Contact - Quantum Fold Chapter 11/2
More than two hours had passed without a word from K’hall or his team. The ground still trembled with aftershocks from the blast. The detonation had been so immense it had stirred tectonic fault lines into motion.
Bext had begun to resign herself to the grim possibility: the team had not escaped the nest. Then, at last, the comm sputtered to life—though the voice was not K’hall’s. Relief was short lived.
“Ramva20, this is Axiom9, Division Intelligence. Do you read?”
Bext snapped to the console. “This is Ramva20, Lieutenant Commander Bext speaking.”
The fleet transmission continued: “We have received another irregular transmission on an unapproved low-orbit frequency. Commander K’hall requests contact on 9005.3. Be advised---this is the second such transmission on this frequency and it has been logged for a full review. A stern reminder--- that frequency is unencrypted.”
“Understood,” Bext cut them off, fingers already keying in the frequency.
“Commander, can you hear me?”
“K’hall here. I now have your coordinates. I’ll be with you shortly.”
Almost instantly, K’hall, Avhal, and the girls shimmered into existence outside the orb. Crew members spilled out to meet them, relief breaking across their faces.
Bext clasped K’hall’s arm with a smile. “We feared you hadn’t made it out before the blast.”
“We did—barely. The mission went as planned. Kayla pulled us out far from the detonation.”
“Why didn’t you contact us sooner?”
“Our vitecs failed maybe jammed. I had to use the communicator Adrienne was carrying to contact fleet, but they refused to acknowledge the transmission.”
K’hall’s gaze lifted to the rolling cloud still hanging in the sky. “Have you confirmed the nest’s destruction?”
“No. The explosion was incredibly massive—we saw it, felt it. But we’ve stayed hidden, fifteen sectors out. Sensors show heavy aerial activity over the site.”
The ground convulsed with another aftershock. K’hall steadied himself, then gave the order. “We remain here. Everyone inside.”
The orb’s entrance sealed behind them with a hiss.
“Avhal, deploy a reconnaissance probe.”
A panel slid open down near the bottom of the orb, releasing a drone no larger than a sparrow. It darted silently into the sky, streaking toward the nest.
The everyone gathered as the probe’s feed filled the screen. Gasps rippled through the room.
The image revealed devastation: a crater spanning over17 miles in diameter, plunging deep into the earth. The earth itself was scorched, sand turned to glass from the intense heat.
There was no mistaking it—the reptilian nest and everything around it for many miles had been utterly annihilated.
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Contact - Quantum Fold Chapter 11/2
More than two hours had passed without a word from K’hall or his team. The ground still trembled with aftershocks from the blast. The detonation had been so immense it had stirred tectonic fault lines into motion.
Bext had begun to resign herself to the grim possibility: the team had not escaped the nest. Then, at last, the comm sputtered to life—though the voice was not K’hall’s. Relief was short lived.
“Ramva20, this is Axiom9, Division Intelligence. Do you read?”
Bext snapped to the console. “This is Ramva20, Lieutenant Commander Bext speaking.”
The fleet transmission continued: “We have received another irregular transmission on an unapproved low-orbit frequency. Commander K’hall requests contact on 9005.3. Be advised---this is the second such transmission on this frequency and it has been logged for a full review. A stern reminder--- that frequency is unencrypted.”
“Understood,” Bext cut them off, fingers already keying in the frequency.
“Commander, can you hear me?”
“K’hall here. I now have your coordinates. I’ll be with you shortly.”
Almost instantly, K’hall, Avhal, and the girls shimmered into existence outside the orb. Crew members spilled out to meet them, relief breaking across their faces.
Bext clasped K’hall’s arm with a smile. “We feared you hadn’t made it out before the blast.”
“We did—barely. The mission went as planned. Kayla pulled us out far from the detonation.”
“Why didn’t you contact us sooner?”
“Our vitecs failed maybe jammed. I had to use the communicator Adrienne was carrying to contact fleet, but they refused to acknowledge the transmission.”
K’hall’s gaze lifted to the rolling cloud still hanging in the sky. “Have you confirmed the nest’s destruction?”
“No. The explosion was incredibly massive—we saw it, felt it. But we’ve stayed hidden, fifteen sectors out. Sensors show heavy aerial activity over the site.”
The ground convulsed with another aftershock. K’hall steadied himself, then gave the order. “We remain here. Everyone inside.”
The orb’s entrance sealed behind them with a hiss.
“Avhal, deploy a reconnaissance probe.”
A panel slid open down near the bottom of the orb, releasing a drone no larger than a sparrow. It darted silently into the sky, streaking toward the nest.
The everyone gathered as the probe’s feed filled the screen. Gasps rippled through the room.
The image revealed devastation: a crater spanning over17 miles in diameter, plunging deep into the earth. The earth itself was scorched, sand turned to glass from the intense heat.
There was no mistaking it—the reptilian nest and everything around it for many miles had been utterly annihilated.
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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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