Chapter 17: Penetrating the Dome

The ground expanded under Maz and Rowan’s pod, and they landed on a stretch of sand.

“We’re one long-measure away from the dome,” Rowan read the control panels to Maz.

Maz squinted into the distance. Maz Younger sprinted past. Swift movement disrupted their view of the dome, and Maz Younger vanished into an unguarded opening.

“There’s no security,” Maz remarked.

“Maybe a place where they land their vehicles,” Rowan pointed out. “These are not smart humans, leaving their vehicles unguarded.”

He released the cockpit doors, and they prepared to move with considerable speed. They kept low profiles as they crept past a parked trike. Maz released heavy gasps.

“Ssh!” Rowan hushed him.

Ahead of them, Maz Younger found a keypad. He glanced at his implant, looked at the keypad, and then at the door in front of him. He typed in a code, and dove in before the door shut him in.

“How’d he know the code?” Rowan wanted to know.