And if they were prepared for us—or any intruder, really—then that might mean they were being monitored. If any one of them managed to send out a message to Sadie or anyone else about what we were doing or who we were, then all of our planning would result in nothing, and we would be caught and executed.
Either by the legacies or by the council. So if they were here for us, or even if they saw us, we would have to stop them immediately. Not a single one could escape, or we risked the legacies learning what we had done, and who we had stolen.
Especially not Baldy, their leader. He had information we needed, like who was running everything, who was helping them, and what they were planning to do. Those were answers I craved more than anything, as they would lead to the person responsible for the deaths of too many people, including my mother.
It would stop the attack on Scipio and give us time to recover the remaining fragments so we could repair him. It would finally allow us to take the Tower in the direction that the founder, Lionel Scipio, had intended. Before I could even come up with a plan, I had to know why they were here, and where they were.
Leo nodded and moved over to the door, and I followed, holding open the bag I had so he could get at the tools inside. He turned and started working, and it took him a few agonizing seconds to pry the cover from the door control that activated the motor.
I watched impatiently as he disconnected a few wires from some of the glowing crystals and then dragged the tips of them together, experimenting. On combination number three, something sparked, and the door lifted up a few inches from the floor. I hesitated, and then slid down onto the ground. I hated making myself even the slightest bit visible, in case they were just around the bend, but I had to know what was going on.
I glanced under the door first, to make sure there were no shoes waiting on the other side or in the vicinity, and then pressed my ear to the gap. Holding my breath to keep from making any noise, I strained to hear what he was saying. Even my heartbeat seemed too loud in my ears, but I closed my eyes and focused. Who was Alara? Why would he be expecting her to respond? Rose had knocked it out when we sent her in after Jasper, which was the only thing that had made this mission possible.
But back to the important thing: it was clear that Baldy was transmitting to someone over the net, and from his words, it sounded like he was here by coincidence. And to pick something up. If we were lucky, that something would be in one of the other rooms before the office, and they would get it and go without questioning things too much.
When Liana's worst nightmare comes to pass and she drops to a three, desperation spurs her down a path few dare to tread. A chance encounter with a cocky young man whose shockingly dissident attitude toward the Tower couldn't possibly have earned him the perfect "ten" on his wrist, sets her on a trail to save herself--even at the risk of dropping lower. Stalking the young man seemed like a simple enough task, but after events take an unexpected twist, Liana finds herself taking a treacherous dive into the darkest depths of the Tower In a society where free thinking can make you a criminal, one girl dares to try Beware of spoilers in the reviews below that are without spoiler alerts.
Many of the Disney live-action films from the 50's and 60's are too easily derided these days for their sepia-toned view of the past, and American past in particular.
The main example of this would be Disney's interpretation of Davy Crockett. But without Walt's enthusiasm for the creation of America and it's people many a folk hero would be lost in time. So even though Disney may have painted a sugar-coated vision of these stories at least they were brought to the attention of a wider audience who could then discover them for real.
Ten Who Dared is a perfect example of this with it's exploration pun intended of the adventures of John Wesley Powell and his team who were the first people to explore and chart the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in As you can expect they get in to some scrapes with Native Americans as well as the river itself and a rebellion in the camp has some dire consequences.
Although the film may not sit with the best westerns ever made it is a fun journey, with a group of characters recognisable to any fan of men- on-a-mission movies, and is a great way to spend 90 minutes and learn some American history at the same time.
OllyBishop Feb 1, Details Edit. Release date November 1, United States. United States. Official site. The Colorado Experiment. Walt Disney Productions. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 32 minutes. Thank Scipio; I felt like I had been searching for a way out of this for an eternity.
If we reached the end of the hall or entered the elevators before I could mount my defense where enough Knights could overhear us, I risked the chance of my argument falling on deaf ears. Motion at the end of the hall caught my eye, and suddenly a group of Medics was racing toward us, their white uniforms gleaming under the bright light of the hall.
Lieutenant Salvatore Zale pushed us to one side, allowing them to pass. I frowned. My voice had come out soft and exhausted, while I wanted it to be something cool and authoritative. But I would take what I could get. Zale turned to me, his bright sapphire gaze spearing me with a contemptuous glance. I swallowed it back, promising to give over to it soon, and focused on clearing my throat and finding a starting point.
Do you know what is? I half expected him to just order the Knights to keep shoving us down the hall, ignoring my question completely. I held up my wrists, indicator up. The Knight who had cuffed me had put the metal cuffs above the band, and the ten was still visible, glowing a soft, bright blue that drowned out the red cutting over it. I spoke the words clearly, not raising my voice, but it was like a switch being thrown—everyone in the hall suddenly fell silent.
I heard the creak and shift of several uniforms behind me, and realized that a few of the Knights had come closer to see why we had stopped. They had heard the tail end, and now, suddenly, they had questions, too.
I looked down the hall, past Zale, and to my surprise, saw Lacey Green marching toward us, her dark face holding a thunderous expression. I froze when I saw her, realizing that this was it. Lacey and Strum had. It was their word against mine, and they were council members.
If only I had been able to keep Ambrose safe. Would he still be alive? Had this all been a ploy to draw us away from him… and had I stupidly fallen for it? Lacey stopped in front of Lieutenant Zale and speared him with a look.
He gave her a considering look, his eyebrows drawing together. Lacey picked up on it, too, and lifted a slim black eyebrow into an arched point. Zale frowned and blinked. Lieutenant Zale opened his mouth and then breathed deeply in and out, slowly, as if summoning patience. I was impressed; she seemed so cool and unaffected, but I was watching her closely, and I saw the tightness around her eyes and lips, her face a touch paler than normal. She was keeping a lid on it… but Lacey struck me as a still-waters-run-deep kind of woman, and I could only imagine how much self-control she was using.
Why was she doing it? She had every reason to let Zale drag me away. I had failed to keep Ambrose alive. And she had planned for this contingency—had fabricated evidence that I was certain would stick.
A part of me hoped that was the case; at the very least, I would be able to plead for the lives of my friends. Oh God, my friends. Zoe and Eric had been with her when I last saw them, and that had only been half an hour ago.
They had still been looking for Tian after her panicked net transmission that someone was after her—which had led us to a mess of dead bodies. Leo and I had just made it back in time to discover that Ambrose was dead. My eyes dropped to her overalls and shirt, and to my surprise, I saw a light dusting of sweat coating her neck and the exposed areas of her chest.
The short-sleeved white shirt she wore had clear signs of staining around her armpits. That would have been fine on anyone from the Mechanics Department, but considering I had seen her not too long ago, in an entirely different part of the Tower …. We act as the Champion until a new one can be selected. Now, I assume at this very early stage in your investigation, you have at least gotten Ms. What do you need from me to confirm it? Will a written statement do?
I was equally baffled, and I looked up at Lacey, wondering where she was going with this. Concern rippled through me at the idea that she was going to reveal our relationship in order to save me.
She had been helping me and my friends search for Tian—but that had been as a favor to us, to keep Tian out of the hands of our enemies.
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