Backlash: Prequel to the Wildblood Series
“Shannon asked, looking east, towards the derelict city. They'd be losing the light soon. Normally, a Scout stayed on the road two or three days, depending on the weather. They were the first line of defense, the eyes that watched for potential trouble near The Vista. This time of year, cities were particularly tenuous. They both wore forest camos and body armor for that reason.
“Honestly,” Ballentyne told her, still leaning on the car, finishing a thermos of twelve hour old coffee. “You probably have a better idea about that than I do.” He'd learned to pace himself. She would too, after about a dozen times of dragging home exhausted from chasing things that weren't there. He'd made it pretty clear he wouldn't get caught out overnight with a rookie and especially not Vista Security's first female rookie. She snorted sarcastically. “Because of my Team? That's not likely. They want me to learn everything on my own. Security and otherwise.” The 'otherwise' being psychic... abilities she shared with her Guardian Team, Wade and MacKenzie. They called it Gen En, genetically enhanced, a term they'd learned from pre-war media. If it was true or not, they didn't have a clue. It wasn't a widely known thing, either, but there was certainly something different at work in them. Wade had created his own security corps to cover their tracks, so to speak, and Mick was one of his trusted few. “What do you think?” he wondered.MoreLess
“Honestly,” Ballentyne told her, still leaning on the car, finishing a thermos of twelve hour old coffee. “You probably have a better idea about that than I do.” He'd learned to pace himself. She would too, after about a dozen times of dragging home exhausted from chasing things that weren't there. He'd made it pretty clear he wouldn't get caught out overnight with a rookie and especially not Vista Security's first female rookie. She snorted sarcastically. “Because of my Team? That's not likely. They want me to learn everything on my own. Security and otherwise.” The 'otherwise' being psychic... abilities she shared with her Guardian Team, Wade and MacKenzie. They called it Gen En, genetically enhanced, a term they'd learned from pre-war media. If it was true or not, they didn't have a clue. It wasn't a widely known thing, either, but there was certainly something different at work in them. Wade had created his own security corps to cover their tracks, so to speak, and Mick was one of his trusted few. “What do you think?” he wondered.MoreLess
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