The Norm (The Glitches Series Book 3) by Finn Ramona

Author:Finn, Ramona [Finn, Ramona]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-04-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Beside me, Wolf sleeps. He keeps one arm around me. His breathing is deep and even, and he looks so much younger. His face no longer carries lines of worry and if he dreams, it must be of pleasant things for his mouth curves up slightly.

I envy his sleep, but mine wouldn’t be dreamless. And right now I do not want the AI touching my mind—I am still too full of Wolf and our joining.

I’m not really sure what to think of what just happened. My body aches a little, sore in a good way, and my mind is reeling with a thousand different thoughts that are so quick, I can barely understand them myself. Mostly, I feel overwhelmed. I have changed. The joining—Wolf and the joining—have changed me.

Idly, I draw small circles across Wolf’s skin, marking the scars he carries from scavenges gone wrong and hunts that were worse. Part of me wants to curl into his side and try for rest, but I slide out from beneath his arm, slow and careful. I want to cry at the loss of his warmth and touch, but I have things to do.

When I’m out from his shelter, I dress in my skin pants, shirt and boots. I have to turn back for one last look at Wolf—all muscle and sinew and bone and strength. He must go on—the Tracker Clan must continue. I must find another plan—or a better way to execute the attack on the Norm.

I head back to the smaller room just off Dr. Sig’s lab. I must find out more.

This time I know what I want. I pick out another screen—not the one I used before—and put my palm on it. The humming starts up again, though not as strong as before. It is a reminder that power still exists.

And I can tap into that.

Closing my eyes, I demand a connect. For a moment, nothing happens.

Diagnostic.

I give the command. The answer is slow to come, but starts up. The problem is clear at once—the shaking has damaged the glass, breaking connects that bring power. The Glass Hall really is alive—it is one giant system. I can see it now and I shift power, reroute it. The power does come from deep within the ground—much like the energy that once heated the pools of our old tunnels. I can sense the energy and sending it along new glass walls seems easy now.

With a deep breath and my palm tingling, I blink once.

Connection: Secure.

I open my eyes to find that same strange blackness and dazzling lights, but this time I know what I’m looking at. The information comes into my mind without my asking. Stars… nebulae…galaxies.

For a moment, I let the screen hum and show me sights no one has seen in perhaps hundreds of years. But this is nothing I need.

I think of the Norm…of the AI…I need to know how it was created if I am to stop it.

My thoughts seem to pull up new information for again, Dr.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.