chapter 34

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34

Davi felt much better for the women’s ministrations and was finally relaxing even if he could not be totally comfortable. The very presence of Robin and her scent was pure balm.

Slongur and Lagarto had questioned him on what had happened on their world. He was sorry he could not add much to what the crystal had told.

They nodded their thanks before moving away, taking tea and talking low between themselves.

Time passed and they all felt the tension rise.

Lagarto rose suddenly. “This is the worst of all, not knowing what passes in the lab! Come, Slongur, let us take a look at Bear Camp ourselves for the first time! Anything is better than just SITTING here!”

Davi would have liked to have joined them, but even standing was difficult. He saw the globe they had plucked from the air dwindle into the distance and wander from side to side dizzily.

They took a long time returning, but looked less tense for the exploration.

“And this is the carved stone with the hidden tale of the Rock.” Slongur laid a hand almost reluctantly on the thing.

“And this is the Rock from 2010, is it not?”
Davi was about to answer when both men grinned at him and the women. They laid both hands on the rock and vanished in a short white beam of light.

Davi felt pain leave him as he turned as white as a sheet in shock. THAT was certainly one twist he had NOT seen!

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Dave and Petar ran in, breathless. The shaking shudder followed them.

“Nice to see you again Davi,” Petar said as he found breath enough to speak, Hang on - where are our two strange friends?”

“Nice to see you again too. Our friends have just taken a journey of their own that I didn’t anticipate.”

“I think we had better take our own, quickly.” Dave spoke to them all. “It feels like the entire complex and everything else is coming down.”

“Just what did the two of you do up there?” Davi asked as he was helped by the two men to stand around the stone with the women.

“Not us - the colonel. He hit the thing with a stray bullet. Bad idea.”

“Let us hope this is a better idea!” Petar drew the rock from his pocket and the golden light immediately enveloped the rock on the stone. A following brilliant lightning bolt lit the place as the ceiling melted into the maelstrom from above.