Randy Terri

Randy Terri's Arc
Chapter 7 of 11

Randy Terri's dream is discovering what lies inside the nearby Vault affecting his land.

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Chapter 7

Randy turned back to the fourth door and pressed his hands flat against the cold metal frame. The hand inside the window remained motionless, fingers still spread wide against the glass. He had maybe ten minutes before the periscope watcher descended again. He examined the door's lock mechanism — a heavy deadbolt with rusted teeth and a loose pin that rattled when he tested the handle. The metal had corroded where moisture had seeped through the frame, weakening the bolt's grip on the strike plate. Randy pulled a multi-tool from his pocket and wedged the flathead into the gap between door and frame. He applied steady pressure, working the blade deeper until the bolt shifted with a metallic scrape. The pin gave way completely, and the door swung inward six inches before catching on something inside. A pale face appeared in the gap, backlit by emergency lighting. The person behind the door was emaciated, skin stretched tight over bone, but their eyes were sharp and focused. They didn't speak, just stared at Randy with an expression he couldn't read. Then footsteps echoed from the stairwell above — faster this time, descending in a rush. Randy grabbed Sinclair's arm and pulled him toward the alcove, but the person behind Door Four whispered a single word through the gap: "Run." Randy and Sinclair reached the rope ladder they'd passed on their way down, the same weathered hemp and metal rungs the watcher must have used to bypass the main entrance. They climbed fast, emerging through a concrete shaft that opened into an old medical bunker with steel blast doors and barred windows. Randy sealed the entrance behind them and checked his watch — seven minutes since they'd opened Door Four. Someone was alive down there, imprisoned in a cell beneath his land, and whoever monitored them with that periscope knew Randy had just broken through. The situation had changed from investigation to active threat, and he couldn't unsee what he'd found behind that door.

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