Reset: A Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Fantasy (Contaminant Series Book 1) - Plot & Excerpts
Michael scratched his eyebrow with his thumb.Jenna slid over to him, “No.” Her eyes had tears welled up, “But there’s no lab, I mean… unless you found one down there. There’s no way for us to...” She looked down.“Yes.” Michael eyes were charged with excitement.The others in the kitchen looked at him with zero enthusiasm.Anna’s chest fell heavily, “Yes, what?”“Yes, I found a lab.”“You did?!” Jenna was laughing as her eyes were still crying.“Oh, yeah. We hit the jackpot. There’s food, water, a lab and one helluva security system.”Anna cursed praises, “What are we waiting for?! Let’s move in.”Michael got over his stammering, “It looks like people lived there, but I searched. Nobody’s home.James stood up straight and unfolded his arms, finally showing proper interest, “Lead the way.”***Michael and James carried Peter down the stairs gingerly. He was awake but Michael insisted that he save his energy for standing in the door frame. Bruce and Anna walked in front of them and Tessa and Jenna walked behind. Michael was telling them the story of the shock he got from the door knob, when Bruce started to reach for it. He hesitated. Anna stepped in and reached out, getting the shock instead. She let out a, “Ouch!” Her hand flew back too, hitting Bruce in the face, knocking his glasses crooked.Once inside the door, everyone made a comment about how creepy the corridor was at least once every five minutes. James got vertigo and rushed over to the wall to vomit. Eventually, Anna took point followed by Jenna, Michael, Peter, James, Tessa and then Bruce. The going was slow and the lights seemed dimmer than Michael’s first time. The swirling seemed to upset everyone except Michael. He felt better with everyone close by. By the time they reached the door frame, no one had said anything in a while.Michael said, “Okay, this is the door frame. It’s some kind of scanner. I don’t know if it scans for weapons, but I’ll try it. You just step in,”
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