CalltheMoon by Viola Grace Read Free Book Online Page A

forward to most of her life, she cast her mind toward Piquaro.
    Piquaro, was that you?
    Indeed. I have done a little more damage to the planet than I thought. I was attempting to gain attention, but it was too good a job. There will be micro tremors throughout the day. I apologize for any difficulty it causes.
    Can you keep me apprised of any large shifts? Viiko is getting nervous.
    That should have reset the majority of the continents, but I would suggest that you get to higher ground. There is about to be a flood in the river outside your domicile.
    “Viiko, grab your essentials and follow me. There is about to be a flood in the river.” She looked at him and watched the knowledge make it through his surprise.
    He didn’t waste time asking questions or arguing. He immediately sealed the greenhouse, set a deflector field and grabbed a bag.
    Not knowing what the situation would bring, Naka grabbed a dozen ration bars and dumped them into his bag.
    He nodded and fired in another dozen. “Just to be safe.”
    They headed for the shuttle. Naka noted that the water was already ten meters closer than it should have been. Piquaro wasn’t kidding, the flood was on the way.
    They climbed into the shuttle, locked down the objects and bags and got underway. The shuttle lifted and Viiko turned them to watch the surge of water approaching their small base.
    He struck a number of keys on the control panel, causing an energy field to radiate and spark around the base.
    “What is that?”
    “A protection field. It will last for about a month if needed. The field covers the building ten feet under the ground to twenty feet over. Hopefully that will be enough.”
    He took them higher up, and the view of the reshaping continent was amazing. Water flooded low-lying plains, lava bubbled and coursed down mountainsides creating new land as other bits disappeared.
    “Did Piquaro mention where a safe place to be is?” His words were casual.
    “No, but I should be able to find something.” Naka concentrated and read the energy signatures of Piq.
    The areas under construction were hot. The calm areas that were safe became clear as she looked through her mind and not her eyes. “Look for a plateau on your left. There is a cavern under it that is large enough to shelter the shuttle. If you can park this thing next to the base, that huge cavern should be no problem.”
    He followed her directions as they moved across the shivering ground. Trees quivered and a visible wave rippled through the grass.
    The plateau was five kilometres north of their base, but when she spotted it, she didn’t need to say a word.
    “Is that it?”
    “Yup. Nice, stable. It is lodged firmly in the crust and high enough to be out of the way from the flooding.” Naka watched through her inner eye as the grid lines that marked every world she had ever heard of started to shift. It wasn’t going to cause any structural difficulties, but the lines were converging on the very cavern that Piquaro had directed them to.
    There was something peculiar about those lines moving, something significant, but when she tried to grip the haze of memory that was trying to speak to her, it slipped away.
    It probably wasn’t important.
    The interior of the cave was surprisingly light. Crystals reflected the daylight, and the shuttle only took up a tenth of the open space.
    “Naka, what did Piquaro say about this place?” Viiko frowned as he looked around.
    Naka knew what he meant. The cavern had the appearance of a domicile that had just been abandoned. Benches were carved in the wall and rose from the floor. Halls honeycombed out into the darker reaches, and the first three explored showed smaller caves that could quite easily double as personal quarters.
    “Piquaro directed me here and cut communication. I have tried to contact him, but he isn’t responding.” She felt something peculiar. It felt like a building of static.
    “What do you think he is doing?”
    “Aside from