----- Chapter 16 : Weird Science ------
Sue and Cassie had stowed away the creature safely somewhere until it could be easily retrieved after they had gotten cleaned and patched up. The pair still waited for a whole day to pass before coming back under the cover of night to bring the creature's corpse back to Sue's cramped apartment.
The creature looked almost exactly like a miniature version of how the monstrous serpent called De Rol Le should look according to descriptions provided by Hunters who had encountered it. This one could very well be one of its offspring. It measured just a shade over one metre in length and weighed nearly ten kilograms.
Sue wanted answers but was reluctant to just hand it over to the government scientists, there were a lot of questions that she wanted answers to and there would be no guarantees that they would not just cover the whole thing up. For example, how did the creature get on to Pioneer Two?
Sue had had experience in dealing with Doctor Mome, a government scientist who had contracted her to obtain Doctor Osto's research, research into this very creature. However, he had been far too secretive, so Sue suspected that he would not be trustworthy. This left her with a dilemma, who could she trust? Cassie provided the solution.
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The laboratory Sue found herself in was not what she expected. It seemed to resemble a neat and tidy junkyard, Sue doubted that she had seen more spare android parts at Doc. Stone's repair clinic. It was so cramped that she found it difficult to walk more than a couple of steps without knocking something over.
Standing there in a small clearing, dressed in a FOnewm's clothing was Cassie's expert. Next to him, waiting attentively, was a pink and white RAcaseal. He was in good spirits as he beckoned them over, Cassie led the way while Sue laboured under the bulky package in her arms.
"Hello! I'm Doctor Jean Carlos Montague! I'm very glad that you came to see me."
Once the creature had been laid out, Doctor Montague poked and prodded it, growing ever more excited.
"Can you help us?" Sue asked him.
"Ha ha ha ha ha. I'm a photon engineer, not a biologist!"
Sue's face fell when she heard this.
"I could turn it into a weapon." Doctor Montague offered.
"Doc, that really doesn't help us."
"It's okay. I've been doing research into this based on what Cassie Opia here has told me and that blood sample she had. The creature will be useful but what I really need to get my hands on would be the notes of Doctor Osto recovered from his underground lab..."
At those words Sue produced a data disk out of thin-air.
"I guess you'll be needing this then." She said as she tossed it to him.
"Perfect. How did you get hold of the this?"
Sue shrugged, "I always keep copies of any data that I deal with."
"Very well." He turned to speak to the android beside him. "Elenor, brew up some coffee for our guests, its going to be a long night."
Sue and Cassie had stowed away the creature safely somewhere until it could be easily retrieved after they had gotten cleaned and patched up. The pair still waited for a whole day to pass before coming back under the cover of night to bring the creature's corpse back to Sue's cramped apartment.
The creature looked almost exactly like a miniature version of how the monstrous serpent called De Rol Le should look according to descriptions provided by Hunters who had encountered it. This one could very well be one of its offspring. It measured just a shade over one metre in length and weighed nearly ten kilograms.
Sue wanted answers but was reluctant to just hand it over to the government scientists, there were a lot of questions that she wanted answers to and there would be no guarantees that they would not just cover the whole thing up. For example, how did the creature get on to Pioneer Two?
Sue had had experience in dealing with Doctor Mome, a government scientist who had contracted her to obtain Doctor Osto's research, research into this very creature. However, he had been far too secretive, so Sue suspected that he would not be trustworthy. This left her with a dilemma, who could she trust? Cassie provided the solution.
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The laboratory Sue found herself in was not what she expected. It seemed to resemble a neat and tidy junkyard, Sue doubted that she had seen more spare android parts at Doc. Stone's repair clinic. It was so cramped that she found it difficult to walk more than a couple of steps without knocking something over.
Standing there in a small clearing, dressed in a FOnewm's clothing was Cassie's expert. Next to him, waiting attentively, was a pink and white RAcaseal. He was in good spirits as he beckoned them over, Cassie led the way while Sue laboured under the bulky package in her arms.
"Hello! I'm Doctor Jean Carlos Montague! I'm very glad that you came to see me."
Once the creature had been laid out, Doctor Montague poked and prodded it, growing ever more excited.
"Can you help us?" Sue asked him.
"Ha ha ha ha ha. I'm a photon engineer, not a biologist!"
Sue's face fell when she heard this.
"I could turn it into a weapon." Doctor Montague offered.
"Doc, that really doesn't help us."
"It's okay. I've been doing research into this based on what Cassie Opia here has told me and that blood sample she had. The creature will be useful but what I really need to get my hands on would be the notes of Doctor Osto recovered from his underground lab..."
At those words Sue produced a data disk out of thin-air.
"I guess you'll be needing this then." She said as she tossed it to him.
"Perfect. How did you get hold of the this?"
Sue shrugged, "I always keep copies of any data that I deal with."
"Very well." He turned to speak to the android beside him. "Elenor, brew up some coffee for our guests, its going to be a long night."