Tammy Annette

Dystopian Heart

Dystopian Heart By Tammy Annette Tyann crawled toward the chirping. How many seconds had it been? Maybe fifteen. She didn't think she had lost consciousness from the fall, but the sonic hit had definitely knocked the wind out of her. There! It had fallen over the edge of the catwalk, but luckily had caught on the grate. It hung there, catching a glint of moonlight, with the small flashing blue light keeping tempo with each of it's little chirps. She stretched and caught the cool metal in her hand. Tyann sighed in relief, as she held the heart shaped locket to her beating chest. She loved how Ziggy had chosen a romantic token, to encase the technology that would keep her safe. It only disabled them for just under a minute, but oh, was that minute precious. The red proximity light activated at thirty yards. Tyann discovered the hard way, that their range reached much farther, hence the blast she just took. Feeling grateful, she patted her protective vest Ziggy had made her. How he had laughed as he named it the, "Zesty." The brief smile left her face as the locket quieted, and on que, she could hear the faint metallic whirring of her pursuer waking up.