An ending - Quantum Fold Chapter 9/5
Adrienne was conscious, but the world moved in slow motion—distorted, dreamlike. Her skull throbbed. Silence pressed against her ears. She blinked. Tried to rise. Failed. Where was she?
Reality slowly came into focus. Think! She scanned the chaos around her—twisted metal, scorched walls, debris. To her left… Kayla. Laying still. Breathing. She was bleeding. Relief surged, then vanished. Adrienne forced herself upright, staggering, dazed.
Then she saw him—Edlon. One of the Arcturians. Memory flickered: she and Kayla had been preparing to leave. Then the explosion.
She crawled to Kayla. Unmoving, but a pulse. “Kayla,” she whispered, then louder. No response. She patted her cheek. “Wake up.”
Adrienne reached for Edlon’s wrist. No pulse. But did Arcturians even have one there? She didn’t know. His skin was paler than usual—eerily so.
She cradled Kayla’s head. A gash. Panic clawed at her throat. She had to stop the bleeding. She tore a strip of cloth and wrapped it around Kayla’s head. Too loose. Not enough.
A crewman burst through the passage, skidded to a halt. His eyes widened. “Get to an escape pod! The ship is entering Earth’s atmosphere. It will burn up. No time!” He vanished down the corridor.
Adrienne’s heart pounded. She had to jump. Had to take Kayla.
Then—she remembered. The data slate. Coordinates to the reptilian sites. Edlon had given it to her. Where—? She scanned the wreckage, spotted it, snatched it up.
She turned back to Kayla—and froze.
Kayla was fading. Her outline shimmered, dissolving.
“NO!” Adrienne screamed.
In seconds, Kayla was gone.
Adrienne collapsed to her knees, staring at the empty space. Disbelief. Horror.
The ship groaned around her. Metal shrieked. Smoke thickened, choking. The floor trembled. A deafening crash as a bulkhead collapsed. Intense heat.
This wasn’t real. Couldn’t be real!
She scrambled through the wreckage, calling Kayla’s name. Searching. Hoping.
But Kayla was nowhere. Just… gone.
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An ending - Quantum Fold Chapter 9/5
Adrienne was conscious, but the world moved in slow motion—distorted, dreamlike. Her skull throbbed. Silence pressed against her ears. She blinked. Tried to rise. Failed. Where was she?
Reality slowly came into focus. Think! She scanned the chaos around her—twisted metal, scorched walls, debris. To her left… Kayla. Laying still. Breathing. She was bleeding. Relief surged, then vanished. Adrienne forced herself upright, staggering, dazed.
Then she saw him—Edlon. One of the Arcturians. Memory flickered: she and Kayla had been preparing to leave. Then the explosion.
She crawled to Kayla. Unmoving, but a pulse. “Kayla,” she whispered, then louder. No response. She patted her cheek. “Wake up.”
Adrienne reached for Edlon’s wrist. No pulse. But did Arcturians even have one there? She didn’t know. His skin was paler than usual—eerily so.
She cradled Kayla’s head. A gash. Panic clawed at her throat. She had to stop the bleeding. She tore a strip of cloth and wrapped it around Kayla’s head. Too loose. Not enough.
A crewman burst through the passage, skidded to a halt. His eyes widened. “Get to an escape pod! The ship is entering Earth’s atmosphere. It will burn up. No time!” He vanished down the corridor.
Adrienne’s heart pounded. She had to jump. Had to take Kayla.
Then—she remembered. The data slate. Coordinates to the reptilian sites. Edlon had given it to her. Where—? She scanned the wreckage, spotted it, snatched it up.
She turned back to Kayla—and froze.
Kayla was fading. Her outline shimmered, dissolving.
“NO!” Adrienne screamed.
In seconds, Kayla was gone.
Adrienne collapsed to her knees, staring at the empty space. Disbelief. Horror.
The ship groaned around her. Metal shrieked. Smoke thickened, choking. The floor trembled. A deafening crash as a bulkhead collapsed. Intense heat.
This wasn’t real. Couldn’t be real!
She scrambled through the wreckage, calling Kayla’s name. Searching. Hoping.
But Kayla was nowhere. Just… gone.
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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...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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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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