The mound entrance - Quantum Fold Chapter 8/5
Back at Site 39N (Chapter 7/4)
Kayla slipped away from the helicopter, as the soldiers disembarked. In particular she wanted to put some distance between her and the reptilian that had sensed her presence during the flight. She knew as long as she was between dimensions she was safe, but she didn’t want to cause them to be on the alert.
The soldiers filed into waiting trucks. Kayla watched them vanish down a dirt road veined with tire tracks.
Activity stirred in the direction they’d gone, so she followed on foot, her boots crunching against gravel. Regret bloomed with each step—she should’ve stowed away in one of those trucks.
A mound rose ahead, unnatural in shape and scale. Around it sprawled a perimeter of massive mobile missile launchers and clusters of smaller armaments, all pointed upward.
The helicopters she’d arrived on roared overhead departing in the direction they came. She watched them into the distance. She wasn’t sure but it didn’t seem the site was cloaked.
Whatever lay buried in that mound demanded a lot of protection. The mound entrance was recessed into the mound’s flank, which on examination, was made of concrete. Kayla circled the site, ears tuned to soldier chatter. Most were human, but reptilians moved among them—silent, commanding presences. One, larger than the rest, conferred with officers. The phrase “the event” surfaced again and again, like a prophecy.
Kayla quickly programmed coordinates into her VDD for later then turned her attention to the entrance.
The gate embedded at the mound’s entrance groaned open at intervals, swallowing trucks to come and go into its depths.
Kayla crept toward the checkpoint. As she scaled the rocky terrain above the fencing, her foot dislodged a cluster of stones. A miniature landslide tumbled down.
She froze.
Guards emerged, scanning the slope. One stared directly at her position. But their eyes couldn’t pierce the dimensional veil. After a tense pause, they retreated into their outpost.
Kayla exhaled and moved with greater care, slipping down inside the perimeter. She waited, crouched in silence.
When the gate opened to admit a truck, she darted forward, gliding through the entrance behind it—just before the massive steel gates clamped shut.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You can view Quantum Fold episodes in order from the beginning in her album titled, Quantum Fold:
www.flickr.com/photos/199076397@N02/albums/72177720326169...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is an A.I. image generated using my SL avi.
I hope my pictures make you smile ♥
If you like what you see, please toss me a fav and follow me. I love seeing your comments. They make my day and keep me motivated!
I love my followers. You guys totally ROCK! ♥♥
And if you're taking time to read this you are SO awesome!!! Thank you!!!! ♥♥♥
Here's a link to my other Flickr photos/ images:
www.flickr.com/photos/199076397@N02/
The mound entrance - Quantum Fold Chapter 8/5
Back at Site 39N (Chapter 7/4)
Kayla slipped away from the helicopter, as the soldiers disembarked. In particular she wanted to put some distance between her and the reptilian that had sensed her presence during the flight. She knew as long as she was between dimensions she was safe, but she didn’t want to cause them to be on the alert.
The soldiers filed into waiting trucks. Kayla watched them vanish down a dirt road veined with tire tracks.
Activity stirred in the direction they’d gone, so she followed on foot, her boots crunching against gravel. Regret bloomed with each step—she should’ve stowed away in one of those trucks.
A mound rose ahead, unnatural in shape and scale. Around it sprawled a perimeter of massive mobile missile launchers and clusters of smaller armaments, all pointed upward.
The helicopters she’d arrived on roared overhead departing in the direction they came. She watched them into the distance. She wasn’t sure but it didn’t seem the site was cloaked.
Whatever lay buried in that mound demanded a lot of protection. The mound entrance was recessed into the mound’s flank, which on examination, was made of concrete. Kayla circled the site, ears tuned to soldier chatter. Most were human, but reptilians moved among them—silent, commanding presences. One, larger than the rest, conferred with officers. The phrase “the event” surfaced again and again, like a prophecy.
Kayla quickly programmed coordinates into her VDD for later then turned her attention to the entrance.
The gate embedded at the mound’s entrance groaned open at intervals, swallowing trucks to come and go into its depths.
Kayla crept toward the checkpoint. As she scaled the rocky terrain above the fencing, her foot dislodged a cluster of stones. A miniature landslide tumbled down.
She froze.
Guards emerged, scanning the slope. One stared directly at her position. But their eyes couldn’t pierce the dimensional veil. After a tense pause, they retreated into their outpost.
Kayla exhaled and moved with greater care, slipping down inside the perimeter. She waited, crouched in silence.
When the gate opened to admit a truck, she darted forward, gliding through the entrance behind it—just before the massive steel gates clamped shut.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You can view Quantum Fold episodes in order from the beginning in her album titled, Quantum Fold:
www.flickr.com/photos/199076397@N02/albums/72177720326169...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is an A.I. image generated using my SL avi.
I hope my pictures make you smile ♥
If you like what you see, please toss me a fav and follow me. I love seeing your comments. They make my day and keep me motivated!
I love my followers. You guys totally ROCK! ♥♥
And if you're taking time to read this you are SO awesome!!! Thank you!!!! ♥♥♥
Here's a link to my other Flickr photos/ images:
www.flickr.com/photos/199076397@N02/