Sorry to my readers that updates have been rather slow of late, just got over the nasty flu. But here's another chapter. Enjoy. . .
"It's been near six weeks now since I was taken in by the Colony. I'm one of them now but lately these black outs are making me feel more isolated than ever. I can't tell anyone without them finding some way to connect me to the Council and who knows what will happen then. I don't exactly know why I stalk Devon, I renounced my ways and am trying to start a new life here. I don't know what's happening and I can only pray I don't hurt someone."
Janet was sitting on a rock in the clearing, in one hand she held her survival knife and a smooth rock in the other. With slow methodic strokes she ran the blade across the stone and carefully sharpened it. Her yellow eyes were honed in on Devon was she stood inside her tent with her closer associates. As she stared she didn't notice True running up to her until she was hugging her.
"Janet! What are we going to do today?" The little girl let go and sat down beside her, waiting for an answer.
She had to shake her head to think straight and felt dizzy, light headed. She looked down at True with clear blue eyes. "Um, sorry. What?" She asked.
True laughed, "Jaaanet. I asked what we're going to do today."
The red head had to come up with something. "I actually have to talk to Devon about some things in a little bit. Sorry girl but it's goin to take a while." She shrugged.
It was then that True saw she had her knife out. Her hand was still holding it tight and it sat in her lap with the stone.' True wasn't afraid of Janet though.
"Are you gonna be ok?" She asked worriedly.
Janet shook her head and laughed gently, "What makes you think I'm not? I just want to talk to Devon about ways I can really be involved with the colony. I still feel like I could more helpful to the colony."
True nodded, "So I won't see you today?"
The older woman looked back across the clearing, "Maybe later girl. We'll see what I'm doing."
With nothing more said True got up and looked at Janet one more time. There was something off about her, it was like she was distracted. True went off even though she was really worried for her friend.
The other had just left and Devon was by herself in the tent. She was looking over terrain maps when she heard the flap open behind her. She expected to find Ully but instead saw the newest member to the colony. She had her curly hair tied back but there were still crazy strands that went in ever which direction. She didn't make eye contact as she walked into the tent and made herself look interested in whatever else was on the tables.
"So how's the mapping coming along?" She asked.
"Oh just fine Janet," Devon said back.
"How close is New Pacifica these days?" The red head had moved closer to the brunette.
Devon looked at her jokingly, "We've only been here a few months and it'll take two years to get to where we're going."
Janet nodded slowly and appeared to been very interested. Clasped behind her back out of Devon's sight was her knife. She stopped a few yards away from Devon and stood still until the leader turned around. She looked at Janet carefully and saw how pale and sweaty she looked. She stepped closer and then saw a feral look in Janet's eyes, her yellow eyes. At the time she didn't notice that there was any significance to them being yellow.
"Janet?" She asked. "Are you feeling well?"
Janet grinned and pulled out the dagger from behind her back. She launched herself at the other woman and they went down. Devon managed to grab the wrist that held the dagger but Janet slapped her across the face with the back of her hand.
"Janet stop!" Devon screamed. "What are you doing!?"
"Janet isn't here Devon Adair!" She laughed. "There is only Us! And we will destroy you and your Eden Project!" She shouted.
Yale and John heard the screams at the same time as everyone else but they were the closest top react quickly enough. Yale burst in first and saw Janet sitting on top of Devon, trying to stab a knife in her throat. Janet was grinning broadly and her teeth flashed. Her eyes were yellow but no one noticed. Yale used his cyborg arm and grabbed Janet's own neck, he dragged her outside and a ring of people formed as he flung her violently to the ground.
She glared at him and then came back with the knife in her hand, she tried to get Yale next but he grabbed her wrist and squeezed until she dropped the dagger. He jabbed his hand at her still healing side and she screamed, she fell to the ground and he yanked her up by her arms. He dragged her farther from Devon but she managed to scratch his face with her nails. He flung her to the ground again.
"We will end you Devon Adair!" She screamed, everyone heard the word we and murmurs about it went through the crowd quickly.
Her yellow eyes turned back to their deep crystal blue and she gasped when she shook her head. Out of the crowd John came up to her and pointed a gun at her.
"Who are you?!" He shouted, he had heard her remark about not being Janet.
Janet looked terrified. "John it's not what you think."
"I asked you a question!" The gun shook in her face.
"Daddy no!" True shouted and tried to grab the gun but he pushed her back, Bess came and helped pull her back to Ully and Devon.
"Be quiet True! I'll talk to you when I'm done with her," he growled.
Tears began to fall from the woman's blue eyes, "John please don't. You know me, you know who I am. It's me! Janet!" She tried to hold back to the sobbing part.
"Who did you mean by "we"?" He shouted at her. "I heard you say 'we' plain as day."
She shook her head and stared back sadly. She didn't know who.
Furious with her blantant betryal he lifted the gun and pointed it at her head. "If you come anywhere near my daughter again or Ully, or Devon, or anyone in this camp I WILL shoot you! Do you understand?!" He shouted.
She was on her knees looking up at him, begging him with her eyes to understand. "But that wasn't me! I don't want to kill Devon!" She shouted in her defense.
"It doesn't matter whether you did or didn't want to, the point is that you tried!" He put the barrel of the gun right against her skull and she sobbed once, True screamed for him to stop. "Who sent you?!" He demanded.
Bess watched with concern, "Danzinger," she said timidly. Her husband shushed her.
Her body shook, "I didn't want this they forced me John. You have to believe me, please!"
"Stop begging and tell me!" He clicked a button and it whirred up in anticipation to fire.
The chip sent a pulse of electric current through her body when she wanted to tell them who and she screamed. "I can't!"
"I told you she would betray us," Morgan said smugly while standing in front of Bess to protect her. "She was sent here to kill us! To kill Devon and break us up." He said loudly.
Heller stood by quietly and watched the spectacle. While Morgan spoke the two women's eyes met and a flash crossed Janet's as Heller looked back. The doctor knew who was controlling her, she was certain but she wasn't going to say.
"I can't tell you!" The red head cried, "They won't let me!" She shook her head and closed her eyes, her hands up in surrender. "Please! I changed my mind when I saw John and True and I don't know what's happening! I-I'm being controlled by someone!" She shook her head and then blurted, "They would have killed what was left of my family if I didn't agree!"
Another electrical shock made her double over in pain.
Yale spoke, "So you would come here and destroy another family?"
She sobbed, "At first," she looked directly at John desperately, "But then it all changed, I changed. Because I met you," her voice went down with every word until it was a hoarse whisper.
Suddenly True broke out of the crowd along with Ully. True flung her arms around Janet and fell to her knees, she looked up at her father, "Daddy stop! She didn't mean to! She said she's changed! She told me she's in love with you!"
"Ully stop!" Devon shouted. "Danzinger!"
At the same time Ully spoke up from where he stood by the woman's other side and held onto her arm with his hands, "She's not bad Mommy," he said. "You gotta believe us! She doesn't want to hurt us!"
Janet had put her arms down and shielded the children instinctively as John quickly pulled the gun away from her head. With one hand he held the gun, the other he yanked True away from Janet and threw her back to the crowd where Yale caught her. At the same moment Devon ran from the crowd and picked up Ully in her arms, she quickly rejoined Yale and True.
John looked at True with more anger than he ever had before. "Don't you ever! Do that again! Do you understand me True!?" She nodded and cried. "You stay away from her, she's dangerous and a liar." He turned back to Janet and she scrambled backwards away from him until she came against a boulder in the ground blocking her path, he made the gun ready again and towered above her, the barrel aimed directly at her face. "If I ever see you touch my daughter again or get anywhere near her I WILL shoot you! I won't give a second thought about it and I Will do it in front of my daughter!" True sobbed and screamed for him to stop what he was doing, he hardly heard her.
Janet looked passed him at True, "It'll be alright sweetie!" she said quickly, "Everything will be fine True don't be scared." She kept glancing back from father to daughter.
Danzinger shoved the gun against her skull again and she stopped talking. "Get out of this camp and never come back!" He shouted.