F U T U R E B A R R I E R
( The 3rd Novel )
Secret Technology, Unrequited Love, Absolute Vengeance
© September 2017 Written by David Wicker
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CHAPTER 24 - "A Concealed Secret"
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This chapter is Rated: TEEN
Back underground Stefani was thoroughly delighted she had me in her clutches again.
But it was a short-lived victory. No sooner had they disembarked from the van a team of no less than 10 well-armed security men were surrounding them.
And this time, they looked prepared for a serious fight.
Arkos' own voice rang out clearly through the speakers installed near the lift, "We will have no more problems this time, Stefani. Soldiers, take the child and bring him DIRECTLY to me."
"You promised I could have him !" Stefani spat out and twitched her heels. It was clear she was thinking of fighting the soldiers as she did earlier, and win against them again, but this time there were 10 of them and likely she was outmatched despite her fierce fighting ability.
These security men were also more heavily armed then the last batch she encountered when she brought Tyr down here earlier.
Arkos, possibly aware of her frustration spoke. "Did I forget our promise ? Perhaps I did. Perhaps I didn't. How would I know ? I'm old and forgetful." and he laughed artificially.
He continued, "Tsk tsk. Perhaps I WILL remember to give you Dev once I am done with him ? Perhaps - provided - YOU are a GOOD GIRL and go straight to your room NOW with no more mischief from you ! Yes ?"
Dempsey, eager to win favor with Stefani spoke, "Sir, Arkos, perhaps this boy doesn't have the device ? Maybe Stefani needs to interrogate him to find it first ?"
Stefani shot a wicked smile to Dempsey and he returned a shy if not overly masculine grin himself. He really would do anything for her. Including murder as he had proved in times past.
Arkos reply on the speaker, however, was loud and shrill to end the magic moment, "FOOL ! The Ampotheoric device measures the waves of the plugin I need. It would not have found him if he did not have the device on him !"
Arkos continued, "Now shut your face and don't interrupt me again."
Dempsey looked down for a moment disparagingly.
Stefani bit her lip. Arkos had all the cards at this point and her hand was very weak indeed. As she was in the process of slipping off one of her shoes, she slammed her foot back into it ending her idea of the battle to follow.
"That's just great, goddamit !" she said in a clearly irritated voice as the soldiers walked around her and wheeled a gurney from the back of the van to take me out and strap me into it.
Arkos spoke in a crooning and soothing tone to the fuming Stefani, "That's my girl, Stefani. I'm so proud of you, good - self - control. You will learn it in my employ, midear."
Petrov had kept quiet all this time and he shot a warning look to Dempsey. He knew Dempsey lusted after Stefani but she was a real wildcat and not one to trifle with. He gave an almost imperceptible shake of his head giving a definite signal.
Dempsey understood and walked to stand with Petrov. Hearing no further reprimand from their fearless leader, they both quickly walked towards the first elevator, but they were still kind enough to hold the door for fuming Stefani.
After a moment of silence, Arkos spoke to the waiting security guards, "Right. Now, no more delays ! Bring the boy to me at once ! We have - so much work to do !"
And he laughed and it was definitely not a pleasant sound by anyone's standards. Seeing Stefani was already in the elevator, only 2 of the guards stayed with the gurney as the others entered alternative elevators to return to their regular duties.
Back on the elevator ride, neither Dempsey nor Petrov said a word as Stefani continued to scowl to herself. She reached up to touch her own headpiece that Arkos had fused in her skull earlier as it was definitely causing some discomfort now.
Arriving on her floor she walked quickly, half-running to her quarters planning some terrible vengeance on Arkos and to find some way to remove the devious limiting device ingrained in her head.
Petrov and Dempsey, glad to be rid of the tense situation, rode the elevator to the main underground park where they could both have a cold beer and relax beneath the artificial stars that shone from the 200 ft. high ceiling there.
In Laboratory One, Arkos had an unusual device in his hands that housed a small blue crystal. And if one was perceptive, it might even appear to be the same material that was earlier housed in the plugin before it was fused inside me earlier by Darceon from the Spectral Universe.
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A soft chime rang and Arkos let the two guards in. I stirred for a moment sensing an extreme change in lighting, which woke me from my half-sleep but was quickly subdued by one guard who put a Tangerine mask over me and set the flow to full.
At once my senses were overwhelmed with delicious orange candy and I felt myself drowning in it's sweetness. Unconsciousness stole over my senses once again.
Arkos could not further be beside himself with joy. He trailed one withered finger down my side to touch a bare leg up to my shorts, almost as if he were tasting me.
Seeing the odd and questioning look from the guards he barked, "Get out ! Get out you fools ! Go back to your duties ! I'll handle it from here !"
They exchanged looks with each, hidden beyond the thick security helmets that fully covered their faces. They then nodded curtly to Arkos and left both me and him in Laboratory One by ourselves.
Seeing we were finally alone, Arkos flipped a switch on the gurney and it expanded larger left and right. Then he reached over with his withered arms and spread-eagled my legs and bent my arms apart so all my limbs were far apart from each other.
He touched another switch and metal cuffs shot around my waist, wrists, ankles, and neck to hold me firmly in place, but I slept on from the Tangerine flow.
Arkos then laughed to himself as he used the blue-jeweled device to scan and trace each part of my body, apparently seeking where the plugin was.
There was no definite reading on my arms or legs but when he reached my chest it gave off the desired signal he wanted showing it was there.
"Ah !" Arkos said, gloating. "Are you wearing it as a pretty pretty necklace, vain human ?" he looked. "No ? Perhaps in your shirt pocket then ? You keep it as a pet ... No ?"
In frustration he ripped off my shirt and holding it one skeletal hand scanned it hard with the crystal device but it gave no reading.
Puzzled, he returned to scan my bare chest with it and it registered again in a soft tone.
"Did you EAT it you naughty little boy ?" he said giggling now that it was going to be a cat-and-mouse game and ludicrous and bloody evisceration would be involved to get the desired plugin. But he had to be certain. There could be no mistakes.
"Computer !" Arkos spoke into the ceiling, "Give me a scan of his chest please. Full Ampotheoric wave display to confirm consumption of the plugin."
"Scanning." a friendly and digital woman's voice spoke in reply.
"The device has not been consumed. It has been - absorbed by the host." it said in beautiful tones.
"Whaaat !?" Arkos shrieked, now not wanting to play games anymore. "Define this state of - what do you call it - absorption !" he said through his alien jagged clenched teeth looking at the ceiling as if the computer were somehow withholding information to prolong his agitation.
The emotionless computer spoke in a delightful trill, "The device has undergone a polymorphic transformation of unknown power and has been directly absorbed into the entire host. The host is the plugin. The plugin is the host. No further information can be described at this time."
Arkos spat in rage, "That's not possible !! I'll cut it out of him then !" and to confirm Arkos' threat he reached out of his own wheelchair a sharp scalpel to direct toward my bare exposed chest.
The computer spoke again with perhaps a soft trace of urgency and in a higher pitch of concern, "Destruction of the host will result in destruction of the plugin. Destruction of the plugin will result in -"
"Shut up !" Arkos commanded to the emotionless computer.
He then threw his scalpel down in disgust which tinged a sour note against the stony floor and beat his small hand against the side of the gurney in frustration.
He was quiet for a moment. But then spoke, bewildered, "There is NO technology on this Earth YET - that can possibly create this kind of - fusion ..." his voice trailed off as he tried to determine how this was possible.
Then he tapped a withered finger on his head thoughtfully, "This can only be done by someone from ... the FUTURE !" His eyes got wide in fear as one conclusion in his head led to another.
"I've been FOLLOWED here !" his voice squeaked out and very uncharacteristically he held his egg-shaped head in pain as if undergoing some past mental trauma and wailed in a most inhuman sounding shrill.
He got quiet. Looking up it was clear his yellow eyes held distinct fear in them. Then his voice took on a hard edge and he clenched his small misshapen hands defensively.
In a completely uncharacteristic movement, he wrapped his withered arms around my chest, almost lovingly, "Oho .. Oh no ... I won't let them have you that easily ! We'll give those greedy b******s a fight shall we, boy ? Are you up for it ? What do you say !?"
As I was knocked fully unconscious by the strong Tangerine flow still flowing from the mask over my face I gave no reply and only snored quietly in my deep and dreamless sleep.
END OF CHAPTER 24
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