Part 25
White POV
"So Otto what is it like to be working for the special unit?" I asked the man who has been working with me for a while now. When the bureau asked me to take all of this on I asked if Otto could be transferred with me. I hate to admit it but I trust Otto.
"Different sir but in a good way." Otto said with a smile.
"Yeah well when they asked me about who I wanted on my team you were the first person that came to mind. After all I know how you work so I am more trusting of you then some new guy." I said for once I am giving him the truth. Sometimes I feel bad about lying to the guy. Well only once in a while.
"Yeah and lucky for me it is similar to my old job, but now instead of transgenic's it is aliens." Otto said. Crap I knew I forgot something.
"Actually Otto we will still be hunting transgenic's. We have evidence that suggests that the aliens are working with Manticore." I said seeing the other mans face fall.
"A conspiracy?" Otto asked looking glum.
"We are not sure at the time. All I was told was to watch out for a certain girl who might be one of the original escapees." I said.
"Wow an X5 in Roswell that complicates things." Otto let out a deep breath.
"More then you know." I said quietly.
"What was that sir?" Otto asked me.
"Nothing just talking out loud." I said as we head to the government Jet.
"Sir if you don't mind me asking I was wondering if you could tell me what happened to the old head of the special unit." Otto said with a nervous look on his face.
"They were originally not sure; it was like just one day he up and blew his cover to the senate. Then the next he disappears only later did we find out that he was killed by one of the aliens, and that another had been posing as him getting to know all of our dirty little secrets." I said seeing Otto gulp visibly.
"So they know how we work, who we are and all of that?" Otto asked.
"No they know how the others work they know nothing of us. I do know that they are smart and
that it will only be a matter of time before the figure us out." I said giving it to him straight. The jet is beginning to take off.
"So where is our base of operations?" Otto asked.
"At first we were thinking the same place as before thinking that they would think we would not come back, but then we found out the Air Force is using the place again. We tried to get them out but apparently their boss is way above our boss." I said.
"Air Force in Roswell sir?" Otto asked.
"Yes it appears that the desert is a good place to fly over and train." I was wondering why they were there as well.
"So we have to be extra careful." Otto said letting out a breath.
"Yes also we can not alert the locals because if we do they could tell the aliens and then we would be in real trouble." I said.
"Please they can not be as bad as 452 and 494." Otto said.
"Worse. They can make you see things that are not really there. They can heal themselves and others, blow things up, enter your minds, change shape you name it they can probably do it." I said making Otto visibly tense.
"Okay so maybe this will be a lot worse then I thought." Otto muttered.
"You have no idea." I said pulling out the picture in the breast pocket of my jacket.
"Wow! Get a load of her she is hot. Is she one of them?" Otto asked.
"NO!" I growled.
"So who is she?" Otto asked still clearly interested.
"Just someone I know." I said tucking the picture away again.
"Oh." Otto said taking the hint to back the hell off.
Tess POV
"So Tess I think there is more then what you are telling us so spill." Maria said her persona still cold towards me.
"I don't know." I said shooting a look at the four strangers.
"Don't worry Tess they are friends." Liz said sitting down next to the blonde guy.
"Oh are they like you?" I asked causing surprise to flash before their eyes so fast I almost missed it.
"Yes they are human." Maria said.
"No I meant are they like you Liz?" I asked.
"What?" Michael asked standing up.
"Yes." Liz answered causing the others to look at her in shock.
"What you did not think I could tell that she was not human? Please my powers are more advanced then you think. I can tell she is not human and that only the dude with the glasses is. The two blonde guys have human in them making them give off the same vibes as a hybrid, but I can sense the animal in them. The other girl is even less human almost not human entirely and Liz well there is even less human and some other things in there that I have never sensed before." I said.
"What do you mean?" The human guy asked.
"Liz has animal in her yes, also Antrian, but there is something else; something new." I said not knowing how to describe it.
"Okay fair enough. Tess you can trust them." Liz said.
"Good well Maria is right there is more." I said noticing the blonde's triumphant smile.
"From the gloomy look on your face I am going to go out on a limb and say it's not good." Kyle said.
"Yes Kyle it is really not good. Guys the priestess on Antar says she senses something off with Max. She thinks Nasedo might have done something to him." I said waiting for the reaction I know is coming, but when it does not I look at them more closely.
"Um guys I just told you something is off with Max." I said.
"We know. Why do you think he is not here." Kyle said.