Remnants 13 - Survival by Katherine Alice Applegate Read Free Book Online
Authors: Katherine Alice Applegate
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Go Mouth, Amelia silently urged Tate.
She waited. But Tate just stood in the center of the Amelia-circle, protectively cradling her burned cheek and letting out pitiful little pain noises.
Encouragement, Amelia decided. That’s what she needs.
Amelia turned into a sword shape and poked at Tate’s belly, being careful not to get close enough to burn her.
Tate shrank away. No Mouth.
Amelia stretched herself out very thin, forming a shallow lake that covered the floor all around Tate. Now Tate couldn’t move an inch without burning her feet.
Tate froze in horror and murmured something too low for Amelia to hear. No Mouth.
The new Amelia was not a patient creature. She wanted to lash out at Tate, punish her for resisting — but no, that wouldn’t do. She needed Tate’s body intact. She would just have to control her aggravation and think the problem through.
Maybe Tate just didn’t want to eat a disgusting ball of slime. Amelia quickly dismissed the thought as unproductive. If that was the case, all bets were off.
Maybe … maybe it was just that she wasn’t in a form Tate could easily get her mouth around.
Amelia drew herself in as tightly as possible and formed an oversized ball. She hoped she didn’t look like a huge booger.
Tate hesitated and then fled, moving away from Amelia and the elevator
“Why are you letting her get away?”
Duncan announced his arrival rudely. Amelia didn’t like his tone. Perhaps hunger was making him grouchy.
“Oh, hello,” Amelia replied, smoothly hiding her irritation.
She could see him oozing along the ceiling. A wave of repulsion hit her. Is that what she looked like now? Unbearable.
She allowed herself to picture the human Duncan. Brains hidden behind movie-star eyes.
“The journey to Attbi is long,” Amelia said sweetly.” I thought we should savor our last meal. I was just waiting for you to get here.”
Asking Duncan to delay a meal after the hungry work of transformation — it was a challenge. If Duncan’s hunger was anything like Amelia’s, he would have a difficult time mastering it. He’d be reluctant to share his meal with Amelia. And aware of the fact Charlie could arrive at any moment.
“Sure,” Duncan said with impressive ease. “What do you have in mind?”
“A simple game of cat and mouse, a bit of exercise,” Amelia said. “I’m still learning what this — beautiful new body can do.”
“Yes,” Duncan agreed. “Some experiments along those lines should make the trip to Attbi go much more quickly.”
Oh, Duncan. He was special.
Amelia would miss him. But his attractiveness and intelligence were the problem exactly.
Amelia had no desire to share Tate’s body with anyone who could challenge her mastery.
Duncan had to go.
She would use his arrogance against him. And quickly — before Charlie joined their little party.
“The game is to see how long we can make the hunt last,” Amelia said. “To frighten her without hurting her Points for creativity.”
Duncan took off after the fleeing Tate. Amelia raced after him. If her plan was to work, she couldn’t let him get too far ahead.
<> Yago said suddenly. He could see only what Tate could see, but he was calmer and better able to interpret the data. <> Tate did what Yago told her. “What do you mean — they?” she asked breathlessly.
<> Yago yelled. <> Two of them? There was no way she could get away from two. This is it, Tate thought. I’m about to die. She was going to be… recycled. Like that Rider.>> She was scared.
Maybe…
Maybe if she begged they would let her live.
On second thought, she wasn’t dying like a wimp.
<>
“You think we — I — can eat these guys?” Tate asked.
<> Yago said. <
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Go Mouth, Amelia silently urged Tate.
She waited. But Tate just stood in the center of the Amelia-circle, protectively cradling her burned cheek and letting out pitiful little pain noises.
Encouragement, Amelia decided. That’s what she needs.
Amelia turned into a sword shape and poked at Tate’s belly, being careful not to get close enough to burn her.
Tate shrank away. No Mouth.
Amelia stretched herself out very thin, forming a shallow lake that covered the floor all around Tate. Now Tate couldn’t move an inch without burning her feet.
Tate froze in horror and murmured something too low for Amelia to hear. No Mouth.
The new Amelia was not a patient creature. She wanted to lash out at Tate, punish her for resisting — but no, that wouldn’t do. She needed Tate’s body intact. She would just have to control her aggravation and think the problem through.
Maybe Tate just didn’t want to eat a disgusting ball of slime. Amelia quickly dismissed the thought as unproductive. If that was the case, all bets were off.
Maybe … maybe it was just that she wasn’t in a form Tate could easily get her mouth around.
Amelia drew herself in as tightly as possible and formed an oversized ball. She hoped she didn’t look like a huge booger.
Tate hesitated and then fled, moving away from Amelia and the elevator
“Why are you letting her get away?”
Duncan announced his arrival rudely. Amelia didn’t like his tone. Perhaps hunger was making him grouchy.
“Oh, hello,” Amelia replied, smoothly hiding her irritation.
She could see him oozing along the ceiling. A wave of repulsion hit her. Is that what she looked like now? Unbearable.
She allowed herself to picture the human Duncan. Brains hidden behind movie-star eyes.
“The journey to Attbi is long,” Amelia said sweetly.” I thought we should savor our last meal. I was just waiting for you to get here.”
Asking Duncan to delay a meal after the hungry work of transformation — it was a challenge. If Duncan’s hunger was anything like Amelia’s, he would have a difficult time mastering it. He’d be reluctant to share his meal with Amelia. And aware of the fact Charlie could arrive at any moment.
“Sure,” Duncan said with impressive ease. “What do you have in mind?”
“A simple game of cat and mouse, a bit of exercise,” Amelia said. “I’m still learning what this — beautiful new body can do.”
“Yes,” Duncan agreed. “Some experiments along those lines should make the trip to Attbi go much more quickly.”
Oh, Duncan. He was special.
Amelia would miss him. But his attractiveness and intelligence were the problem exactly.
Amelia had no desire to share Tate’s body with anyone who could challenge her mastery.
Duncan had to go.
She would use his arrogance against him. And quickly — before Charlie joined their little party.
“The game is to see how long we can make the hunt last,” Amelia said. “To frighten her without hurting her Points for creativity.”
Duncan took off after the fleeing Tate. Amelia raced after him. If her plan was to work, she couldn’t let him get too far ahead.
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Maybe…
Maybe if she begged they would let her live.
On second thought, she wasn’t dying like a wimp.
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“You think we — I — can eat these guys?” Tate asked.
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