Free Cosmos' Promise: Cosmos' Gateway Book 4 by S.E. Smith Page B

Cosmos! Are you going to stand there all day or are we going to go get your girl?”
    Cosmos turned toward his own vehicle without saying a word. He had been listening to the other two men as they ribbed with each other but he was also focusing on the unusual feelings that were bombarding him. The mark on his left palm was burning and tingling. He thought he vaguely felt another presence in his mind, as if something was brushing against him trying to get in. He remembered Tink, Hannah and Tansy all complaining that the Prime warriors wouldn’t give them any peace at first. Each one claimed the men could talk to them telepathically. If it was possible for him and Terra to communicate that way, it would help him locate her.
    Cosmos slipped the helmet on and brought RITA2 online. The hum of the vehicle under him was deceptive of the power it contained. He brought up a three-dimensional map of the fortress. Within moments, the MFV smoothly lifted off the ground hovering for a moment before Cosmos twisted the handgrip. The vehicle shot forward, skimming several feet above the waves as it headed out to sea and the island fortress RITA had informed him that Terra had been taken to the night before.
    A moment later, Garrett twisted the handgrip on the MFV he and Rico were riding on. A huge grin lit up Garrett’s face when he heard Rico’s muttered curse as he was thrown backwards. It was only his tight hold on the hand grips that kept him from flying off.
    “Damn, I think I’m in love,” Garrett said as he gunned the MFV he and Rico were riding and chased after Cosmos.
    “Garrett, Rico, there is an entrance to a cave a little over seven meters underwater on the northern face of the cliff. RITA2 has deployed the sensors throughout the building but not all are online yet due to some interference caused by the security system. The entrance and cavern are both big enough to fit the transports. We will scale the wall up to the fortress. RITA2 is working on taking down the defense systems on that side of the fortress.”
    “What do you mean working on bringing them down? I thought your damn computer had taken control of the defense and security systems,” Garrett growled out.
    “What is with the body suits, Cosmos? What do they do? I hope they are waterproof,” Rico muttered as his eyes flickered through the displays on the inside screen of his helmet. “There is an opening on the north wall. It looks like a drainage pipe. I think we could fit through it. The sensors there are showing only a moderate security grid. I can get through it.”
    Cosmos flicked his eye over to the command screen to give him the same view Rico was seeing. Sure enough, there was a small drainage channel. The bars over it wouldn’t be a problem. He looked at the security the sensors were sending back. Rico should be able to take them out. They had seen worse.
    “So man, what about the suits?” Rico asked again. “Do they do some kind of super shit?”
    Cosmos felt the tug at the corner of his mouth again. This is why he liked the crew he worked with, they were totally unimpressed most of the time with his inventions. When he did invent something really cool, they took it in stride like it was just another toy they would get to play with for a while before they got a chance to try to destroy it.
    “You could say that,” Cosmos replied. “They make you virtually indestructible against most things. They also have adaptive technology built into them. While we can’t fly with them, we can come pretty damn close. RITA2 will help you with the operations. You have the contact lenses in that I gave you?”
    “Yes,” both men answered at the same time.
    “Jinx,” Rico said. “I get to drive on the way out.”
    “Damn,” Garrett muttered. “You better do a better job than you did when I let you drive when we were in Morocco.”
    “I did pretty damn good. I got us out!” Rico snorted. “And, Avery wasn’t pissed at me. I got her car back in one