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    Geared Up
    Geared Up
    Geared Up
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    Geared Up

    By Viola Grace

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    Niad has controlled herself since returning from the Citadel. She has kept out of the public eye and kept off the Guardians’ radar. Her talent is not encouraged by her people, and she is not legally allowed to participate in a rescue, a natural disaster or any law-enforcement actions.

    She keeps her head down and continues her work as a vehicle repair specialist until the day that her careful actions mix with a disaster. She finds a fire where a repair job is supposed to be and takes steps to do the best she can for those trapped inside.

    That one act is observed by one of the Guardians and evolves into an arrest, a charge, freedom and a change in position. She is ready to gear up.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublishereXtasy Books Inc
    Release dateAug 26, 2016
    ISBN9781487408787
    Geared Up
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    Viola Grace

    Viola Grace (aka Zenina Masters) is a Canadian sci-fi/paranormal romance writer with ambitions to keep writing for the rest of her life. She specializes in short stories because the thrill of discovery, of all those firsts, is what keeps her writing.An artist who enjoys a story that catches you up, whirls you around and sets you down with a smile on your face is all she endeavours to be. She prefers to leave the drama to those who are better suited to it, she always goes for the cheap laugh.

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      Geared Up - Viola Grace

      Born to master mechanics, she fights her way into the Guardians and finds a path to glory when she gears up.

      Niad has controlled herself since returning from the Citadel. She has kept out of the public eye and kept off the Guardians’ radar. Her talent is not encouraged by her people, and she is not legally allowed to participate in a rescue, a natural disaster or any law-enforcement actions.

      She keeps her head down and continues her work as a vehicle repair specialist until the day that her careful actions mix with a disaster. She finds a fire where a repair job is supposed to be and takes steps to do the best she can for those trapped inside.

      That one act is observed by one of the Guardians and evolves into an arrest, a charge, freedom and a change in position. She is ready to gear up.

      The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000.

      Please purchase only authorized electronic editions, and do not participate in or encourage the electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support of the author’s rights is appreciated.

      This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Geared Up

      Copyright © 2016 Viola Grace

      ISBN: 978-1-4874-0878-7

      Cover art by Martine Jardin

      All rights reserved. Except for use in any review, the reproduction or utilization of this work in whole or in part in any form by any electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, is forbidden without the written permission of the publisher.

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      Devine Destinies, an imprint of eXtasy Books Inc

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      Geared Up

      Tales of the Citadel Book 54

      By

      Viola Grace

      Chapter One

      Niad Wyfirth could feel the heat beating against her skin. Only a thin layer of metal was situated between her and the cascade of fire below. The smelting plant was under siege by fire, and she was their only chance.

      Niad crept forward inch by inch; her yellow and red thermal suit protected her skin from the glowing metal of the crawlspace. Breathing was accomplished via the pack on her back and the mask over her mouth.

      She wanted to mutter to herself as she positioned herself over the hatch above the slipped gearing system. One lost connection and the heavy, metal transport cauldrons dislodged and the plant caught fire.

      Getting the conveyer arm into working order was the only way to get the fire-suppression systems online. It was currently blocking the vents that would cool the molten metal.

      Niad wasn’t a climber by nature, but the necessity for her to learn was there. She descended out of the vent and used clips and cables to keep herself above the chaos below.

      This was not really what she was good at, but she lined up facing the broken mechanism and reached out to begin tucking it back into working order.

      Mechanical alignment was the best description of her talent, and she lived up to it in the minutes while she swung above the molten metal and fire. When she got the pieces back together, she had to winch the cauldron back into alignment. Sweat made her hands slip as she ratcheted the unit into the track. She prepared to swing free.

      She activated her com. Try to retract the unit.

      Got it. Swing clear.

      Niad pulled herself back on her cables and held on while the machine shuddered back to life and the mechanism tilted the cauldron back into an upright position. The moment it was up and out of the way, the sprinkler system came to life and rain pelted down at a furious pace, bringing the conflagration under control.

      Niad hung onto the cable and watched the fire dwindle and the ash begin to run in the gutters.

      She looked up, into the water streaming from the suppression system. Can someone get me down now?

      Laughter ran through the com system, and the exercise was complete.

      Niad Wyfirth, you are now a qualified Specialist.

      She grinned into the artificial rain.

      * * * *

      Niad wiped her hands on a greasy rag and headed into the main office. Mom, the Diniaric skimmer is fixed.

      Her mom looked up from the monitor and smiled. Good. I will let them know. Do you have time to do that coolant change?

      Niad wrinkled her nose. I promised to check out the cooling system at the school. Can it wait until I get back?

      Yes. They just brought it in, and I told them it wouldn’t be ready until tomorrow. Mlina Skarrow smiled. Where is your father?

      "Under the riot runner. He can’t get the propulsion system

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