It was with reluctance that Blake prepared to leave the mine. The haul of luthracite had been instrumental in his receiving double portions of pizza the night before in celebration of the last day of work in that vein. He had sent Humbot out to clear the mine of workers before walling it off, and now waited patiently for his return. As if his thoughts had summoned him, Humbot appeared through the gloom.
"Blake. I have something you need to see."
Puzzled, Blake followed. The glare of his headlamp lit a narrow path. After a few minutes, he asked Humbot where they were going.
"It's just up ahead," Humbot answered.
They finally stopped. There didn't seem to be anything special about it - just a used-up luthracite shaft.
"What's going on, Humbot? Is there something else down here?"
Humbot turned and grinned a terrible android grin. "Hold on, Blake."
And with a tremendous roar, millions of pounds of earth fell on them.
1 comment:
AH! I knew that android was bad news.
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