Tales of the Courier – Business unusual
1courier looks at the surroundings. He is still on Deritrous. The quick transport to the new location was disorienting. The effect had been instant. One moment he was at HQ, the next he was standing on the side of the highway. Thousands of miles away.
The brief trip through HQ was not lost on him as the m-com link flashes. Additionally, HQ has decided to add a time limit on this one. Best get going. Indeed leaving on time, to arrive late, was not in the cards. Furthermore, he hasn’t a clue what sort of machine he is standing beside. It’s probably not even fast.
With this in mind, he gets behind the wheel and fires the motor. The machine comes to life instantly. 1courier wastes no time getting the delivery underway. With any luck he will have this complete and be back at dispatch in short order.
Tales of the Courier – Business unusual
The delivery location is within thirty minutes and 1courier again finds himself wondering about the teleportation act back at HQ. Indeed, he feels perplexed, and he unconsciously checks to make sure he is all in one piece. Furthermore, why not just instantaneously pop the cargo to the drop-off.
“Because they have to have a volunteer, duh.” The voice is crisp, and comes from the audio system of the strange, but fast, machine. 1courier grins, liking the sarcasm, but uneasy about the mind reading. Therefore, he decides to join in the conversation. For fun.
“Volunteer for what?” He leaves it at that. So far he doesn’t know much about this delivery, except that it’s almost over. Furthermore, he is certain he has heard this voice before, but he can’t place it.
It is all silence in the ride now. 1courier watches the other traffic blaze by on the highway. There were no special instructions. Furthermore, there would be a gate. The cryptic message on the back of the package had said as much.
Or more accurately, that the courier is the only one that can open the gate. Or was it allowed through the gate? He couldn’t remember that part. As if on cue, the crisp and business-like tone of the voice speaks up again. “It’s through the gate.”
1courier grins again. Now he was catching on. Also he is grateful because they are within 5 minutes of the drop-off location. Additionally, there are no details on what he is to expect or do at the drop-off. Only that he is the only one through the gate. Indeed, it sounds like an easy one. Furthermore, he wonders if it’s a party.
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The crisp voice again, “No, not a party, get real.” Five minutes later they are at the GPS coordinates. It is a call box. Additionally, it is the only thing around. 1courier slows the ride and sees no gate. In fact, it’s just a road, off into the horizon. Again the strange voice sounds. “Key in the code on the box”
1courier steps out of the ride and keys in the code on the back of the package from HQ. There is rumbling throughout the ground. The air ripples with the sound of large things moving, as two large steel doors roll back in the ground,exposing a hidden road that leads away from the call box.
1courier watches the massive doors slide open. Then he watches the ride take off. Straight for the hidden road revealed by the opening doors. 1courier is alone on the highway now. He blinks, hoping to open his eyes and be back in HQ. He suspects it doesn’t work like that however, as the massive steel doors slide closed.
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