Engineering a Plan

By Viola Grace

The pilots have gotten their bots under their control and are now ready for the next phase in the attack strategy. They are meeting that plan with one of their own.

Back to the city yet again, the pilots are charged with activating the final weapon of the first war, if they can find the stations that will start the machine up after its long sleep.

Being outside the bots is difficult for the pilots, but when they begin taking fire, there is nothing that they want more than the safety of their recent metal companions.

Whose plan was this anyway?

• Language: English
• Publisher: eXtasy Books Inc
• Release date: Mar 23, 2018
• ISBN: 9781487412289

Viola Grace

Viola Grace (aka Zenina Masters) is a Canadian sci-fi/paranormal romance writer with ambitions to keep writing for the rest of her life. She specializes in short stories because the thrill of discovery, of all those firsts, is what keeps her writing.An artist who enjoys a story that catches you up, whirls you around and sets you down with a smile on your face is all she endeavours to be. She prefers to leave the drama to those who are better suited to it, she always goes for the cheap laugh.

Book preview

With the alien attack under way, there is only one thing to do, fight for their lives and then make a plan.

The pilots have gotten their bots under their control and are now ready for the next phase in the attack strategy. They are meeting that plan with one of their own.

Back to the city yet again, the pilots are charged with activating the final weapon of the first war, if they can find the stations that will start the machine up after its long sleep.

Being outside the bots is difficult for the pilots, but when they begin taking fire, there is nothing that they want more than the safety of their recent metal companions.

Whose plan was this anyway?

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Engineering a Plan

Copyright © 2018 Viola Grace

ISBN: 978-1-4874-1228-9

Cover art by Angela Waters

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Engineering a Plan

Innate Wright Book 4

By

Viola Grace

Chapter One

Xaia went through everything she knew about where they were going and what needed to be done. The focus of their mission went through her with every step.

Using old technology wasn’t the most comfortable situation, but now there was no choice. Xaia was trusting that the research and development department had kept the bridge in working condition.

The nanite bridge had never been tested with the enormous weight of the bots but making the jump with command decks full of loose fighters wasn’t a great idea. They needed a bridge over the chasm, and the tech she was carrying was all that they had. It had never been tested. It had been theoretical during the first war, and now, it was getting its trial by fire. Xaia truly hoped that fire was not involved.

She glanced at the ball of metal in Ai’s hand and admired the craftsmanship of the first colonists. The idea was that the nanites would melt and meld the metal with the surrounding landscape, creating tendrils that would make a path to the other side of the chasm. Its built-in sensors were supposed to calculate what it needed to span the gap. Xaia had never seen it working, nor had anyone else in the last two hundred years. The design went back to the first settlers, but it was the world at war that had pulled it together.

Before she had come to grips with what was about to happen, she stopped. The chasm was right in front of them.

The other bots slowly pulled to a halt, and there was silence for a moment. Xaia opened a line to Duel. Duel? You are a miner, right?

Duel answered her with amused surprise. I am. Thanks, you seem to be the only one who remembers it. What do you need?

I need to find the hardest stone at the edge of the chasm. It has to extend as far back as possible for stability.

So, this is about that ball you are carrying.

It is. It is a bridge, but I need the best material available.

Got it. Give me a moment.

Xaia turned Ai, and they watched Kab look up and down the chasm. When he turned toward the far edge, she sighed in relief. It was a blessing to be working with competent people. Duel was checking the other side as well because a bridge needed two sides.

Kab started to move, and his foot made a mark on the ground.

Duel murmured. This is the spot. It is the narrowest span with the strongest stone.

Excellent. Right. Stand aside. I have no idea what will happen next. Xaia heard a sound and looked at the interior of her command deck. Ah, right. I forgot about you. We are perfectly safe but tipping another bot into the chasm isn’t a great idea.

One of the women said, "Are you