himself to a separate chair.
"He saved our lives," Harley said, rubbing a cut above his eye, "though I still can't believe the ship didn't break apart."
"I want to give the builders a medal." Reese patted the bulkhead and looked out the window. The fog was already lifting, revealing a sea littered with dead marine life. "Wonder if those fish are cooked to order," he mumbled.
Even though they'd been boiled in the water, I didn't want to chance eating any of them. Malaether crucibles didn't leave behind radiation, but that didn't mean the meteor explosion hadn't.
"Was it a nuke?" A man asked.
"We'll let the government figure that one out." Reese turned from the window. "Does the ship still work, Justin?"
I shrugged. "Don't know yet." I turned to the others. "In the meantime, if you need treatment, the doctor set up a makeshift ward on the upper deck." As the injured filed out, I walked over to Reese. "There are three more bodies—two upstairs, and one in the control room. Can you see to them?"
He snapped a salute. "You got it."
"I'll go to the bridge and see if the captain has stopped wetting his pants," Elyssa said. "The sooner we get moving, the better."
We were underway within half an hour.
Several hours later, we docked at the port in the city of Myeik. Unlike the other coastal towns, it had been shielded from the brunt of the tsunami by the islands off its coast. Refugees flooded the harbor and stranded ships and boats clogged the port.
A flustered official directed us to a large fenced in area where a mob of miserable people waited for food and medical attention.
"I'm not going in there," I told Elyssa. "We've got to get to Bangkok."
Reese produced a cell phone. "Just so happens I have a buddy who runs a charter plane company for tourists. I might be able to call in a favor."
"That would be wonderful," Elyssa said. "How long do you think it'll take?"
He shrugged. "Let me find out."
Harley approached us. "Something tells me you two are off to save the world again."
I sighed. "No rest for the weary."
"Well, I guess this is where we say goodbye." He shook Elyssa’s hand and mine. "Take care, you two. And if you're ever out this way again, I want to treat you to a beer."
"Sounds amazing." I really liked the guy.
Elyssa hugged him. "Take care, Harley."
He smiled shyly. "Don't let this princess out of your sight, Justin. She's a keeper."
I slipped an arm around her waist and kissed her cheek. "Wouldn't dream of it."
Harley nodded. "Well, until next time." He turned and walked into the refugee camp.
Elizabeth hugged each of us. "We all owe you our lives." She squeezed her eyes shut for a moment. "I can't wait to go home and put this nightmare behind me." She turned to Reese and gave him a slip of paper. "If you're ever in New York, call me."
A broad grin stretched Reese's face. "I haven't been there in a while. Sounds like I have a good reason to go now."
She smiled. "Well, then, I'll look forward to it."
After she left, several more people approached and expressed their thanks. The mother and father of the children we'd saved gave us their number and told us to come by anytime.
"We'd all be dead if not for you," the mother said.
"Demons are awesome!" The boy chimed in.
The mother rolled her eyes. "I heard a lot of rumors on that roof. I think you're angels."
When the crowd departed, Reese walked away and made a call on his cell phone. He spoke for several minutes, and returned. "My buddy said he can get us tomorrow. Until then, maybe we can find a place to eat that's better than the gruel they're serving in there." He took out his wallet and counted some bills. "This should be plenty."
Unfortunately, Elyssa had no money in her purse. "We'll pay you back."
He pshawed. "Nah, it ain't a big deal. Besides, I figure I owe you."
"You did a lot too," Elyssa said. "And we're grateful."
We found a small restaurant, ate, and located a questionable looking hotel. I crawled into bed and fell asleep
"He saved our lives," Harley said, rubbing a cut above his eye, "though I still can't believe the ship didn't break apart."
"I want to give the builders a medal." Reese patted the bulkhead and looked out the window. The fog was already lifting, revealing a sea littered with dead marine life. "Wonder if those fish are cooked to order," he mumbled.
Even though they'd been boiled in the water, I didn't want to chance eating any of them. Malaether crucibles didn't leave behind radiation, but that didn't mean the meteor explosion hadn't.
"Was it a nuke?" A man asked.
"We'll let the government figure that one out." Reese turned from the window. "Does the ship still work, Justin?"
I shrugged. "Don't know yet." I turned to the others. "In the meantime, if you need treatment, the doctor set up a makeshift ward on the upper deck." As the injured filed out, I walked over to Reese. "There are three more bodies—two upstairs, and one in the control room. Can you see to them?"
He snapped a salute. "You got it."
"I'll go to the bridge and see if the captain has stopped wetting his pants," Elyssa said. "The sooner we get moving, the better."
We were underway within half an hour.
Several hours later, we docked at the port in the city of Myeik. Unlike the other coastal towns, it had been shielded from the brunt of the tsunami by the islands off its coast. Refugees flooded the harbor and stranded ships and boats clogged the port.
A flustered official directed us to a large fenced in area where a mob of miserable people waited for food and medical attention.
"I'm not going in there," I told Elyssa. "We've got to get to Bangkok."
Reese produced a cell phone. "Just so happens I have a buddy who runs a charter plane company for tourists. I might be able to call in a favor."
"That would be wonderful," Elyssa said. "How long do you think it'll take?"
He shrugged. "Let me find out."
Harley approached us. "Something tells me you two are off to save the world again."
I sighed. "No rest for the weary."
"Well, I guess this is where we say goodbye." He shook Elyssa’s hand and mine. "Take care, you two. And if you're ever out this way again, I want to treat you to a beer."
"Sounds amazing." I really liked the guy.
Elyssa hugged him. "Take care, Harley."
He smiled shyly. "Don't let this princess out of your sight, Justin. She's a keeper."
I slipped an arm around her waist and kissed her cheek. "Wouldn't dream of it."
Harley nodded. "Well, until next time." He turned and walked into the refugee camp.
Elizabeth hugged each of us. "We all owe you our lives." She squeezed her eyes shut for a moment. "I can't wait to go home and put this nightmare behind me." She turned to Reese and gave him a slip of paper. "If you're ever in New York, call me."
A broad grin stretched Reese's face. "I haven't been there in a while. Sounds like I have a good reason to go now."
She smiled. "Well, then, I'll look forward to it."
After she left, several more people approached and expressed their thanks. The mother and father of the children we'd saved gave us their number and told us to come by anytime.
"We'd all be dead if not for you," the mother said.
"Demons are awesome!" The boy chimed in.
The mother rolled her eyes. "I heard a lot of rumors on that roof. I think you're angels."
When the crowd departed, Reese walked away and made a call on his cell phone. He spoke for several minutes, and returned. "My buddy said he can get us tomorrow. Until then, maybe we can find a place to eat that's better than the gruel they're serving in there." He took out his wallet and counted some bills. "This should be plenty."
Unfortunately, Elyssa had no money in her purse. "We'll pay you back."
He pshawed. "Nah, it ain't a big deal. Besides, I figure I owe you."
"You did a lot too," Elyssa said. "And we're grateful."
We found a small restaurant, ate, and located a questionable looking hotel. I crawled into bed and fell asleep
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