Heroes Rising Fiction: Golden Hunt part 10

Part 10

Dr. Blake landed on the side of a green hill and turned around three times as he scanned furiously. Martial Law ran over to him and then held his knees, panting.

“Don’t do that!”

“Do what?”

“Fly off so fast. I’m fast, but good heavens your faster.”

Dr. Blake blithely said, “Oh, I can fly near the speed of light without thinking. Sorry.”

“So,” Martial panted a few more times, “What did you find?”

“This area is saturated by this power. I mean, it’s everywhere.” Dr. Blake intently examined the readings on the sensor device.

Martial Law walked ahead, looking around the hills. “I see a few openings. Could this be where that Leprechaun lives?”

“It’s a good guess. I am seeing a pattern under the soil.” They were unwittingly standing right on top of the mounds that hid the Leprechauns home.

Martial smiled, “So, let’s see what’s under here.” He jammed a hand into the ground and ripped up a large chunk of soil. He missed any of the Leprechauns home, but that didn’t faze him, he continued digging.

“Should we be doing this? I mean, if that Leprechaun lives here, we might destroy his place?”

“He’s magic, let him fix it,” Martial stated and then went to dig into a hill, which would have put him right on top of the Leprechauns library.

“WAIT!” Dr. Blake grabbed Martial’s shoulder.

“What?”

“Look!”

Martial followed a pointed finger and discovered a hooded figure standing near a cliff ledge. With him was Chase. She screamed, “HELP!”

“It’s him! He has Chase!” without another word Martial yelled and ran directly for the enemy.

Dr. Blake flew up and raced right over Martial. He had a fist out, ready to knock the enemy's head clean off. Suddenly the hooded figure evaporated in a puff of smoke, taking the woman with him. Before Dr. Blake or Martial could process this, they both hit an invisible barrier and flew back twenty yards. A shockwave of energy expanded out across this barrier and a deep drumming sound echoed throughout the Carlingford Mountains.

Dr. Blake groaned, “What was that?”

“I don’t know, but it hurt like hell.” Martial sat up and rubbed his forehead.

Dr. Blake got up and returned to the edge of the cliff. He put his hand up and a purplish fuzzy energy buzzed in the air where he met this barrier. “I haven’t seen anything like this before.”

Martial walked over and felt the barrier for himself. Then he looked down at a tiny island in the ocean. Situated on a mound of rocks was a black crock with a few gold coins inside. “Look!”

“What the?” Dr. Blake scanned with his reader, “I’m reading massive levels of this energy signature. That has to be the Leprechauns crock.”

“What about Chase? Do you see her?”

“No. But, I’m having a hard time reading anything other than this energy.”

“Let’s get in and find her.” Martial smashed a fist against the barrier, it threw him back but this time he skidded and came running back. He hit it again and thrown hard.

Dr. Blake sighed, “Brutishly smacking it won’t accomplish anything.”

“I don’t hear any suggestions from you,” Martial stated and then hit it again.

Dr. Black flew up and then ran his hand along the barrier, feeling its shape and size. He flew over it and almost down to the waters on the far side of it. Coming back, he watched Martial hit it so hard that he was once again thrown twenty yards.

Landing next to him, Dr. Blake said, “It’s a dome in shape. I cannot see any kind of emitter. I don’t have any idea what it’s made from or where it’s coming from.”

“All I need to know is that’s gotta come down.” Martial got up and raced back across the field toward the barrier.

Dr. Blake rolled his eyes and pulled out his comm device. He waited as the next explosive drumming sound came and Martial went flying over him. Ignoring his companion, he dialed up BADGE London office.

“Troy here.” Commander Troy answered.

“We found the...” BANG and Martial went flying past him again.

“What’s going on? Are you engaging an enemy?” Troy asked.

“No, wait a moment.” he held the comm device to the side, “MARTIAL, COOL IT FOR A MOMENT!” Martial grumbled, but stopped. Dr. Blake continued with Troy, “We found something. A barrier is protecting the crock of gold, which is on an island. However, we also have reason to believe Agent Chase is out there as well. We cannot get inside and trust me, we’ve tried.”

“Damn.” She whispered, “Okay. I’ll get more heroes to your location. Stay there and learn what you can about this.”

“Understood.”