The inner chamber - Quantum Fold Chapter 8/7
The red light pulsed, saturating the chamber in heat and shadow. It bled from the ceiling, casting the vast room in a hellish glow. Kayla stood at the threshold, stunned.
Before her stretched an ocean of eggs—millions upon millions of eggs, arranged in endless rows atop low platforms, each separated by narrow walkways stretching out for maybe miles.
She moved slowly down a row, absorbing the magnitude. Teams of reptilians glided between the rows, their clawed hands manipulating devices that blinked and hummed. Scanners, perhaps—checking for signs of life. Heartbeats. Movement. She couldn’t be sure.
Kayla knelt and ran her hand over one of the eggs, its surface mottled and faintly iridescent. She touched it, rolled it gently. It was heavier than it looked—dense. Then, another egg rocked on its own. Something inside stirred.
She gasped. They’re alive. They’re ready.
This IS the event—the one she overheard the officers talking about. And it was imminent. Hours, maybe less.
Suddenly, a harsh buzzer split the air. Kayla quickly flinched, quickly retreating to the edge of the room.
From hidden corridors, hundreds of reptilians surged in, moving with eerie coordination. They fanned out, each taking part of a row, and began turning the eggs—one by one, methodically, reverently. Ritualistic.
When the final egg was turned, they froze. Silent. Waiting.
The buzzer sounded again. As one, they departed.
Kayla wiped sweat from her brow, her breath shallow. She understood now why her kin had failed in previous attempts to destroy the nest. This was no isolated clutch—it’s a spawning ground beyond anything imagined. The scale was monstrous.
She scanned the chamber, calculating. The explosives she’d been sent forward in time with—might be insufficient. Not for this. Not all at once.
She pulled out her VDD, recording the nest coordinates. She would have to return again and again to plant the charges. They are heavy and she was only able to carry two at a time.
And time was slipping through her fingers.
Kayla jumped back to the coordinates outside the mound. She reappeared just beyond the mound entrance.
Sirens wailed, and missiles screamed skyward in jagged arcs. She clamped her hands over her ears as the air fractured around her— a dozen warheads carving contrails through the clouds.
No time to parse the chaos. She had to return to the shelter and start moving the explosive charges to the nest.
She jumped.
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The inner chamber - Quantum Fold Chapter 8/7
The red light pulsed, saturating the chamber in heat and shadow. It bled from the ceiling, casting the vast room in a hellish glow. Kayla stood at the threshold, stunned.
Before her stretched an ocean of eggs—millions upon millions of eggs, arranged in endless rows atop low platforms, each separated by narrow walkways stretching out for maybe miles.
She moved slowly down a row, absorbing the magnitude. Teams of reptilians glided between the rows, their clawed hands manipulating devices that blinked and hummed. Scanners, perhaps—checking for signs of life. Heartbeats. Movement. She couldn’t be sure.
Kayla knelt and ran her hand over one of the eggs, its surface mottled and faintly iridescent. She touched it, rolled it gently. It was heavier than it looked—dense. Then, another egg rocked on its own. Something inside stirred.
She gasped. They’re alive. They’re ready.
This IS the event—the one she overheard the officers talking about. And it was imminent. Hours, maybe less.
Suddenly, a harsh buzzer split the air. Kayla quickly flinched, quickly retreating to the edge of the room.
From hidden corridors, hundreds of reptilians surged in, moving with eerie coordination. They fanned out, each taking part of a row, and began turning the eggs—one by one, methodically, reverently. Ritualistic.
When the final egg was turned, they froze. Silent. Waiting.
The buzzer sounded again. As one, they departed.
Kayla wiped sweat from her brow, her breath shallow. She understood now why her kin had failed in previous attempts to destroy the nest. This was no isolated clutch—it’s a spawning ground beyond anything imagined. The scale was monstrous.
She scanned the chamber, calculating. The explosives she’d been sent forward in time with—might be insufficient. Not for this. Not all at once.
She pulled out her VDD, recording the nest coordinates. She would have to return again and again to plant the charges. They are heavy and she was only able to carry two at a time.
And time was slipping through her fingers.
Kayla jumped back to the coordinates outside the mound. She reappeared just beyond the mound entrance.
Sirens wailed, and missiles screamed skyward in jagged arcs. She clamped her hands over her ears as the air fractured around her— a dozen warheads carving contrails through the clouds.
No time to parse the chaos. She had to return to the shelter and start moving the explosive charges to the nest.
She jumped.
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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:
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