“Baby, is this Merritt?” I demanded.
“Don’t know. We’ve never been there. But it’s an old town, with Harleys. The sky fire happens above it, and the crash is very close by. Burning flames streak through the night; bodies fall from the sky. It’s imminent,” she gasped, her gaze widening in horror.
“Like the next few weeks?” I asked.
“Within the hour,” Aurora cried. Her eyelids closed and opened, and I saw that her eyes were normal. The vision had ended. I checked to see if she was okay as I grabbed my cell and placed a call.
I’d no idea what my wife had seen. Planes, missiles, and meteorites had all been ruled out. But Aurora insisted the sky could catch fire and people would die.
Vortex
Annoyed, I glowered as Inglorious’s phone kept ringing. It was fuckin’ two a.m. Whoever was calling was going to receive a mouthful. Inglorious had tackled Nanci earlier and carted her off for a loud and creative sex session, judging by the noises from their room. The damn asshole had left his cell behind, and as VP, I’d grabbed it in case of a crisis.
This had better be an emergency.
“What?” I snapped.
There was a pause, and then a voice I vaguely recognised spoke. “Inglorious?”
“Vortex. Inglorious is busy. Who the fuck is this, and what do you want?”
“Klutz. Aurora had another vision. It’s imminent,” he stated. Klutz sounded as if he was rushing around.
Right. Klutz from Rage. His wife was meant to have visions of the future. I wasn’t sure I totally believed, but Inglorious did.Inglorious claimed she’d been proved true too many times to doubt.
“Which one?” I asked, finally realising Klutz was waiting for a reply.
“The fire in the sky one. It’s going to happen above Merritt and within the hour. Aurora-Victoria saw multiple deaths. She’s adamant it’s not a plane crash,” Klutz said.
“What am I meant to do? Man the engines or anything?” I questioned sarcastically, and Klutz paused.
“Take this fuckin’ seriously!” he snapped. “Aurora is the real deal, a disaster is about to hit Merritt. My next step after speaking to you is to call Drake and let him know. Rage will be riding to you. Something major is about to happen, and you’re going to need our help.”
“You’re calling Drake?” I demanded, swinging my legs over the edge of the bed. If Klutz were doing that, I’d better get up.
“Yeah, asshole, that’s how much we believe in Aurora’s vision. Drake will probably contact Inglorious, too,” Klutz said. “Go and check your skies.”
“Fine, Klutz, if this is a sick joke…”
“Vortex, respect to your position, but get your ass out there and watch the skies!” With that, Klutz cut the call.
“Check the fuckin’ sky,” I complained as I shrugged into clothing. Pissed off, I stamped my feet into boots and headed downstairs.
I walked out onto Main Street and looked around. Wide awake and unhappy, I began checking for any signs of disaster.
“What’s the problem?” Drew Lemon, the town sheriff, asked from the shadows.
“Think I’m on a wild goose chase.” I yawned and explained the call.
Drew stiffened beside me, and I instantly became alert. Shit, he knew something.
“Not a plane, but fire in the sky? I’m out here because that new-style zeppelin is due to pass overhead tonight on its way across the country,” Drew replied.
“What?”
“It was on the news. A new design of airship is flying from north to south and crossing South Dakota as it does. The sister ship is going from east to west. Each can carry two hundred and fifty passengers and is heavily promoted as a luxurious travel option. Lots of rich people on board both flights.”
“And one is passing over South Dakota?”
