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Tunnels 04, Closer

Tunnels 04, Closer

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Autoren: Roderick Gordon , Brian Williams
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him off Elliott. Realizing that they had the perfect opportunity to disarm her, Rebecca One and the Limiter General also entered the fray. If either one of them could take hold of her hand and keep it closed, they would have regained control of the situation again.
    But as Colonel Bismarck heaved Will away, Elliott managed to keep the Styx at bay. She was fending them off with kicks and blows with her free arm and, just in time, backpedaled across the ground to escape from them.
    "Not so fast," she shouted breathlessly as she scrambled to her feet.
    They backed away.
    "Nice try, White Necks!" she jeered at them.
    Will was beside himself with fury. "Come on, Elliott, do it! Destroy the bloody virus!" But the Colonel was making very sure that he kept a firm grip on the thrashing boy.
    "That was close." Elliott composed herself for what she was going to say next. "Right, my conditions are... you are to put Will and me onto one of those flying machines--"
    "They're called helicopters," Rebecca One informed her.
    "On one of those helicopters, and when we're up in the air, I'll give you your Dominion back. We'll be accompanied in the helicopter by the Colonel and his men -- but no Styx."
    "And when precisely will you...?" Rebecca Two began, but then rolled her eyes in Will's direction.
    Already burnt by the sun, his face now turned an even deeper red as he began to rage at the top of his lungs.
    "Colonel, can you please stop that idiot from yelling. I can't hear myself think here," Rebecca Two said. A pair of Limiters came to Colonel Bismarck's aid.
    "No -- not them! Get a couple of your men up here!" Elliott snapped at the Colonel. "I won't have Limiters touching him. And he's to stay right beside me -- he's not to leave my sight. And you too, Colonel. I want you beside me, too."
    "So, as I was saying... when we do actually get in the air, then Will and I will be flown away from here and put down at another location in the jungle. It's as simple as that," Elliott finished.
    "Fine," Rebecca Two agreed. "Let's get the show on the road."

    * * * * *

    Will was taken down the side of the pyramid, struggling every inch of the way with the two New Germanian troops tasked with moving him. As Elliott and the Colonel followed behind, she was careful not to lose her footing in case she slipped and let go of the dead man's trigger. The two of them caught up with Will and his New Germanian bearers as they reached the first helicopter in the rank. Still swearing his head off, Will was passed up to a pair of soldiers inside.
    "Keep hold of him," Elliott told them. "Tie him up if you have to."
    Colonel Bismarck held Dr. Burrows' journal up to Elliott. "The boy might regret leaving this behind. It was his father's."
    "Thank you," Elliott said. "I'm sure he'll appreciate having it once he's calmed down... if he ever calms down."
    The Colonel boarded the helicopter, Elliott right behind him.
    "So where's our vial?" Rebecca Two demanded, her sister and the Limiter General either side of her.
    "Start this thing up," Elliott said to the Colonel, then turned to the three Styx, waiting like a delegation next to the helicopter. She pointed at the grass clearing beside the pyramid. "I want all your Limiters out of there. The stalkers, too."
    "Evacuate the west side?" the Limiter General asked.
    "Why are you asking for this now?" Rebecca Two said, with a bemused expression. "It wasn't part of the deal."
    Elliott raised her hand with the trigger. "Just do it, if you want your vial in one piece."
    The Limiter General issued orders to his men who quickly withdrew. As the pilot threw the switches and the Brama engine coughed and sputtered into life, the two Rebeccas and the Limiter General began to pull back to a safe distance. They hadn't gone far when Elliott put the fingers of her free hand into her mouth and blew a piercing wolf whistle.
    Rebecca Two wheeled around. "What are you up to?" she shouted. "Just give us the vial."
    Rebecca One was visibly agitated. "If you're trying to trick..."
    At that moment, Bartleby tore into the clearing vacated by the Limiters. Coming to a sliding halt, he looked for Elliott. He was distracted as one of the stalkers on the far side of the pyramid spied him and began to bark fiercely.
    The rotors were gathering speed as Elliott whistled again. Bartleby's ears pricked up as he located her, then he galloped at full pelt toward her.
    "What's the Hunter doing here?" Rebecca Two said. "What do you need him for? There's

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