Ordinaries: Shifters Book II (Shifters series 2) by Douglas Pershing, Angelia Pershing Page A
Authors: Douglas Pershing, Angelia Pershing
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superhero spoken about in a prophecy who has to travel the universe to fight a war for the sake of all mankind—and alienkind for that matter! Now I’m in Siberia, getting kissed by a boy I just met, who happens to be an alien orphan who has the unique ability to pilot space ships.
Yeah, my life is messed up.
Alas, there is nothing to be done about it, so I trudge forward to catch up with the group. I’ll need to figure out this Clay stuff later. Now, we need to find an ancient alien ship in the middle of this barren wasteland.
“Hmmm,” Mole Man is mumbling. “According to my calculations, it should be right here . . .”
Gale shrugs. “Maybe it’s been moved. Or even destroyed. It has been thousands of years.”
Viktor shakes his head. “The radiation signals in this area are right. The ship is active.”
“Wait,” I say, and everyone turns to look at me as if they’ve all forgotten I exist. Clay tilts his head to one side and grins at me. “Ummm . . .” I stutter, thrown off yet again. “This thing is on? After thousands of years?”
Viktor nods, waving his hand at me to silence me, as if this detail is not important.
“If it’s on,” I say even louder, drawing his annoyed attention back to myself. “Doesn’t that mean that there will be Keepers nearby guarding the artifact? Otherwise, it would have deactivated millennia ago.”
Kai nods, eyes suddenly alert to our surroundings. Mole Man swallows as if he has just realized that the donuts he was chowing down on are poisoned. Tanner nods at me, agreeing with my apt assessment as though I needed confirmation I am a total genius.
“Viktor,” Gale says quickly. “I want you to search the web for any businesses, homes, or buildings in the area. The Keepers will try to cover their tracks, make this some sort of legitimate destination.”
Viktor nods and returns his attention to the device in his hands. After several long minutes he says, “There is a reindeer farm three kilometers east of this location.”
“A reindeer farm?” Tanner asks, stunned. “Reindeer are real? Like, Santa Claus?”
“They can’t fly,” Gale answers genuinely, not even a hint of sarcasm at Tanner’s idiocy. He would have been a good dad. “But yes, reindeer are real.”
“Well, I think we’ve located the ship,” I say.
“Let’s go,” Clay says, hiking east through the snow.
“Ummm . . . Can’t we fly?” I complain. I may not like Mona, but I don’t feel like trudging through the snow for three miles.
“Straight to a Keeper outpost?” Kai raises his eyebrows at me. “Yeah, that sounds like a great plan.”
I groan. So, we’re walking then. You know, leaving the technologically advanced ship and all its weapons here in the middle of nowhere to go to an enemy camp. Yay!
The walk is quiet and awkward. I know I should talk to Clay about exactly what he thinks is going on, but . . . I feel like that conversation should probably be a private one. Also, I’m not sure how I feel about what happened.
I mean . . . Clay is attractive with his surfer boy good looks and strangely upbeat attitude despite everything he’s gone through. He’s also strange, though. I still don’t understand if he was manipulating Viktor when he told me about his mom or if he genuinely wanted me to know. Plus . . . nothing. Now just may not be a great time for me to start a relationship, with the war and all. Although, I may never get another chance.
Life is complicated.
It seems like we’ve been walking for hours. Even with gloves on, it feels as though I no longer have any fingers. I think my toes rotted off years ago. Did I ever have toes?
That’s when, out of nowhere, I’m tackled to the ground. I scream. Fur and teeth are flashing before my eyes.
I’m being attacked by a wolf!
Then, the wolf licks my face. I pull back, and I see the cutest dog in the entire world. It is the fluffiest looking husky I have ever seen. It wags its white tail rapidly back and
Yeah, my life is messed up.
Alas, there is nothing to be done about it, so I trudge forward to catch up with the group. I’ll need to figure out this Clay stuff later. Now, we need to find an ancient alien ship in the middle of this barren wasteland.
“Hmmm,” Mole Man is mumbling. “According to my calculations, it should be right here . . .”
Gale shrugs. “Maybe it’s been moved. Or even destroyed. It has been thousands of years.”
Viktor shakes his head. “The radiation signals in this area are right. The ship is active.”
“Wait,” I say, and everyone turns to look at me as if they’ve all forgotten I exist. Clay tilts his head to one side and grins at me. “Ummm . . .” I stutter, thrown off yet again. “This thing is on? After thousands of years?”
Viktor nods, waving his hand at me to silence me, as if this detail is not important.
“If it’s on,” I say even louder, drawing his annoyed attention back to myself. “Doesn’t that mean that there will be Keepers nearby guarding the artifact? Otherwise, it would have deactivated millennia ago.”
Kai nods, eyes suddenly alert to our surroundings. Mole Man swallows as if he has just realized that the donuts he was chowing down on are poisoned. Tanner nods at me, agreeing with my apt assessment as though I needed confirmation I am a total genius.
“Viktor,” Gale says quickly. “I want you to search the web for any businesses, homes, or buildings in the area. The Keepers will try to cover their tracks, make this some sort of legitimate destination.”
Viktor nods and returns his attention to the device in his hands. After several long minutes he says, “There is a reindeer farm three kilometers east of this location.”
“A reindeer farm?” Tanner asks, stunned. “Reindeer are real? Like, Santa Claus?”
“They can’t fly,” Gale answers genuinely, not even a hint of sarcasm at Tanner’s idiocy. He would have been a good dad. “But yes, reindeer are real.”
“Well, I think we’ve located the ship,” I say.
“Let’s go,” Clay says, hiking east through the snow.
“Ummm . . . Can’t we fly?” I complain. I may not like Mona, but I don’t feel like trudging through the snow for three miles.
“Straight to a Keeper outpost?” Kai raises his eyebrows at me. “Yeah, that sounds like a great plan.”
I groan. So, we’re walking then. You know, leaving the technologically advanced ship and all its weapons here in the middle of nowhere to go to an enemy camp. Yay!
The walk is quiet and awkward. I know I should talk to Clay about exactly what he thinks is going on, but . . . I feel like that conversation should probably be a private one. Also, I’m not sure how I feel about what happened.
I mean . . . Clay is attractive with his surfer boy good looks and strangely upbeat attitude despite everything he’s gone through. He’s also strange, though. I still don’t understand if he was manipulating Viktor when he told me about his mom or if he genuinely wanted me to know. Plus . . . nothing. Now just may not be a great time for me to start a relationship, with the war and all. Although, I may never get another chance.
Life is complicated.
It seems like we’ve been walking for hours. Even with gloves on, it feels as though I no longer have any fingers. I think my toes rotted off years ago. Did I ever have toes?
That’s when, out of nowhere, I’m tackled to the ground. I scream. Fur and teeth are flashing before my eyes.
I’m being attacked by a wolf!
Then, the wolf licks my face. I pull back, and I see the cutest dog in the entire world. It is the fluffiest looking husky I have ever seen. It wags its white tail rapidly back and
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