No disguises. No hesitation. Their infiltration was complete.
She jumped between dimensions where she couldn’t be detected and hiked toward the activity.
The terrain was scarred and unnatural. Craters pocked the earth, some scorched black, others fused into glassy hollows. A chemical stench hung in the air, acrid and alien.
She weaved between machinery, noting the depth of the excavation—stories deep, a monumental effort. Then came the shout: “Passage reopened!”
She froze as a cluster of reptilians emerged from the pit.
Nearby, a group of officers and reptilians conferred. Their words drifted toward her: reinforcements were being sent to secure Site 39N. One reptilian hissed about a critical event expected to start in the next 6 days and the place must be absolutely secure. Kayla was curious.
Then came the helicopters.
Three massive CH-47 Chinook helicopters thundered in from the north. About ninety soldiers had assembled and boarded with full gear. Kayla, still hidden, slipped onto the last one.
The rotors roared, kicking up a massive dust cloud and the desert shrank beneath them, they veered west—toward something she hoped would be a clue to the nest
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The mound site - Quantum Fold Chapter 7/3
Kayal jolted awake as the ground convulsed beneath her—this quake was no ordinary tremor. It was deeper, angrier, and unmistakably targeted.
As she picked up her belongings that were knocked to the floor she thought to herself the reptilians must have detected her arrival yesterday and were zeroing in on her VDD signal. How long would her shelter last?
Adrienne’s cryptic notes had pointed to a desert mound south of the Four Corners—a possible threshold into the underground network. That would be her starting point.
In the meantime, she’d monitor her VDD for jump activity from her double and Adrienne. She had to link up with them soon.
She recalibrated the signature on her VDD—ensuring it diverged from the one her double carried. A safeguard to prevent the devices from interfering with each other again, when and if she was able to meet up with her and Adrienne.
Then she keyed in the coordinates from Adrienne’s notes adjusting to land a quarter mile from the mound and jumped.
But when she recovered from the jump, there was no mound.
Instead, the horizon bristled with earthmoving equipment and clouds of dust. She crouched low, inching forward through the sand, watching as crews excavated the spot where the mound should’ve stood. Military vehicles jammed the distant road, and among the soldiers, reptilians moved freely. No disguises. No hesitation. Their infiltration was complete.
She jumped between dimensions where she couldn’t be detected and hiked toward the activity.
The terrain was scarred and unnatural. Craters pocked the earth, some scorched black, others fused into glassy hollows. A chemical stench hung in the air, acrid and alien.
She weaved between machinery, noting the depth of the excavation—stories deep, a monumental effort. Then came the shout: “Passage reopened!”
She froze as a cluster of reptilians emerged from the pit.
Nearby, a group of officers and reptilians conferred. Their words drifted toward her: reinforcements were being sent to secure Site 39N. One reptilian hissed about a critical event expected to start in the next 6 days and the place must be absolutely secure. Kayla was curious.
Then came the helicopters.
Three massive CH-47 Chinook helicopters thundered in from the north. About ninety soldiers had assembled and boarded with full gear. Kayla, still hidden, slipped onto the last one.
The rotors roared, kicking up a massive dust cloud and the desert shrank beneath them, they veered west—toward something she hoped would be a clue to the nest
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And if you're taking time to read this you are SO awesome!!! Thank you!!!! ♥♥♥
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