The Cyber Chronicles V - Overlord
“He bent to absorb the force of the impact, and her hair brushed the floor, then he straightened, holding her cradled against his chest.
He sprinted into the corridor and put her down beside the other women, most of whom were recovering. Assuring himself that she was all right, he took a deep breath and loped back into the hold. Tarl had lowered himself off the beam and hung by his arms.
Sabre stopped under him. "Let go!" Tarl obeyed, and again Sabre braced himself for the impact, stepping back.... Tarl weighed more than twice as much as Tassin, and his bulk almost forced Sabre to his knees. He straightened and set the technician on his feet, dragged him out and slapped the access panel outside to close the doors, cutting off the gas that crept into the corridor.
Tarl gasped and coughed, wiping his watering eyes. Sabre went over to kneel beside Tassin and place a hand on her shoulder as she coughed and rubbed her streaming eyes.
"Are you all right?" She nodded.
"We've got to get out of here," Tarl said.MoreLess
He sprinted into the corridor and put her down beside the other women, most of whom were recovering. Assuring himself that she was all right, he took a deep breath and loped back into the hold. Tarl had lowered himself off the beam and hung by his arms.
Sabre stopped under him. "Let go!" Tarl obeyed, and again Sabre braced himself for the impact, stepping back.... Tarl weighed more than twice as much as Tassin, and his bulk almost forced Sabre to his knees. He straightened and set the technician on his feet, dragged him out and slapped the access panel outside to close the doors, cutting off the gas that crept into the corridor.
Tarl gasped and coughed, wiping his watering eyes. Sabre went over to kneel beside Tassin and place a hand on her shoulder as she coughed and rubbed her streaming eyes.
"Are you all right?" She nodded.
"We've got to get out of here," Tarl said.MoreLess
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