Rainbow Machine
Chapter 5
Bright Eyes
Running his fingers over the matchbox Archie looked up at his brother and shook his head.
"These lay over there by the door. We don't really give them out by hand." He pointed to a small round room that was marked 'smoking' which must have been the smoking lounge. Dareth walked into the room and looked around it. There was a large fireplace that was smoldering out. Small bits of amber could still be seen, but that was it.
"Dareth why don't you just dust it?" Archie handed the matchbox back to his brother who looked at it and then back up at Archie.
"Dust?" He asked.
"Yeah dust it for fingerprints?" Dareth gasped.
"Why didn't I think of that?" He mumbled holding the box up and a small green hue enveloped the small box. Three different prints were on the box. Two were his and Archies, and there was another he didn't know. He hacked into the police database and looked through the files they had there. One match came back for a man who owned a stockyard.
"Harriet Crouse, of Gaya Works."
"Isn't she that woman that owns several trade networks?" Archie asked him. Dareth nodded.
"Yeah I saw something on tv about her not to long ago about her building the most sophisticated transport vehicle. A luxury liner she said." He hummed loudly. He snapped his fingers loudly.
"I betcha thats why she nabbed Dr. Julien, and his boy." Archie nodded his head.
"Sounds plausible. But what now?"
" Now we rest...before things get to hectic." Dareth said motioning to his brother. "Besides I'm sure you work tomorrow. Its Friday. A huge work day for us." He said.
"What? I'm coming with you brother. I can't just let you go in on your own." Archie stood up.
"Yes you can. You have a lady to look after and something tells me she needs you. She's pretty sweet on you." Archie looked baffled. He looked like he was about to say something.
"Yeah well you look like your smitten with that Danny chick." Archie fired back. They both glared at one another before bursting into laughter.
"Alright good night." Archie walked over to the cupboard and sat down plugging in.
"Good night Archie." Dareth climbed the latter and looked around. Zane was wide awake. He held out his hand for Dareth. Dareth nodded lightly hitting his hand. There was a loud pop. Dane stood in the dark room looking around.
"Where?" He stretched tiredly. His eyes locked onto Danny. She was making soft squeaking noises. Having horrible dreams. Dane walked over pulling back the blankets and climbed in beside her. He put his arms around her.
"Shhh Danny...I won't let anything happen. I promise." But she was right. What could he possibly do if someone went after her? He wasn't much of a fighter. He would rather sort things out with words. That and he had guns that he refused to use. Plus his coding…the three laws. He sighed putting his cheek on top of her head.
'We'll figure it out in the morning Dane. Lets get some sleep.' Zane said.
Danny opened her eyes, fluttering them. She looked around the room. It wasn't as lavish as downstairs. They probably used the room to hide since it was in a hiding spot and nowhere near the stairs. She saw the baby blue walls, with white washed furnature. The small seagulls made from seashells hanging from the ceiling and the pictures of boats, and the ocean. A small figure of a black haired mermaid on a shelf with a tiny bronze robot on the other side of her. They both sat upon a smoothed rock.
That was when she realized it. It came slowly, but she was also pretty confused by it. She ran her fingers over the fingers that lay on her belly. The other was entwined in her other hand. She rather liked the feeling of someone holding her, but that had only met the day before. She jumped up and out of the blankets. She smoothed her shirt out.
"What was that about?! You could have slept in the other bed." She pointed to the other one. Dane yawned loudly and rubbed his eyes.
"Yeah but you were having a nightmare." He grabbed her pillow hugging it turning over...which resulted in him falling right out of the bed.