ALL NOVEL Loop 254 - Energy Oddity
“That was odd,” Excalibur said to Stan and Jen, who were currently sharing dessert on a picnic blanket in front of the sword. Stan didn’t like leaving his partner separated from the festivities and did his best to keep him company as long as he was stuck here.
“What was?” Stan asked, raising an eyebrow and setting down his piece of pie, now only half finished.
“There was an energy draw from the root network into the void house, but only very briefly. It corresponded to when Cal and the others left for the Under Library,” Excalibur explained.
“Do you think it’s a problem?” Stan asked, worry crept into his voice. They didn’t need another problem, especially one that involved Cal and gateways.
“I do not know. It bears further investigation,” Excalibur answered.
“Sure does, pal, watched it happen on the monitor. For some reason, Cal had to be pushed through. Everyone else, though, was able to enter with no problem. The real question is how the system did it automatically. It sure ain’t programmed for that, let alone for someone like Cal. Maybe one of the animals registered in the system, but I was coming out here hoping you were involved ‘Bur,” Gus said. He had come up behind them as they were discussing the issue.
“Should we go after them?” Jen asked.
“I do not so, at least not yet. As far as we know, it only affected Cal, and we can assume if something happened, one of them would have returned to inform us. For now, I believe it just remains a mystery,” Excalibur explained.