Heather Hankinson

Calamity

‘Sit rep. I repeat – sit rep.’ The light sliver she held tightly glowed blue and then disappeared. Litten pounded the ground in frustration – her only link to the outside world was gone. She lay in a shallow depression gazing at the roiling dust clouds forming above her. Not good. Winking her left eye to engage her neural enhancement – all she got was a blur. Her own eyes would have to do. Not much to see in a hole – she needed to break cover to see if the DPIWE had returned for her.