Different shelter - Quantum Fold Chapter 10/2
The girls landed a world away from Kayla’s underground shelter.
Birdsong filled the air. The girls sat beneath the canopy of a broad-limbed tree, its shade dappling the grass around them. Nearby, the river whispered—its waters burbling softly over stones.
Adrienne studied Kayla’s face. “You’re very pale.”
Kayla felt her neck, uncertain. “I think I’m okay. I thought I was finished. But something hit me in the tunnel. I felt... very ill. I had strange thoughts. Visions I didn’t recognize.”
Kayla gave a dry laugh. “You look much worse than me.”
“Pffft… I was only blown up. That’s all” Adrienne smiled, smoothing her hair with a shaky hand. “I think I’m starting to adjust to this new life.”
Kayla looked over, “How did you find me?”
“We tracked your VDD signal. I jumped to the last known location. When I landed, I heard you scream. Grabbed the pistol from my backpack and ran toward the sound.”
Kayla glanced around, absorbing the contrast to the tunnel’s oppressive gloom. “Where are we?”
Adrienne’s expression softened. “This my refuge, my shelter. I’ve come here since I was a child. We are far from anyone here.”
“It’s beautiful here,” Kayla murmured. Then her voice faltered. “But I saw you jump—with someone. I thought it was me. From... another time? Where is she?”
Adrienne hesitated. Her silence stretched. “She’s gone. It’s a long story. One you need to hear.”
As Adrienne started to recount the last few days, Kayla stopped her. “Wait. I already know this. I saw it all—in the tunnel, in the visions I had. I remember. They are real! The other Kayla you were with… we must be one again.”
Adrienne blinked, stunned. Relief flickered across her face.
Kayla sat up, gripping Adrienne’s arm. Her voice surged with urgency. “Adrienne, I know where the nest is. I’ve seen it. I was there.”
Then her excitement dimmed. “But the mission has failed. We’re out of time. The explosives are gone. The reptilians raided the shelter. Took everything. All the charges I was sent with... they were the last our people had.”
She looked away. “Even if I’d planted them, the nest is far more massive than imagined. I doubt it would’ve been enough.”
Silence settled again, heavy and unresolved.
Then Adrienne leaned forward, her eyes alight. “It's not over yet. I have an idea.”
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Different shelter - Quantum Fold Chapter 10/2
The girls landed a world away from Kayla’s underground shelter.
Birdsong filled the air. The girls sat beneath the canopy of a broad-limbed tree, its shade dappling the grass around them. Nearby, the river whispered—its waters burbling softly over stones.
Adrienne studied Kayla’s face. “You’re very pale.”
Kayla felt her neck, uncertain. “I think I’m okay. I thought I was finished. But something hit me in the tunnel. I felt... very ill. I had strange thoughts. Visions I didn’t recognize.”
Kayla gave a dry laugh. “You look much worse than me.”
“Pffft… I was only blown up. That’s all” Adrienne smiled, smoothing her hair with a shaky hand. “I think I’m starting to adjust to this new life.”
Kayla looked over, “How did you find me?”
“We tracked your VDD signal. I jumped to the last known location. When I landed, I heard you scream. Grabbed the pistol from my backpack and ran toward the sound.”
Kayla glanced around, absorbing the contrast to the tunnel’s oppressive gloom. “Where are we?”
Adrienne’s expression softened. “This my refuge, my shelter. I’ve come here since I was a child. We are far from anyone here.”
“It’s beautiful here,” Kayla murmured. Then her voice faltered. “But I saw you jump—with someone. I thought it was me. From... another time? Where is she?”
Adrienne hesitated. Her silence stretched. “She’s gone. It’s a long story. One you need to hear.”
As Adrienne started to recount the last few days, Kayla stopped her. “Wait. I already know this. I saw it all—in the tunnel, in the visions I had. I remember. They are real! The other Kayla you were with… we must be one again.”
Adrienne blinked, stunned. Relief flickered across her face.
Kayla sat up, gripping Adrienne’s arm. Her voice surged with urgency. “Adrienne, I know where the nest is. I’ve seen it. I was there.”
Then her excitement dimmed. “But the mission has failed. We’re out of time. The explosives are gone. The reptilians raided the shelter. Took everything. All the charges I was sent with... they were the last our people had.”
She looked away. “Even if I’d planted them, the nest is far more massive than imagined. I doubt it would’ve been enough.”
Silence settled again, heavy and unresolved.
Then Adrienne leaned forward, her eyes alight. “It's not over yet. I have an idea.”
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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 ♥
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And if you're taking time to read this you are SO awesome!!! Thank you!!!! ♥♥♥
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