Bounty Hunter

Chapter 29

Reuben and T-Rex had been having a drink in his office when an explosion blew in the door. Reuben was sent flying back off his chair. He couldn't hear anything except for a terrible ringing in his ears, and the world spun all around him. All he could make out was dark blobs and bright orange movement.

He hazily felt like he was floating through the air. The colors changed, and all he saw was gray with periodic blinding light. His world came into focus slowly, like a Tilt-a-whirl coming to a stop, and he realized that Rex was carrying him through the escape tunnels.

As Reuben reconnected with his body, he felt himself jostling, as though Rex was running, and he looked around to see they were moving fast. Lights, set ten feet apart, blinded him, and he covered his eyes.

"What happened?" Reuben asked, or at least he thought he did. He still couldn't hear anything.

Soon, the ringing began to subside somewhat, and he heard Rex speaking as he ran.

"Hang in there. I've got you, Reub," Rex repeated over and over.

"What happened?" Reuben asked again, this time hearing himself.

"Shit hit the fan, that's what," Rex said.

Reuben took a deep breath, then patted Rex's chest. "Put me down."

Rex slowed, stopped, then helped Reuben to his feet. He wobbled at first, then found his footing.

"They're going to break through. We need to run," Rex explained.

Reuben nodded. "Okay." He nearly tripped, but as he moved, he found a rhythm. Rex caught up to him easily, which meant Reuben was running slower than he realized. He pushed himself to pick up the pace, and soon he even recognized where he was in the tunnel system. When they reached a T-intersection, Reuben turned left.

"Far Town's to the right," Rex said.

"I have a place. This way," Reuben said and kept running.