Space Odyssey: Spectre

Chapter 129 - 129: Labyrinth Run

Jace's hands glided along the mechanical keyboard as he downloaded all of the data he could onto a harddrive. Ever since he hacked into the labyrinth they had been cut off from the other team. But using his access he knew that they were in another room safe from Daedalus' wrath.

He could have turned off all of the jammers but decided against it. He did not yet want to show his hand. He would have to wait for the perfect time to show what control he had taken over the labyrinth. Unfortunately he did not have complete control of the labyrinth's systems.

For instance, he could not turn off the cameras he switched off. Which was worrying since Daedalus intentionally had been switching off the ones that were part of the route he and his team had traveled through. He could also not stop him from

When he landed on the platform it swayed slightly and moved under him. He widened his feet to get a better balance as he quickly solved the reason for why the swaying was happening. These platforms were hanging from the ceiling by thin wires. There was probably a wire on each corner of the platform going to the roof of the room.

After the swaying stopped he slowly walked forward and jumped up onto another platform. This time the swaying was rapid and he started walking one step in front of the other as he realized this was almost like a narrow beam he was walking on.

Jace looked up from his position while walking forward to see the other two were almost on the other side. They were only one or two platforms away from the door. The doorway had a single light above it which was the only other light in the room besides the light above the doorway they had entered in from.

He made it to the edge of the beam and almost stepped off of it. But as he was swinging his arms to get his balance again he felt the platform slip under him as his weight caused the back half to raise into the air.

Jace quickly made a short jump and grunted when he landed on another platform. He pulled himself up and froze as he realized the current platform was not just swaying from side to side it was also moving up and down like a balance beam. So he slowly stood up while looking for the path he was going to take to the door.

He could not completely visually make out the platforms but he could make out the wires now that he was on this platform. He looked at the others and saw that they were arriving at the door. Then they glanced back at him again.

"Keep going! I will catch up in a minute." Jace told them as he hopped onto the next platform. This time he jumped to the next platform before the platform stopped swaying. Then onto the next one.

"Jace we have a problem," Ulin spoke over the channel causing Jace to stop his jumps and frown at the doorway they passed through. "There is a large door with a complex locking mechanism on it. Are we supposed to go through this?"