Chapter 2: Into the Echo
The tunnel got narrower the deeper they went. Pipes hissed and clicked above their heads like a nervous audience.
"Let me go in front," said Synthia, "I can hear better there." Scarlett, who was usually ahead of others due to bravery (and a teeny bit of older sister bossiness) nodded and stepped back. After all, Synthia had skills and she was the biggest. Also, Scarlett really liked Synth and hoped they would be bezzies one day soon. Leading the way now, torch angled downward to catch every tiny shift in the ground, Synthia held her breath so she could listen even harder.
“It’s definitely louder,” Ivy whispered, holding her glasses so they wouldn’t slip off and checking her equipment. “Signal amplitude has escalated by a minimum threshold of 40%, indicating a significant surge in waveform energy across the transmission field since the junction.”
“I never understand the maths stuff,” Scarlett muttered, ducking under a dripping valve.
“I do,” said Synthia. “It means we’re close.”
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to be continued
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