{"sf1_id":236034,"sf2_id":"V1YDOygn","title":"Death In The Time Bay: Part Two","author":"Pellicius","words":435,"posted_at":"2011-03-31T21:48:00.000Z","tags":["Future","Gore","Steam Punk","Supernatural","Timetravel","Violence"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/236034-death-in-the-time-bay-part-two","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/V1YDOygn","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/8c/4e/8c4eea13-b761-448e-9ad5-2a1bf4166b78","description":"","content":"DEATH IN THE TIME BAY: \u0026nbsp;PART TWO\n\n_\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; The pain was terrible, most of it originating from his knees. \u0026nbsp;It was agony, plain and simple, sheer agony that wracked his body, from toes to groin. \u0026nbsp;Jack pushed himself up, aware as he did so of the popping of the shattered bones in his legs. \u0026nbsp;The mission hadn't gone well at all. \u0026nbsp;The target's guards had seen them immediately and opened fire. \u0026nbsp;Jack still remembered one of them clearly, a big wolf, completely white, holding his MP-40 to his hip and opening fire. \u0026nbsp;He had done most of the damage. \u0026nbsp;_\n\n_\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; The first bullet had knocked\u0026nbsp;his left leg out from underneath, him, a second cracking his temporal insulation device, rupturing the batteries and spilling battery acid onto his hip. \u0026nbsp;But Jack hadn't noticed that, he was much too concerned by the gaping bullet wound that had taken a chunk out of his shin. \u0026nbsp;The bone was broken, and the muscles severed. \u0026nbsp;Blood was pumping out, and Jack knew that it was bad. \u0026nbsp;_\n\n_\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; They had pulled him onto the Machine, bullets punching through the sliding door and shattering the windows. \u0026nbsp;Jack had wanted to sit up, but he was too weak. \u0026nbsp;Then a final burst of fire ripped through the door and Harper went down, his shoulder a bloody mess. \u0026nbsp;Tanya had reached over to see if he was alive, then the Machine lurched as the driver set the year and pressed down the ignition._\n\n_\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; Things had happened very quickly after that. \u0026nbsp;Jack saw Tanya suddenly jerk, then something blurry and almost translucent appeared through the bullet holes in the door. \u0026nbsp;It moved quickly and Jack suddenly heard a loud, unearthly keening noise, like the wind through the gates of hell. \u0026nbsp;_\n\n_\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; Tanya looked up from Harper's prone form and just had time to gasp before the thing exploded into shards and everyone in the Machine was torn apart. \u0026nbsp;Jack felt something slice into his stomach, but had no time to react before the thing continued out through the bottom of the Machine and into the time stream. \u0026nbsp;Blood covered the walls and Jack knew that everyone was dead. \u0026nbsp;_\n\n_\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; Then the Machine was still, and Jack felt a heavy sense of relief. \u0026nbsp;It took him some time to summon the strength to move, but he did, and he saw his rescuers for the first time. \u0026nbsp;A tall, stately wolf in a waistcoat and long black pants, and a young fox wearing operator's overalls. \u0026nbsp;_\n\n_\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \"They're dead.\" \u0026nbsp;He said, and then passed out.\u0026nbsp;_\n\n  \n  \n\n"}