Chapter 7
The three men stood at the gate of the airfield where Fox had asked them to wait. Paul and Scott watched as Fox's military aeroplane landed at the base. Paul felt another sudden chill as the plane came to a standstill at the hangar. All of a sudden they could hear sirens coming from the airfield. They could see five military police cars speeding towards them. Cade's heart was beating a mile a minute as he stood his ground with Paul and Scott. He had updated Eddie on what was going on and he was wearing a wire. The police cars stopped in a circle around the three men and at least 20 military police jumped out of the cars and surrounded them with machine guns. The three put their hands up. The police placed their hands in handcuffs without saying a word and hauled them into three separate cars.
They were kept in a separate holding cell each for at least an hour before George Fox came in. Fox was a small, balding nondescript man who seemed to have a nervous energy about him. He stood outside the cell for a couple of minutes looking in the window at Paul. He couldn't believe that he finally had the alien in custody. This time he was not going to let him get away. He looked in the window at Cade. Cade was sitting at the table with his hands handcuffed behind him. Cade had been searched for anything that would allow him to escape. Fox had heard that he had been a master thief in his younger days.
Fox opened the door to Cade's cell and stood at the door resting his shoulder against the door frame. Cade looked at him but said nothing.
"Mr Foster. I have spoken to the FBI and I have been told that you are to be sent back to Wilsonville Psychiatric Institute," he said almost gleefully.
"I thought we had a deal," Cade said in a lowered tone of voice.
"You misheard me, Foster," replied Fox.
"I don't think so," replied Cade angrily.
"The Federal Security Agency deals with national security. Of course the invasion of an alien force would come under our jurisdiction but the FBI and the Attorney General both agree that you are a dangerous felon and that you should be re-incarcerated. The FSA can't get involved in this," Fox explained.
"The reason why I called you was because of your interest in Forrester. You have dedicated your life to trekking and capturing him and yet you refuse to listen when I tell you that the planet is under threat from an alien invasion," replied Cade angrily.
"Forrester is the only threat and now that we have captured him the invasion will be averted,"
"Why the hell won't you listen to me when I tell you that Forrester is not the threat," shouted Cade but Fox merely closed the door behind him.
"Dammit," swore Cade.
Paul looked up when he heard the door open. The face was a little older but it was that face that still made him shudder when he saw Fox standing in the doorway.
The two men stared at each other but said nothing for a couple of minutes.
"Good to see you again, Forrester," Fox eventually said in a voice which sounded derisory in tone.
"Where's Scott?" asked Paul flinching when he heard the voice of his enemy.
"Scott is in quite capable hands," replied Fox.
"Where is he?" asked Paul again trying to stay calm but his voice betrayed him.
"Scott is being prepared for the trip to the Scientific Medical Institute for tests before we start our examination of him," replied Fox.
"Leave him alone," replied Paul recognising that the emotion he was feeling was anger.
"Scott is a scientific phenomenon. Do you realise that? The first known union between an alien from outer space and a human. You would only read about it in those supermarket tabloids," said Fox in that mocking tone again.
"What about Foster? Do you believe him about the invasion?" asked Paul.
"Foster is a dangerous sociopath. A con man. Forrester, you've been duped by him. There is no invasion. We used him to reel you in," lied Fox.
Paul said nothing not sure whether to believe anything Fox said.
"If you don't believe me you just have to look at his rap sheet," Fox said throwing a bundle of papers on the table in front of Paul. Fox looked at Paul one more time and went out but before he closed the door he turned to look at the alien again.
"By the way you will be sent to the Scientific Medical Institute as well. Be ready at 5am," he finished before turning around and shutting the door behind him. Paul looked through the bundle of papers reading Cade's case history in disbelief.
To be continued
The three men stood at the gate of the airfield where Fox had asked them to wait. Paul and Scott watched as Fox's military aeroplane landed at the base. Paul felt another sudden chill as the plane came to a standstill at the hangar. All of a sudden they could hear sirens coming from the airfield. They could see five military police cars speeding towards them. Cade's heart was beating a mile a minute as he stood his ground with Paul and Scott. He had updated Eddie on what was going on and he was wearing a wire. The police cars stopped in a circle around the three men and at least 20 military police jumped out of the cars and surrounded them with machine guns. The three put their hands up. The police placed their hands in handcuffs without saying a word and hauled them into three separate cars.
They were kept in a separate holding cell each for at least an hour before George Fox came in. Fox was a small, balding nondescript man who seemed to have a nervous energy about him. He stood outside the cell for a couple of minutes looking in the window at Paul. He couldn't believe that he finally had the alien in custody. This time he was not going to let him get away. He looked in the window at Cade. Cade was sitting at the table with his hands handcuffed behind him. Cade had been searched for anything that would allow him to escape. Fox had heard that he had been a master thief in his younger days.
Fox opened the door to Cade's cell and stood at the door resting his shoulder against the door frame. Cade looked at him but said nothing.
"Mr Foster. I have spoken to the FBI and I have been told that you are to be sent back to Wilsonville Psychiatric Institute," he said almost gleefully.
"I thought we had a deal," Cade said in a lowered tone of voice.
"You misheard me, Foster," replied Fox.
"I don't think so," replied Cade angrily.
"The Federal Security Agency deals with national security. Of course the invasion of an alien force would come under our jurisdiction but the FBI and the Attorney General both agree that you are a dangerous felon and that you should be re-incarcerated. The FSA can't get involved in this," Fox explained.
"The reason why I called you was because of your interest in Forrester. You have dedicated your life to trekking and capturing him and yet you refuse to listen when I tell you that the planet is under threat from an alien invasion," replied Cade angrily.
"Forrester is the only threat and now that we have captured him the invasion will be averted,"
"Why the hell won't you listen to me when I tell you that Forrester is not the threat," shouted Cade but Fox merely closed the door behind him.
"Dammit," swore Cade.
Paul looked up when he heard the door open. The face was a little older but it was that face that still made him shudder when he saw Fox standing in the doorway.
The two men stared at each other but said nothing for a couple of minutes.
"Good to see you again, Forrester," Fox eventually said in a voice which sounded derisory in tone.
"Where's Scott?" asked Paul flinching when he heard the voice of his enemy.
"Scott is in quite capable hands," replied Fox.
"Where is he?" asked Paul again trying to stay calm but his voice betrayed him.
"Scott is being prepared for the trip to the Scientific Medical Institute for tests before we start our examination of him," replied Fox.
"Leave him alone," replied Paul recognising that the emotion he was feeling was anger.
"Scott is a scientific phenomenon. Do you realise that? The first known union between an alien from outer space and a human. You would only read about it in those supermarket tabloids," said Fox in that mocking tone again.
"What about Foster? Do you believe him about the invasion?" asked Paul.
"Foster is a dangerous sociopath. A con man. Forrester, you've been duped by him. There is no invasion. We used him to reel you in," lied Fox.
Paul said nothing not sure whether to believe anything Fox said.
"If you don't believe me you just have to look at his rap sheet," Fox said throwing a bundle of papers on the table in front of Paul. Fox looked at Paul one more time and went out but before he closed the door he turned to look at the alien again.
"By the way you will be sent to the Scientific Medical Institute as well. Be ready at 5am," he finished before turning around and shutting the door behind him. Paul looked through the bundle of papers reading Cade's case history in disbelief.
To be continued