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| Name: | Original Story # 2 posted 1/27/2010 Untitled for consideration No copy or reprint without consent. Part 1 of 2 |
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Original Story # 2 posted 1/27/2010 Untitled for consideration No copy or reprint without consent. Part 1 of 2
Untitled for consideration No copy or reprint without consent. Any financial gain or offers to non author/s must be with consent of author. *************************** Sorry not edited**** TX to comment email James@technerd.com I hope you enjoy the read. **************
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Chapter 1
The hall was long, a tall Translucent ceiling slanted down till it is no longer seen. This is the observation deck from the last non military station still unknown to all but a few on Earth. Traveling non-stop to the oldest parts of the universe, in view of an ancient anomaly known as the Breath of Life galaxy cluster. The site of an ancient white hole, in theory a gateway formed by a black hole found in an unknown & separate universe. Whose ancient universe was brought into this one through an Ancient black hole, & out from this white hole forming this our universe. Thought to be Inactive for eons, with no traceable matter or energy coming from it, it is now the site of the strangest anomaly in this universe. The complete aura from the forming of the white hole can only be analyzed from the farthest quadrants of this universe. A ring of ancient primordial debris, dust, & energies from the very start of this universe. Like a ring inside a bubble. Found at the very ends of this universe This makes the Breath of Life star cluster the beginning & end point of this universe. the place Existence was contained into this bubble we call our universe.& like the death of another universe was the birth of our existence , so shall the end of this universe begin another.
Tril looked on at this wonder, to be at the ends of the universe & to watch it to continue to expand & yet see the very end of existence excel away in view. Like a bubble blown by a child in the summer sun, while sitting in it watching as it grows, feeling everything expand around. But like a bubble will it soon burst out?
He could sit & think upon things like this for hours, or days it would seem, but time & care free thoughts where a luxury ill afforded these days. The 1st shuttle in months & a big one had arrived. Only 54 crew & a dangerous load of fuel & supplies. Welcomed, but during war a dream most of the time. He knew the commander had pull, but this was more than he thought the old man could grab. Laugh out loud Tril thought. Plus a following ship, not the usual military escort. This one was new & seemed almost alien. No information listed in the logs. Strange, Tril had never come across any file or station log he did not have complete & tedious control of.
A far cry from his days working towards becoming a strike ship captain & the years of command, at times the memories seem fuzzy with all the missions he has had & studied. But now he had to drive the Old Guy around. Not a bad duty but not the duty of the most decorated captain in the USC (United System Command) but that is what the old guy wants then thats what he gets. He felt ok with it, the violence & death had gotten to him years ago. He has watched too many good people lose their hopes & lives. The life of a renaissance man suited him fine. Tactical & advance navigation was a challenge he felt was meant for him, plus hours of engineering & working with the engines helped pass the time. Tril was never short of challenges nor was the steady flow of challenges about to slow or stop.
Now the time is spent racing the clock & now that the station slowed to allow the shuttle to catch up. It will be hard pressed to every catch up to the expansion. If the station ever could, a fools errand, thinking of catching time & existence all at once. On the edges of this white hole are the oldest galaxies & black holes in our universe. The immeasurable black holes feed on the massive amount of matter brought into our universe through the white hole. Growing & consuming more as they grow, needing more & more matter, devouring all without hesitation. Now that the flow from the white hole seems to be ending they are collapsing on each other, the white hole along with the rest of our universe. Not before the Black holes throughout the rest of the universe grow & consume most if not all of the remaining universe. Massey theorized this was also happening on the other side of the white hole & possibly on the other side of our black holes. A convergence of all these white & black holes feeding on each other until the end of the universe? But what then? This is the Alpha & Omega? Could there be a new start?
Chapter 2
Well as soon as both ships dock & lock on, it is back up to full speed. Time seems to stretch the faster & farther the station travels. It makes docking a task & crews some time get shiftlocked if they dont converge into the stations speed & time shift. Shiftlocked occurs when a ship is not able to obtain shift with the station. The docking ship is not able to synchronize its speed to the station or is not close enough to the station if it does match speed. Since it takes so much energy many ships expend all their energy & have not made it & have gotten shiftlocked. Time seems to go normally for those on the station but the shiftlocked ship just seems to drift in space & rapidly age. Then it breaks apart as time seems to ravage the ship. The whole time the crew has been dead for ages even if in cryo holds. The shiftlocked ship is stuck powerless while time seems to quickly advance. The real horror is that time seems normal for those stuck on the powerless ship stuck drifting helpless to the ravages of time. The station will get the compressed transmissions of the crew until life support fails, & ship reports & logs until systems fail & the ship breaks apart while those on the station watch. Each second of transmission equals ten years of transmissions after it is uncompressed. So the pleas for help go unanswered, even though the station appears to be in the same place to the shiftlocked ship. The crew would never get the reply if one was sent. Rescue was impossible once a ship was shiftlocked.
The station is headed into the white hole but is still so far away that it will never get to the edge of the white hole. Time slows the closer the station gets. The station could never last long enough ever make it, but even if it could it would get swallowed by the black holes around the aura of the white hole before it ever could.
Father Massey & he would talk on this for hours. Gods Scientist Tril calls him, a priest & a Scientist in many disciplines. The earth they all knew has been gone thousands of years now, Einsteins relativity theory has been proved. Man started to travel & explore.
But Man continues to make the same mistakes he had always made: Greed, envy & war followed. Until at last all of the known universe is at war even at the very end of our universe.
Tril thought a Universal War & the end of the universe. Could it be saved? Should it be?
Anymore curves headed his way?
Massey seemed to have a joke for any kind of trouble. But he had none today.
The OG wants you Massey said.
Tril looked up to see his friend, not dressed in the religious garb today? Tril meekly joked. This was unusual Massey seemed more comfortable with at least his rosary or biblechip in hand. Massey also knew the primal dreams that seem to haunt them since the first days in the USC.
A real aggressive competitor, a true sports man, gentleman, & scholar, Tril reflected, a real friend. Tril has always won at most 1on1 sports he ever competed at, but Massey, he was a challenge even if Tril could win, he never relented & always got better , but so did Tril. He loved the games of skill from darts to hyper sled racing. Never a better sparring partner has he ever found. Massey was not a priest the devil should fuck with, Tril would jokingly think on those mornings after a game or a spar.
Again Massey repeated as if in a daze, the old guy had me find you. We are to meet the 2nd ship & then escort the crew to the old guy stat. Massey seemed just as puzzled so Tril did not ask, this is not the procedure but, again what the old guy wants he gets. How long ago did this ship need to be made to get here now? Did technology advance so much, is the war over? Tril then had a thought, Massey are the ships docked already?
Just the 2nd ship, it has been docked for some time now. Massey said as he quickly turned avoiding a question he knew but could not answer.
Tril was in shock & almost hesitated to walk forward but training took him forward. How did that ship get docked so quickly? Only two ships are able to resupply the station A feat of technology far beyond it`s time. To place a ship at the right time & space for even a chance to meet not even to dock was a matter of faith more than science. The station needs to slow & wait for these ships. After docking, the station then again allows the pull of the surrounding black holes to help increase its speed as it powers forward rushing into the lips of life & death.
Without words both set off to the docking bay, lost in thoughts most likely shared yet left unspoken.
When they arrived the crew was already being met & escorted off the ship by three security cadets dressed in there full regalia. Tril wanted to smile those uniforms must be uncomfortable, he has never known a time on the station after it was launched full dress was ordered. Then he saw her, but how? When he left he knew it would be for good. How could she have followed? Tril`s mind started to swim. She saw him; He saw her quiver so slightly as eyes met. It is her Tril thought almost so loud Massey turned to look back at him with wonder. As he started to recognize others, thoughts & memories started to flood to him. Damm! Tril thought the same man that did not flinch skimming an interceptor through the debris ring around a Trullian fortified moon base. Now my hart skips & mind flips to see her.
Tril, Tril Massey repeated, you hear me?
Whats the matter with you?
Did you see? It is the remaining members of our unit! How did they get here? Why are they here? I thought it would be impossible for us to ever see anyone we ever knew! Whats going on?
Massey must have seen more than just a puzzled look for he stopped the questions started to follow the 9 remaining members of his 1st unit after basic. What where they brought back together for? Tril leading him as questions formed in their minds.
Chapter 3
The old guy was that & more, a large man with scars & marks that seem to cover him & over lap. Except for a smile that has real warmth & humor he looked like all business.
Eyes that seem to see more than they should, he was a Lion of a man. Tril liked him from the 1st day he heard him growl at his unit of 150 at the start of USC training as a cadet. Hard, straight & true, the final word, so he was nickEraftd Coffin Nail, But Tril knew the old guy & over the years counted him as a friend.
Old coffin nail has been addressed as: commander, Sir, also old guy & coffin nail behind his back for so long he has almost forgotten his own Eraft. So he does not mind what the men call him as long as they use the proper respect when doing so.
A get to the point leader, but at this time he just made them all stand there in front of him at attention in silence. Then without preemption or acknowledgements he began to address those gathered before him.
Some of you I have not seen in a very, very long time & I wish there was time to speak to you all now & to tell you what is going on here. Now is not the time, please forgive me. Instead I ask you go to your quarters & read your briefs, we will discuss more soon. That is all for now.
Tril was puzzled as they walked from the old mans office. No one spoke as they where lead by the escorts to quarters. Tril turned to Massey , odd , any ideas on how they got here? Tril then saw a looked he had never seen on his friends face before. Shaking his head he turned into his quarters.
Chapter 4
Tril sat down at the desk a number of files where waiting.
1st one had his Eraft on it & the date started 3:23:15 3/23/2337
3000 years before he launched on this station. His mind reeled as he read the next lines
DNA # 3333331 male: intellect: high, borders on extreme :
adaptability: high, borders on extreme:
K.I.A: 5/19/2486 classified op: no information on record
8/14/2498 military action: no information on record
4/07/2557 black op: no information on record
1/01/2709 no information on record
11/14/3205 no information on record
7/18/3345 ship captain USC Viking destroyed w/all hands
6/29/3419 ship captain USC Essex destroyed w/all hands
12/25/3555 W/honors credited with saving outpost in Trullian system
9/07/3595 Trullian raiders destroy colony & protectorate force no survivors
2/30/3608 dies whiles defending earth receives highest honors for bravery
5/24/3685 part of attack force that nearly destroyed Trullian race. no survivors
10/30/3851 Trullian troops flood in outer quads of USC space . no survivors
7/13/3897 dies while defending base. Saves 3 shuttles
3/26/4108 no information on record
7/11/4121 DNA tests later confirm body found in abandoned Trullian base
6/16/4206 no information on record
2/09/4209 shock raid on Trullian moon base.
5/27/4215 raid on Trullian moon base
9/29/4255 raid on Trullian home base
Currently 15:45:13 7/24/5497: deactivated on exploration & research station CLASSIFIED
Tril was stunned, what was he? Then he noticed that there was a similar file on each of his companions. After reading the files & briefs Tril thought it was staggering. He has seen & done so much, yet he felt that this was beyond belief. His friends & he are the product of DNA research. Reconfigured with the original DNA sample & some of the DNA from the latest incarnation of the DNA subject. An ongoing experiment.
The last memo was the most serious dated 5/05/5207 Dr R. Galfino PHD , Genetic Engineer
Subjects seem to reject training, yet show signs of full retention & mastery far beyond training. Subjects in most cases begin to abhor violence & find ways to avoid it. Subjects forced to violence or that are predisposed to violence have shown extreme violent & psychotic patterns. Such subjects are extremely dangerous & must be eradicated immediately. After each reconstitution of a DNA subjects patterns of violent or non-violent characteristics may become more & more noticeable. Psychotic subjects have been able to keep from being detected for many reconstitutions & pose serious threats. Incidents & potential warrant the immediate closure of the project & the removal & or the destruction of all DNA test subject & research materials. Due to the high risk of hostile forces obtaining any of this information it is imperative this is carried out immediately.
Note: non-violent subjects tend to retain all skills learned & retain training. Most go on to more humanitarian disciplines & professions such as: Rescue workers, doctors, teachers, researchers, & explores. Such subjects have & continue to make great contributions to humanity and should be allowed to live out there final reconstitution.
DNA subjects genetically engineered sterile & with an average life span of 175 years.
Tril gasped is this why he was here! To live out his life by plunging into the void? Set on a research station that is chasing the birth & death of the universe? He began to laugh, fickle fate. He began to relax & try to get some clarity, the dreams the memories all started to make more & more sense but how, why, & now what? Then he thought of her, did this explain his feelings toward her? Did she really see him; was recognition what he saw from her? He stood to leave & find out when the alarm sounded him to the bridge.
Chapter 5
As he left the transshaft & made his way to the bridge he saw other station crew members curiously make there way onto the deck hall. There faces seemed as puzzled as Masseys did earlier today. As he stepped onto the bridge he saw the bridge crew going through tactical & security procedures.
Three fast ships approaching the station, signaling for the station to drop speed & drop out of shift immediately!
Tril was amazed at the speed & size of these warships. They were over taking the station. Not as if they would soon catch her at this speed unless she drops from shift. But never has any ship been able to match speed & retain it with the station, but it now seems as the technology can & may-be more? If the station was to ever drop from shift then it would never be able to continue its course.
Tril thought those ships seemed somehow alien yet a blend was clear to been seen. Was the war over, who was this, these where his thoughts as the requests for clearance codes were sent to the approaching ships. No efforts to slow were made by the crew, as the station Commander & the stations systems confirmed authorization. In the mere moment it took he thought he felt the whole crew hold a breath. Alarms then shut down & the station started to return to normal. Some turned to leave & get back to the moment at hand , Tril had to stay & watch the approaching ships a bit longer, it seemed that they where about to end the stations progress.
Chapter 6
He watched the ships slowly start to catch up to the station, but he also noticed the station did not seem to slow. Then he noticed the old guy standing by the helmsman. It seemed he had orders for the helmsman. The station commander a stern & stout man, had a look of steadfast clarity of purpose. They seemed to be running through a well thought out & practice exercise, like this was expected & then minutes later the station commander called all non-essential bridge crew to clear the deck. Moments later alarms sounded through out the station halls. Tril quickly left the bridge area as the blast doors shut sealing the command deck. The Old Guy was right behind him. Find your crew captain & in my quarters in 10. This is going to be faster than expected. The old guy gleamed at him. His scars seemed to glow with excitement & power. Tril, not because of his training, but because of his love & respect for this man that has been as much a father as a commander to him turned & went to gather HIS CREW. What that meant he was not sure. Why they were now running into the void & with ships at there heels, questions he knew would have to wait for answers.
Chapter 7
Massey was the 1st one he found, were have they been quartered? The Old guy needs us there then! Tril asked his friend.
I believe they are staying aboard their ship Tril, But I got the com link. With no more than a thought Massey was able to connect to the ship via the stations secure com links a function of a micro communications device that allowed communication over vast distance. Allowing the host an almost unlimited access to control human technology, & access to any system & its sub-systems. Massey could control several ships & stations simultaneously under normal circumstances & conditions. A neat trick, but drives the user mad if its use is prolonged. The constant strees drove some mad. But Massey hardly used it & never at length & never multiple systems. Seems it made him feel less human. But most of the crew had some kind of interface device implanted for communication or for pleasure, not just to make up for physical limitations. Some implants are so sought after, that even death penalties do not stop or slow the trade in them.
Tril himself had no implants; he had an aversion to any type of implant. He always told Massey if he couldnt find a way to put on his pants, without needing an implant then hell get one. Why else would he need one for?
They will meet us on the way Massey then turned & halted, I never had such a signal from a ship before! it read my mind?! I mean it answered for the crew & just gave me its status. It even asked me how I was!! Tril this is strange!
Tril did not hear his friend finish, he was on the move, and she just came into his view. Headed to see the Old guy with the rest of his old unit, but he only thought of a chance to look at her. Damm, the past few years nothing transpired that required his time or complete attention. Still he noticed she seemed to have more of a snap to her walk, her hair seemed different, & she had changed her uniform. How did she find the time to do all that, he bemused.
The crack of a sealing transshaft snapped him back. If the people gathered were not as disciplined or did not completely trust the old guy, jaws would have dropped & the room would fill with gasps as he steped out with a Trullian diplomat. Judging from its markings & decorations, from the ruling species of Trullian.
Trullian`s are a insect like species that have many different sub-species that make up & maintain individual colonies. Loyalty among the colony is absolute but outsiders are not trusted & are usually hunted for sport & eaten. Every colony breeds a countless variety of brood. Alliances are made & are held by the eldest from both colonies. Countless colonies maintain alliances among friends & enemies, this makes Trullian politics. But absolute rule is held by a single species of Trullian breed in all colonies as a leader & representative cast that rule Trullian society, more manlike than humanity would dare to consider. They hold no allegiances to any colony, just their caste, & rule absolutely. Just as vile, treacherous & loathsome as humans have been able to show themselves to be. Nearly 6 feet tall, & resembling a cross between a man & a praying mantis. A Small bulbous head & large black eyes, that when looked at in detail, are millions of tiny little black eyes. An exoskeleton covered with an outer skin, colored by a sick huge of greenish dead flesh, & the sticky sweet stench of, rotten melon. The creature kept covered by the robes of a silken garb. But all knew of the long & powerful limbs that could kill in a blow. A fearsome enemy was now standing before them!
Tril then knew why the docked escort ship looked so alien. It must be a Trullian/Human hybrid, but how was it made & who made it, the questions started to get staggering. Trullian technology is a bio-organic technology not understood by humans, humans create & build. Trullian`s breed & grow, from new species to handle a new task or challenge or grow needed resources such as ships & buildings. They can even grow small moons by adding material found in the space near them, & anything it can attract in it`s gravity. Colonies on large planets will build similar structures to attempt to grow larger. When colonies expand to the limit of there environment, they breed a brood of fierce & destructive spawn. This larva eats & destroys nearly everything near them as it grows & matures. Slow & awkward at 1st the colony will feed & protect the larva to the death. As they grow the larva will eat any of the colony that it can, until it becomes a formidable eating force. It stores its rich diet as it grows & swells. If on a planet which conditions allow it will start to rise & float still eating any floating or flying member of the colony it can. Until it is as far into the atmosphere it can go. It then releases all the ballast it can & uses the stored gases to escape gravity. It will travel suspended until it finds a planet, meteor, asteroid or space debris it can use as food. As it locks on & eats, the larva of the creatures it ate from the colony begin to eat its torso & legs from the inside. Just leaving the head to continue to eat & create food for a new colony. The surviving colony will rebuild & carry on to repeat the process Some , like the ruling species of Trullian have used their knowledge to create breeds that allow for space travel & can adapt & use some human technology. We humans are the masters of point & click weapons. We should be proud that we now made it so simple even an alien intelligence finds it so simple to kill us with our own weapons.
The Trullian race is very ancient & little is truly known about them & their history. Mankind has fought the Trullian since the 1st encounter, but some peace & cooperation has been made in the last thousand years, not much though.
Chapter 8
Quick note: Communications.
By using the properties of light man has been able to use it to communicate over greater distances far faster. By changing the elements, the bands in the light spectrum will change (Spectroscopy) also by compiling the light bands in different light intensities (luminosity) at set ranges. Also by using all ranges in light spectrum, message & data are exchanged.
Well are we ready to start the ride! the old guy seemed pleased with the reaction he saw. I need some volunteers, thought you were right for the job been a long time since I called on any of you, & I know this is short notice.
Well to bring you up to speed, we now have 3 & possibly more heavy warships gaining on us, they will over take the station no matter how fast we get the station. But this was never this stations mission!
Tril saw the looks & saw the excitement on the old guys face. The goal was to save & share this universes life & knowledge. This time there were some slight gasps & sounds of dumbfounded astonishment. The ships that docked earlier are not here for this station. As we speak the final preparations are going on. Since time may be short all tactical data is available to you on the ship in your quarters. Tril thought how could he know , how this must have been in the works for decades if not much longer .The ships are a new design & technology, so are the grav/matter redirection shields & a new type of gravslip drive. ( gravslip drives use the push & pull of gravitational forces. Like a leaf in a stream if it gets held by the rocks blocking the stream, the forces pushing it & the pull tugging the leaf forward. When enough force builds up the leaf is propelled forward. Based on the same technology as grav/matter shields , by increasing or decreasing the gravitational attraction of the ship. Thus pulling & pushing the moving ship along building speed as it goes.) Grav/matter shields are used to deflect micro dense matter, dark matter & small gravitational anomalies. The Gravslip drive uses any large or intense gravitational fields or bodies.
I will tell you all this now! You must all go forward & see what is next. I am sending you to the very end & I believe a new beginning. The warships following are trying to get all that you are & represent. They want the knowledge & power you are to save. I am asking you to take the ship & shift right into the white hole. Now they all gasped even the Trullian diplomat seemed to show excitement. Tril thought how in the hell, but he was not about to doubt the old guy now. Smiling he look at the old guy , Thinking hard & true.
The old guy continued as you speed faster into the white hole the station will appear shiftlocked, time will continue as it always has here. You will watch the inevitable end of this station. The warships should leave the station alone & try to stop you. No Matter what, go on do not stop! The warships will fall farther behind shift with you. This ship will plunge into the white hole as all matter from the other side of it is expelled into our universe & it collapses. With no more matter to feed the surrounding black holes they will begin to feed & collapse on each other.
With a low somber tone while this universe is destined to end, it is the collective hope of life in this universe you will be there at a new start.
Chapter 9
As Tril boarded the Alien/human hybrid ship he felt some kind of familiarity with this ship. Not as it he had been here before but, knew it like a comrade. He walked the ship as it was being prepared. Shuffling engineers & there robotic aids, scoured the ship stem to stern, inside & out. It was about done! Tril marveled at this ship, first look it seemed a build ship put together by human hands. There was a lot of human technology but no evidence that anything was installed or built into the ship. Instead it looked as if it just grew from in the ship or in same things as if the ship grew around it. How did they get the technology to blend? Power issues, going from bio-technology to human tech & back again, how did they do it? Tril hoped to learn more but he had to prepare for a final brief before launch. The he remembered the old guy had left more technical info in his room. As he went to his quarters he saw the station crew leave the ship, seems they are done with this ship & were joining it to the shuttle. What was this for he thought again? He knew he has very little time left before launch. His room seemed build for him all controls seemed perfect. He was relived, in the many years of service he was aware how comfort was regarded. He sat down at his console; more files were opened for his attention.
The 1st one caught his eyes. Dated 3/205/2297 Dr R. Galfino PHD, Genetic Engineer
All DNA regeneration subjects destroyed. All research data & lab & equipment destroyed as ordered. Myself & three aids returning to Earth. Next he found a report stating the ship Dr R. Galfino & his aids were returning on was reported missing. No reports of it ever being found. Tril thought what was this here for? Next where the files expanding his file & Masseys:
3/26/4108 no information on record: Unofficial report:
Special Ops sent to 3rd moon of large gas planet in Trullian Quadrant. All troops lost. Evidence of fortified enemy positions all over moon, some heavily damaged .
7/11/4121 DNA tests later confirm body found in abandoned Trullian base on the 3rd moon of large gas planet in Trullian Quadrant. Evidence of heavy enemy losses & damage.
2/09/4209 shock raid on Trullian moon base. Retrieved 2 tortured DNA Samples of DNA subject Massey. Found evidence DNA sample of DNA subject Tril Also found & destroyed with Trullian base.
5/27/4215 raid on Trullian moon base. Evidence Trullian`s working on human DNA weapons. Moon destroyed heavy losses.
9/29/4255 raid on Trullian home base. Almost complete losses on both sides.
Captain Tril negotiates treaty with Trullian ruling species.
Tril then read a report from Dr R. Galfino dated 12/26/5065, the director of this station! The old guy himself but how?
Exploration Station First Light:
Requesting supplies & personal required to derive where & how matter entered our universe. See attached lists of equipment & personal requested.
More questions then answers Tril thought. He had no time now Damm! Started to find answers & just got a world full of questions, well 1st the job at hand & then some time to think this through he thought.
Chapter 10
Time had past quickly Tril had to hurry to get to the briefing room before the old guy walked in. He was again followed in by the Trullian, both seemed to have a grave & somber air about them. They looked like two old oracles with knowledge far beyond those that are about to receive it. With the hope of guiding their unknowing flock to safety, they were about to dole out a bit more information. Well this has been fun! I knew all those years ago that we had a purpose greater than what we where created for.
I was 1 of the 1st DNA subjects enhanced by Dr R. Galfino. He had Made our DNA regenerate. Most failed, I was not as lucky. I was one of those that passed the 1st phase & testing began. They wanted to know how much could be regenerated. They cut off parts & let it regenerate. Then after those tests where done, the remaining subject went to the next phase, burning off parts with fire & radiation. This kept up until I was left. Dr R. Galfino for some reason had always kept me well, or as well as he could. When he got the orders to destroy the lab & all data & return to Earth to start the next Phase of DNA tests. An attempt on his life injured the doctor. While he had the strength he gave me his ID & since I had been there & had worked in the lab & knew the work, I took his place. With the Help of the doctors aids we made it to safety. I started out as the doctor to make my way around but soon knew I needed a reason & a purpose, you are that purpose.
They were all silent for a time, thoughts started to swirl in the minds of those standing there. Then the Trullian spoke, a hissing squeaks but recognizable as speech.
Wessz much inzz yourssz debzts, plezsazes goesz inzz lightz Tril was astonished seems they where just blessed by a Trullian & may-be a priest. Massey & he could talk theology, now that would be a conversation.
Now get to your ship my friends, you launch on my command in 3 hours. By the Way the Warships are coming up fast so I want you to be ready in 1 got that! In unison like as if it was graduation day they all roared Yes Sir & went straight to their posts. The old guy could not have felt prouder of his comrades, friends, his children.
Command deck of the Ship seems right from his mind, Tril could not have asked for a better design of function. 1 man could guide the ship as the rest stayed in cryo. He sat in the command chair instantly display screens popped up into his view, fast he thought. Systems Up & are running though check lists. Time to read a bit more of the files, more he needed to know. He knew it would keep his mind off her for a bit. Lillyanna, He saw her in his mind as he whispered her Eraft, well where ever they were going they could at lest be together. That thought made this the best mission he could ever hope for.
When he sat back at the console a note from the old guy marked recent, & urgent was waiting.
Tril as a Friend & as your commander I feel I have more I must share with you. Please remove the panel of your console. This is all I can do for you all.
Go to GOD, I believe he will be waiting.
Tril did not know what to make of this message. He went to his still packed footlocker & took out his tool kit. Hardly used, but around for those times when it is faster to just fix the problem himself. But thats what happens when you have free time. He laughed, there had been times he missed the action, & found little things to study to keep himself busy. Now with no time to spare he is taking apart a working console, he had to laugh again. A small box was stuffed in the back corner of the console hardware. Again he wondered why it was put there, it was here sealed in the console since it was 1st built, & then installed. How long has the old guy been working on this mission?
He opened the box to find a self inserting neural implant, a type banned by death. It allows a mind link between humans; they can share all manner of information from thoughts to what each other sees or thinks. Communicate & even store the information for a later date. This one was modified; Tril did not know what to think.
Chapter 11
Station started to ring with the warnings of approaching warships. Massey watched as they started to shift in with the station. It was beautiful to see the warships, from the station they are seen to be in two places shifting between them until they are in the same shift as the station. The result of shift, time & space on the warships make the station seem to jump positions as it is travels in shift.
Massey knew this was not end of one great plan, but the continuation of it. He looked forward to doing his part. As a priest & researcher he was not needed for the launch. So he felt it was his duty to pray & to hope on the future. He knew on the other side of the white hole, that universe was collapsing in on itself, what might be happening in that universe? Has life already ended there or is there any life there waiting for their doom as it is in this universe? A fate that all things must inevitably endure?
Massey knew he needed to cheer up. He was the spiritual one of this group, his life dedicated to the good of mankind. What did the old guy think he would bring to a new universe? He wondered how he got all this, this far.
Tril put the implant back into the box, this he needed to think about. Tril thought he just might be a bit afraid to jam something in his head. He laughed to himself, now that just may be it. But it can wait, & she was on his mind & he had to just see her, talk to her. Before it became too late, who knew what would happen. Soon as he made for the door, his quarter door signaled that he had a visitor.
She was dressed in a lab coat & had her hair up. His gaze followed the nape of her neck & down toward the ample cleavage she had displayed. Well I knew you couldnt change she blurted & jumped into him with a kiss. Tril giddy picked her up & crushed her back to him. How did you get here? He stammered A ship stupid Lillianna grabbed him & kissed him hard but tender; it was a flood of memories & feelings. She laughed again, the sound made the universe disappear.
The old Guy sat in his office, the end of a long plan here at last. Still chances it will fail are assured, but that hope, where there is none still lingers in him. God forgive him if he is wrong, he may have been able to give them all a chance at life here & now. A million life times will still pass before the final end. He has sent them rushing into this universes final abyss, for only the slightest of hopes. As the ships engines fired up in the final procedures he begins unlocking the remaining sealed & hidden files. There he breathes all knowledge past & present from this universe now goes with you. As he leans back in his chair to watch the ship pull away from the station, a smile & a tear appear on his face.
Chapter 12
Tril still giddy from the moments with Lillyanna, he knew the few extra kisses he stole would mean he would need to run a bit on his way to the bridge. Right into the command chair & then right to his 1st order to undock & break away from the station.. Tril saw the 2 others on deck. He remembered them: Collin, a communications officer & part of the transports security guards. A fast friend & a lucky soul, Tril liked him, & Brian, a heavy & gruff man. Brian was always found eating or at his monitoring station eating. He flew the test drones & probes & was not a bad navigator, but not the most pleasant of company. Tril smiled he had him transferred to drones & probes because of his talents & that he did not like to work with others. So it was the perfect job for him & he seemed to like it. Tril saw that the war ships had sped up much faster than expected, so much for the 3 hours, 1 hour 23 minutes. The old guy can call them! he again thought; Tril could not see why did he not join them? But before leaving he spoke with him, he had made a few moments for each of them. All the old guy would say is he must end here & you are to carry on. Tril reflected on those moments, the old guy seemed more apprehensive than he ever saw him. How much did he gamble? Tril: never new the old guy to take chances or make mistakes. So when the command to power engines & match station speed, & release docking clamps. Tril knew this was a one-way ride into the unknown, at the end of our universes to plunge into the very beginning. He set the course & brought the gravslip drive online. He saw the war ships start to drift farther out of shift. He continue to watch & monitor the ship progress, the drive was working better than expected. Then he noticed the station his home so many years so many friends & comrades. Seemed to start shiftlock but slowly at first, yet the war ships came faster now! Seems they wanted this ship & crew dead if not alive. The war ships took up a triangle position & from what Tril saw they used all the power there engines could put out, holding nothing back. Trying to use there grav/matter shields to force a convergence. But there attack went wrong! Following a ship in shift, the ship you see is already gone, & what is seen is a phantom image stuck in a moment of time. In a final desperate attempt to stop or destroy them, they converged where Tril & crew had been in shift & converged together. The explosive blast rocked the station & the ship. Tril could not understand why such a foolhardy & desperate act? Why? Sacrifice three warships & crews so uselessly, to stop them from attempting a certainly doomed mission? Why did they fear this ship & them?
They where now on course & alone the station seemed far away but one could notice the lights dimming as the power core fades until it is black against the back drop of space.
Tril went back to his quarters. There should be nothing more for some time as they attempt to gain speed & catch up to the expansion.
Lillyanna was there in his quarters, her hair was down. Just past her shoulders, a wave of browns. She was just looking out & did not seem to notice him as he slipped up behind her. crew are not allowed. She spun around smiling cutting him off crew? Crew? Am I crew? She laughed at his discomforted, his face showing distrees for displeasing her. I am the captains woman! He went to grab her, but she slipped easily by. Slow she jeered. I have no time for you Tril laughed not able to keep a straight face as she jittered & danced about like a child possessed by joy & mirth. He knew why he loved her so, he held out a hand for her to take.
Chapter 13
As the years have passed on the station the old guy would stare at the ship, for them not even a moment has passed, yet as they go farther & faster they seem to slow here. He thought again of past days with friends. His DNA had kept him alive when all the rest on the station had long since past. Soon his flesh will not be able to regenerate & all that will be left of him will be dust & all the implants he has had to endure. Floating in the dark of space, until he is sucked up by a black hole that is just as doomed as he is. His implants have been created to endure for tens of thousands of years beyond him, retaining all he knew & saw, a beacon left here for any beyond this universe.
Tril awoke, gently got out of bed & went to his console to read more files. He had spent years trying to forget that he was never going to see her, but here she is! Damm, the report notes came back to him sterile They could not ever have a family, it would have hurt her then but now? He looked at the box. He knew the old guy had many implants & he had talked candidly with him on the subject. Tril knew it was his choice, but he also knew it was the old guys final gift. Lillyanna awoke to hear Tyrial screaming holding his head in his hands, & blood all over. He was screaming names & dates, in so many languages some alien, old & unknown, she started to get frightened but she had seen much worse so she snapped to him. She called for help & stayed with him until the others not on duty came to help.
William A slight but fairly tall man with a curious nature & a bold swagger stepped in & looked at Lillyanna what happened to him? Asking as he picked up Tril to carry him to the med station. He saw no answer in her eyes, turning they both took off toward the med station. Lindy was already there starting the med unit. A bright & alluring woman, not much for the self proclaimed Daun Jaun`s. Tril was placed on a table that conformed to the host. Long slender mirrors & lenses & needle like mirrored tubes, hang above. Lights, bright, yet not blinding, pour over the host. The slender arms move the delicate mirrors & lenses in position like a dance of fire flies.
Massey exhausted rushed into the med station aware of his friends injuries. What Happened! It was Lindy that spoke up. Seems he installed an implant & an illegal one to boot, & way beyond anything I have ever seen & well it does not look human built.
Massey looked at his friend, I had hoped you would never feel the burden he thought looking at his friend.
Tril could hear his friends talk, but the knowledge poured into him at once staggered him. It was more than he could handle & control at the time, but it was getting better. He had to make it, his 1st. Slow it down & work with it as if was just memories & thoughts stored in his mind. It was all he could work with now. He just wanted it to stop; it felt like the long end to a bad roller coaster ride. As he moved up from the table he was restrained, He new his friends cared but He was the captain I am alright now, thanks. He stepped to his feet, the action helped him. Lillyanna started to punch him, why you ever & I mean any stupid stunt He gently put his hand to her lips & smiled I know, I know she & William helped him back to his quarters. Where she watched him sleep a full cycle, stroking his forehead with her gentle touch till he awoke.
Chapter 14
Massey sat on the bridge He was acting captain, a job he did not like. He was alone this cycle all that there was to do was look on & pray. He monitored the sensors & checked the ship ten ways to Sunday. He was relived Tril was ok, but the implant made him worry for his friend, an alien implant & modified. Back on the station he could get imprisoned for life if not a death sentence for possession of banned implants. I hope Tril knows what he is getting into Massey thought. But do any of us really know what we are getting into? Seems they are all in it now. Massey took a moment to marvel at the ship. It seemed to know or anticipate his actions, the controls seemed to respond to his thoughts. He then decided to do a little research while time permitted. Massey set the sensors to there destination, the center of the white hole. This was the closest any ship has ever gotten, & they were gaining speed they just might make it. The station now long gone could never have gotten so close. The readings & data made Massey stop & stare at the data. My God! What is this?
Lindy finished going through the med station, it was the finest she had ever work with. It seemed to work independently & with such care. She liked healing & helping others, & this med station seemed akin to her. Lindy took immediate pride in this her new med station, or it took pride in her. She smiled back as she turned off the med station lights; she had quickly found compassion on a ship, & her place aboard.
Brian decided no time like the present to hit the galley. Seems he had not had a decent meal in so long he was about to chew on a bulk head. The supplement bars he brought were gone the same day. Pathetic, ignorant, swill dispensers he swore the cooks aboard the transport tried to kill him. Made me shit so bad. Fuckers got it though. He amused himself on his petty revenge. The 2nd day of his condition he went to the mess & got as much as he could quickly eat & as much as he could carry. Bowels & guts twisting & cramping, he went into the cooks barracks. There he finished eating the crap they gave him & then Brian gave the cooks some of there own crap back, turn about is fair play he was now laughing out loud. He was still sick for days after but it still made him laugh until he cried thinking of what those freakin swill jockeys must have thought entering the barracks after dinner cleanup. Brian knew he had to stop laughing before he messed himself, crap I wish I had an image.
Collin went to hydrate himself with some cafestim. A drink made to simulate coffee, a banned drug & very, very rare. Other types of stims are legal but cafestim even though it really is nothing like coffee, but it seems to relax & calm him. He never felt as bold as the rest but he always worked at getting it done, no matter the effort. He knew this due to the fact he would not be on this ship if did or could not. Those around him where top notch, so he must be darn good. The trick is not to get a swelled head & keep striving forward. He had a habit of giving himself pep thoughts it has helped him through tight shit now & then.
This is one of those times: Just found out I am a clone? A DNA sample recreated for? Some military freakin geniuss twisted amusement?
What is he doing with his life? Racing to his death, well by now all that was has long past & well he like the rest of the gang. All they had or knew was each other, since basic, this is his family. He smiled doesnt matter, he was home & this was as good of a life or death as any he may have already had. The cafestim tasted better than any he had before, may-be he should make up some more In case any of the others would like some.
The smell of fresh cafestim broke Kevin out of his thoughts. Seems none of the information in the last few weeks even fazed him. He had a way of taking things at face value. Not since walking onto this ship has his mind been itching. Kevin would mumble to himself, all that others could hear or understand were words like genius or how in a quasar did they do that? He was so wrapped up; the other members would have to put food & water in his hands to make sure he ate. He would be found crawling through ducts & would end up popping out of a vent somewhere. Everyone knew soon he would know the ship as well as, if not better than the builders.
No more excitement William thought. This has been enough for now, & he just wanted to soak this all up. Not that it was too much for him, well it might be. His head swam a bit thinking of all that might or could be, but it was not helping. So he thought, it hasnt worked before but we are stuck aboard, I wonder where Lindy is. He knew soon she would break down & see him as her best chance for any excitement aboard this party cruises last voyage. Checking himself 1st he saunters down the hall looking to run into Lindy. He knew he was not the most complex man alive, but still, by now he was one of the only ones. Not that Llindy & Sonra couldnt just take their pick of just about any man they wanted, so he better hurry.
It was one of her best ideas yet to spend time with Brandon, Sonra mused. How many times she had wished to be stuck & desperately alone with him. She was a grown woman & he was no little boy in her eyes or most women. So why is he so maddenly shy?
This is it she thought, she knew him since basic & had bested him a few times. But then again, she can best most men, & she knew it. Problem is he knew it too. She went over all the things tried so far: hair, dresses, & hints. Well, she knew, even though she can think it she was just as shy as he was. One of them must get braver soon, & she is hoping it is before they finish checking the inventory & cargo bays.
Chapter 15
He started to gain more & more control over the implant, it was a learning process. It was like having a console in his head. He had complete access to the ship & all files & now he saw it! He could not believe it so he scanned it over. Why does this ship seem familiar, the answer shocked him. Tril then knew he had to know more.
Brandon was so tense he was about to pass out, Sonra was so close he could smell her. He knew she did not use any airborne stims or pheromones, but she smelled good. She was a slender woman that had a wit that was ten paces ahead of most, he would some times go over a short quip or snippet from her, just because she would have so much in it. Wit so sharp it could cut three people behind her target Brandon was in awe of her & knew if he said anything or even looked at her for to long hed look the fool. He was so desperate to find a way to impress her. He was thrilled when she quipped up & volunteered them both to check supplies & inventory, a thankless task. Brandon admonished himself cant even think it without choking up how could he talk to her? What could he say; he has to rethink what she says some times before he gets it. Not too mention that she was just the basic beauty. He has made a fool of himself before, once just out of basic he had to get her & she walked out from the shower & acted as if he was not even there! Just like a brother or an old friend, for which he was. He would do anything for her, if only he could tell her that! With his head down in the tablet he would just stick to the task at hand, think on things later. He knew if he did not he will make a mistake.
It was the last data unlocked by the old guy. It shocked Tril he reread it many times before it stuck. The true nature of this ship is that it is a Trullian/human hybrid, but the key was human DNA. Masseys & his, discovered after a failed, but destructive raid on an important Trullian moon base. The Trullian began to studied & tested there DNA for possible weapon potential, & any tactical advantages. Not studied like humans do but however the Trullians conduct experiments & tests. This ship was made much later & in cooperation with non-military branches of both Humans & Trullians. The more the Trullians tried to use the DNA the more it changed colonies of Trullians experimenting with the DNA. A way of combining human/trullian technologies was developed. It was kept secret from other Trullian colonies by the colonies of Trullians now infected with human DNA & as with the human DNA study subjects, they began to abhor violence. Tril gasped how could all this be done & kept secret & while at War? Those warships looked similar but not quite the same, he knew the faster & closer they got to there end, time had wreaked havoc with all he once knew. It was all gone, from whole planets, complete solar systems, along with entire galaxies. This was a one way ride to the unknown. The view behind them became darker as the effects of time & the growing black holes, seemed to suck the light out from the universe. Tril could go over no more, it was draining, this much stark truth. He thought of Lillyanna, & the soft retreat of her arms & touch. He wont tell her about all this, not until later. We have time, all the time left in this universe. He knew where she was, and then realized through the implant the ship told him her location. Tril was not use to this link, but it did have its advantages.
Chapter 16
Slumped over a work bench Matthew dissected one of the spare power converting devices found in the large maintenance/robot workshop he found aboard. It had more tools & machinery at his disposal than he ever had at once before. He had taken stock of most of the parts & equipment, but this had his interest. Kevin would find answers his way he had his. Later they would talk about who found what & most likely spend the rest of the time discussing & arguing over each piece. Matthew grinnedgot to find something to shut him up. He Knew he would be crawling around with Kevin soon enough & relished a chance to make him stay in one place more than a few minutes. But he likes working on big ships. Ego; Matthew would raze Kevin, & Kevin would just say it was based on genetics. Yet each man understood & respected each other, & they acted as two opposite sides of the same coin. He puzzled over the casing, there did not seem to be any seams. As he started to look for a cutter, Sonra & Brandon walked in. Neither saw him at first, but he had already stopped what he was doing & was looking at them with amusement. That Sonra does have a figure, Poor dumb bastard, too scared to look straight into those doe eyes that are staring up at him. She is just as shy as him! he smiled at the confused couple. Hello, you two what are you doing alone? he tossed that in just to see Brandon get nervous or even stammer a bit. He is going to have to help that poor boy out soon if he does not figure it out! Matthew made a mental note. He hated to see any woman as fine & as genuine, with less than Brandon whom he liked & respected since basic. He also liked William but he wouldnt let him date any of his robot aids. William loved William too much! Ok you two there are no romantic spots down here That got them blushing Matthew smirked. Brandon did stammer out We are just doing the inventory & Sonra just smiled. She seemed to have more on her shy mind. Go on find some where else, cant you see I found something to do. I`ll finish up the inventory in here, when I am done with this, go find some fun you two! Matthew saw this really brightened up Sonra but Brandon was now a blush, crimson & if it was any hotter Matthew thought he would just start sweating. He had hoped he did not just go over the line , Brandon was a friend , but some times a kick in the ass can only be done right by a friend. Matthew knew he would have to talk to Brandon soon
Massey could not believe the sensor readings, He had rechecked & reran them over but it was true, or a consistent error. He really did not believe what the data was hinting at. Inside the white hole, changes where taking places & at the scale of universal proportions. He hypothesized to himself that this was the beginning of the very end of the universe that bore ours. Just before the black hole that started all this was to collapse in & through the white hole it created. Their moment was approaching. Would they succeed?
Again Tril got the strange message from the ship or Massey or was it both. He was still unsure of this new implant. Massey had told him that it still amazed him at what he could find, learn, & do with it. But also warned it could be addicting & possibly dangerous. But that did not even cover an illegal alien implant. Well not a soul to argue that point but all the same it was not his 1st choice. Tril thought if not for the old guy but he knew he was only looking out for all of them. Some things just need to get done! Time for him to become a bit harder himself, for all of them. The bridge, yes it was clearer now, but he still could not fathom the report he was getting. Massey seemed a bit taken back to sense his friend linked to the ship & him, it caused a mini loop for a moment. Until Massey realized Tril was linked to the ship & him. the implant is new to him also Tril thought.
They were now going faster into the void, the gravslip drive hurtled the ship faster than any know ship before. The gravitational forces at work made the ship shift faster & faster toward the maw of the white hole. Tril had never been at the command of such a ship; he thrilled at the pure harmony of everything at this moment.
He had let the crew know of the anomaly that was unfolding before them. The bridge could hold much more than 11 but it seemed small right now. Not that it was close or uncomfortable. But as they all watched the white hole now starting to expel its last breath of matter into our universe. Sadness for the death of an entire universe swept over them all. What wonders did it hold? Its peoples, secrets & mysteries will never be known again, now lost forever. All gathered on that ship wondered if their universe would share the same fate? Or would they succeed & carry over?
Chapter 17
From what Massey calculated, they still have a long time stuck speeding timeless into the void. Tril knew this was the time to get things in order for the leap of faith they set out for. They had time to enjoy it, so it was not bad duties. Check engines & power, realign the grav/matter shields. Make sure the cryo holds are working properly. Tril knew he had the best crew & this had been done even before it was ordered but a chance to do it again was a chance to get it all right. Wisdom the old guy imparted on all of them.
Alerts sounded from all parts of the ship impact warning sounded Tril checked the screens nothing was in view or was too small to be seen. The ship must have detected a problem with the grav/matter shield or the object/s have too strong of a gravitational force! Tril tried to use the implant but it could give him little more information, but it did give him a countdown to impact! Tril Stood from the command chair ok lets get all of you to the cryo holds now! His implant took his very thought & it rang out over the ship so all hands could here his order.
Tril sent Massey to the cryo hold along with the rest save Collin, Kevin. Lindy was also ordered to wait until the others had been safely sealed before ordered to seal herself. Collin was to check on her status before joining the crew in cryo hold. Kevin would stay to help with the engines, & had cryo holds down in the engine room also. Tril knew if he needed to, that with this implant he could control the whole ship faster than an entire elite crew.
Sensors came up & Tril then saw what could not have been. Knowing his friend needed him to prepare the crew for cryo hold Massey helped Lindy open & prepare the cryo holds. His link was going mad so much data it must be from Tril link, he knew he was going to have to filter all that information through the ship. He still needed to warn Tril, he feared his friend would go too far & lose himself in the implant. Better he thought Now that he just maintained a link to the ship. Tril`s implant was powerful & Massey did not believe his friend had mastery of it yet, & this worried him. But he now knew what he was up against. Massey paused for the briefest of moments, Lindy never caught it. Massey was stunned something just left the white hole, & it corrected its course to intercept the ship! Massey was stunned as his link relayed Tril`s commands to the ship & the sensor readings that came back. The object kept correcting its course to intercept. Was it some kind of weapon? Massey realized he was fully linked to the ship & Tril. Tril`s implant must have some control on his, but how? It did not seem to be a threat at this moment. Massey did feel uneasy for a moment, the realization of Tril`s presence started to relaxed him.
Tril could not risk any more evasive maneuvers, the course laid out left little if no deviation. By its size & speed Tril knew a good amount of damage would be sustained but the ship should be able to absorb the damage & continue without too much loss of air & supplies. Sacrifice what was in the cargo bay, rather than risk any main decks or worse. This was what he was use too! Danger! Fast without a moment to doubt. He was the best captain in the USC & all fellow ship captains revered him. Massey would joke with him during a game or a spar. What I fear most is getting caught between you & God You both cant lose! Tril would never let Massey see how close he would get to beating him.
Lindy & Massey were just about ready to usher the others into the cryo holds when the alarms began to get more shrill & alarming. Hurry Massey thought got to get everyone safe as possible. He was still linked to the ship his implant was being used by the ship & Tril`s implant, but the side effects of so much data was less than he expected. He knew that Tril planned to minimize the impact. The only option left! This is happening so quickly now Massey started to brace for impact.
This was going to be close! He will need to maneuver & then regain course during an impact. Tril thought piece of cake if they could just live through it, now that would be the trick!
Chapter 18
Lindy heard the alarms, moments later Massey is standing straight up; eyes rolled backed jittering like he was being electrocuted. She stared at him for a moment before she was able to check to see if he had caught on any thing. She then grabbed him & rushed him in a cryo hold & took off the auto open time lock. She wanted things to be normal before she had to work on him. May-be a seizure, or an implant shock. But so long after having the implant? Tril is the one with the strange implant Could the two have a link? Lindy could think on this no longer, Brian came puffing in, starting to say some thing thank god she could ignore Men when she wanted! Massey would be fine for now & she could be sure of no trauma until the right time to get him into the med station. Lindy realized Brian was not eating or demanding, no take that back he was, but not for him. Lindy realized that she needed to hear what he was saying. Lillyanna ,pouuff labor That way Brian said panting , red faced. Probably thought he was going to die right there. The poor bastard looked as if he might Lindy thought. Well if he can hang on until I get back, or squeeze his ass into a cryo hold Lindy thought she heard a seal close just as she finished her thought. Well he would never have been any more help than he already has been Lindy ran down the hallway where Brian came from He would only be another one she would end up caring for. Man, I am a doctor not a nurse maid. But as soon as the thought hit her she saw Kevin & Collin & they had there jaws just about down to the floor. Lillyanna was lying there on the floor between them neither man made a motion to get near her, or even pick her up & take her to the med station! Lindy ran up & was about to start barking at both of these halfwits, then she stopped speechless mouth still op |
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