The Mistakes of the Past
Author's Notes:Well, two quick reviews and I'm encouraged to write some more. I always like to be interactive with my readers, so, I'll need to cover a few things. I like to italicize actions so they stand out, it is just a habit. As for Sophia and Fayt, you will need to know that they've grown quite close over time. This story is kind of, "off the whim" per say and I'm not looking to write and award winning fiction. Thanks for the criticism. Now, I know you want to get on with the story.
Chapter Two: The Search Begins
The three of them entered Maria's ship and she led them to a conference room. She motioned for them to sit and they complied. Maria called for Marietta and she brought all the information Maria had compiled.
"I know you're very interested, Fayt. I'll give these to you first."
Maria handed the papers to Fayt. He looked at them with a serious look on his face. He thought as he read through it.
"What does it say, Fayt?"
Fayt looked at Sophia. He took a breath of relief as he began to read it out loud.
"There are no after effects of the experiments. Nothing that could possibly put the subjects' life in any danger. Only the genetic strands where altered to give only these subjects special abilities."
Fayt smiled.
"Well, that's all I needed to read."
Maria shook her head. She pointed at all the papers Fayt didn't read. There were at least twenty.
"You're a college student! Do some reading!"
"Oh come on Maria, don't make me read this, just show me the important stuff."
"Ahh! Fine!"
Maria took the papers and selected the one that intrigued her the most. She handed it to Fayt. Fayt took it and read it. It said:
"After the gene alterations of the subjects, their DNA was taken for another project that was strictly confidential. Information about it was classified and cannot be accessed."
Fayt stopped, he didn't read any further. Fayt looked up.
"What does this mean?"
"From what I gather, our DNA was taken and used for something else. But what for, that's what I'm trying to figure out."
Maria scratched her head.
"First my DNA gets altered and then used for something that I know nothing about! How frustrating!"
Maria was peeved. Fayt seemed to fall into a trance of thought. Sophia started
"You think Cliff or Mirage could help us? The Klausians are very smart people!"
"I don't know…" Maria began. "I know where Mirage is, she's on Klaus V, but as for Cliff, well he could be anywhere."
"So, then we'll head for Klaus V right away."
Maria looked at Fayt.
"You sure?"
Fayt nodded. Maria told them it would be a whole day before they reached Klaus V. Maria asked Marietta to show them where they would be staying. There was only 1 room available. Maria told Fayt to take the room and Sophia would stay with her. Fayt was satisfied to having a room to himself, he was worried that he might have had stay with Sophia.
"Maria! I've starved! You got any food around here!?"
Maria laughed.
"Yes, Fayt! Go downstairs to your left, my crew made some food for you."
Fayt smiled. He ran off the bridge in a hurry. Maria shook her head in disbelief as she stood above her bridge. She asked how much longer it would be to Klaus V. She was told it would be 20 more hours. She nodded and said she would get some rest and to wake her when they were an hour from Klaus V. She left the bridge and went to her room. Her room was clean, just as she had left it. She sat down at her desk and began reading through some files. Sophia entered; surprised Maria shut off her screen and turned to Sophia.
"Oh, hey Sophia, you need something?"
"Well, I thought I could use a little rest before we get to Klaus V."
Maria smiled. She motioned for her to sit on her bed. She gladly sat down. Sophia stared at Maria. She was startled.
"W-what is it?"
"Your crew must really like you, Maria."
"Why do you say that?"
"Well, they always follow your orders with a smile. Maybe it's because you're so pretty."
Maria blushed. She looked for something to say.
"How have you and Fayt been doing up until now?"
"Well, me and Fayt, we've gotten pretty close. Fayt doesn't seem to say anything about it. But ever since we left 4D space, it's been really fun with him. One month passes pretty quickly, doesn't it, Maria?"
"It sure does…"
"What about you Maria? Have you found someone you really care about?"
Maria was surprised.
"N-no, I haven't, I can confessions all the time, but I can't say that I truly care for someone. At least, I don't think so."
Maria looked up in thought. She never thought about what Sophia was asking. Was there someone she cared about, she didn't know. Sophia smiled.
"There will be one, or is there one already that you won't admit to…Maria?"
Maria tried to answer as best she could.
"No, I hope not."
Sophia was confused by that answer. She shrugged it off and told Maria she would get some shut-eye. She rested out and left Maria thinking to herself. She looked at her ceiling.
"Someone I care about….huh…"
Meanwhile…
Fayt ate with the crew. He was enjoying himself quite a bit. He looked at the time. He told them he would get some rest. The crew smiled. He went off to his room. It was across of Maria and Sophia's room. He wondered what they were doing. He opened the door to his room. He thought of what was discussed between him and Maria. He was now even more interested in his father's work. He jumped on his bed.
"DNA was taken for another project that was strictly confidential." He thought. "What could be possibly so confidential that we weren't told?"
Fayt went to sleep on this thought.
End Chapter Two
Author's Notes:There we go. A new chapter, I hope you enjoyed it. Please sent more critiques my way. Thanks for reading!
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