Terminal

From Tunnels #6: Terminal There was a flash, and Elliott was pitched backward onto the floor of the chamber as if she'd received an electric shock. "No!" Will shouted, rushing to her side. "Are you okay?" She closed her fingers into a fist and then splayed them open again. "I'm fine. Doesn't hurt at all," she replied with some surprise. "But that was really weird." The floor of the chamber shook. Juergen dropped into a crouch. "Earthquake," he said. "They're quite common in this part of . . ." But it wasn't an earthquake, he realized as he trailed off. With the howl of displaced air, the ceiling above them disappeared, the walls disintegrated, and they were flooded with sunlight. Shielding his eyes from the glare, Will had an uninterrupted view of the clear sky. "What?" he gasped. It seemed as though a giant wave was moving away from them, a cloud of stone fragments and dust sweeping through the giant trees of the jungle. Excerpted from Tunnels #6: Terminal by Roderick Gordon, Brian Williams All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.