c h a p t e r 10
VANCE.
"HAVE YOU lost your mind, Verity? 'Cause I'll help you find it!" bwelta ni Jake palapit kay Verity.
Sumabay sa alingaw-ngaw ng boses niya ang pag-andap ng pulang ilaw sa loob ng Nauticus ship. Muling umalog ang sinasakyan namin at napakapit ako sa navigation desk, maging si Colt na nakatayo sa kanto ng desk sa kabilang dulo.
Nanatiling tahimik si Ryde sa likuran ni Verity. Nakakunot lang ang noo nito at akmang bubunot na ng baril mula sa likuran ng pantalon niya.
Verity is too stunned to speak. Her lips parted but no words came out. Hindi ako sigurado, pero parang wala siyang alam sa nangyayari ngayon. Wala nga ba?
Lalo siyang hindi nakakilos nang walang habas na hinablot ni Jake mula sa leeg niya ang Lair pendant.
Nagitla siya at mariing napapikit sa biglaang pagkakaputol ng kwintas na suot.
"Jake!" I exclaimed and hurriedly grabbed the lair pendant from his hands.
He almost crushed it to the floor. He can't do that! Iyon lang ang mayro'n kami para makapasok sa Vipers Den.
"Give it back." he glared at me as he extend his left hand to my direction.
"Arden, give it back to him! It has to be destroyed!" Colt second the motion.
Agad akong umiling, at bago pa man ako makasagot, pumagitna na sa 'min si Ryde.
"Disable the locator of the pendant, Nine-two-five," Ryde said and past by me. "Verity. . ." he gestured his head. "Follow me," he added and walk towards the pilot seats.
Agad akong lumayo sa navigation desk para intindihin ang pendant. Ryde and Verity activated the manual navigation and start manoeuvring the ship.
I didn't waste any second. I went near the deck to get the journal netbook from my bag. As soon as I grabbed it, I positioned it on the arsenal.
Sunod-sunod namang naglapitan sa gawi ko si Colt, maging ang magkapatid.
Nang mabuksan ko na ang holographic map, agad kong ni-trace mula sa journal laptop ko ang system ng pendant.
Shit. The data and codes from the pendant registering into my gadget were all greek to me.
Masugid kong ginagamay ang system ng lair pendant nang biglang umimik si Jake. Napaangat ang ulo ko para sulyapan siya.
Masama ang tingin niya sa pwesto nina Ryde at Verity mula sa pilot seats. Narinig ko ang pagtakla niya ng dila.
"Hindi ko alam kung anong pinakain kay Ryde ng babaeng 'yan para magtiwala siya ng ganyan." humugot siya nang malalim na buntong hininga.
Isang malakas na impact na naman ang tumama sa ship. Nag-glitch ang holographic map dahil sa lakas ng pagkakaalog ng kinatatayuan namin.
"Focus, Verity! We don't condone public display of affection here!" Colt vented out as she looked over at their direction.
"I'm not—" Verity refuted back as she grunted. "—flirting with him!" she added as she struggled to control the ship.
"As if he would!" Colt replied back and she followed her statement with a mocking scoffed.
Hindi na ako sumabat pa at agad kong ibinaling pabalik ang aking atensyon sa lair pendant at journal laptop.
Sinusubukan ko pang i-decrypt ang system para mapalitan ko ang codes.
Pero hindi tumutugma ang mga pinapasok kong codes para ma-disable ang locator.
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