The world runs on code, but not all code is safe.
Failsafe
by Jeff Sylvester
Genre: Science Fiction Action Thriller
The world runs on code, and not all code is
safe. This is why Anna Flynn has a job.
Matter Manipulation Devices alter the
physical world, turning dreams into reality. But some dreams are treacherous,
and the streets are filled with mods that manipulate matter in illegal and
dangerous ways.
As a seasoned MMD agent, Anna fights back
against the criminals who misuse these devices and traffic in illegal mods.
When she intervenes in a plot to assassinate one of the world's most respected
political leaders, her methods draw the ire of her superiors, and she finds
herself under investigation from her own agency.
Increasingly isolated and unsure whom she
can trust, Anna works to unravel a conspiracy that would unleash the worst
potential of matter manipulation technology on the world.
She had to move. Popping her eyes open, she
pushed forward into the room as quickly as she dared. As she entered, she found
the security guards taking cover behind various pieces of furniture. Klein—the
only man in a security uniform—carried a staff like Anna’s. The two women with
him had smaller handheld devices. None of the three had engaged with Ben,
wisely taking her advice, and that had probably kept them alive. She hastened
her pace, trying not to reveal her presence while still making it to Ben before
he reached the bedroom door. She assumed the door was sealed, but also that
this wouldn’t pose a problem for Ben.
Indeed, Ben gestured, and the door
disassembled. He did have access to manipulate Shah’s home. Anna wasn’t
surprised.
He turned to shuffle backwards, focusing on
the security guards while retaining the same awkward firing stance. With the
direction he was facing, Anna knew when she got close enough, he’d see her
regardless of whether her concealment mod was still active or not—light and
sound bending only worked at a distance. Intending to startle him, she clicked
off the mod and lunged forward, aiming her staff at his gun.
The effect was exactly what she’d hoped for.
Ben’s eyes went wide as she materialized out of thin air. He was still
registering her sudden appearance when her staff connected with his hand and
the gun went flying. At the same time, Klein and the two other security guards
bounded out from behind their cover. Ben grunted as he recovered, then crouched
down to face Anna, his body tense and ready to strike. She prepared for it,
pivoting her weight back into a defensive stance. One attack by him and she’d
have him incapacitated. It would all be over.
Except he didn’t attack. As the three guards
closed in, his eyes shifted to them in alarm, and he turned and bolted into the
master suite.
“Who are you? Stop!” Shah’s panicked voice
spilled through the open doorway.
“I’m coming!” Anna dashed in after him, Klein
and the other two guards on her heels. She found the councilwoman and her
husband backed up against the far wall, Ben advancing on them. She leapt at him
and landed a strong blow across his back, crumpling him to the ground. Moving
past him, she placed her body in front of the Shahs.
The three security guards lined up across the
doorway, blocking any escape. Klein gave Anna a curt nod. Their communications
had saved his life, and he knew it—she thought she could count on him not to
mention her use of the concealment mod.
Anna looked down at the defeated man with an
icy stare. She wanted to pity him, knowing that whatever this had been, he
hadn’t been sure of his actions. But people had died, and he’d shot her
partner. Empathy has its limits.
“It’s over, Ben.”
“It’s not.” He stared up at her, a sudden calm
taking over his features. His voice contained no trace of its former waver.
Right now, at this moment, his determination was absolute. “I can do this. And
I will.”
He rose to his feet and extended his arm. His
hand held something small and dark green. It appeared to be military. A weapon.
A bomb.
“No.” The protest escaped Anna’s lips as a
whisper. Her staff shook in her hand as she arced it forward toward the
explosive, but before it could connect, the world around her vaporized in a
brilliant flash. And then there was nothing.
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About the Author
Jeff Sylvester has been a professional
software developer most of his life, but also enjoys writing and creating
music. He and his family live in Suwanee, GA.
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Sounds like a really good thriller.
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