Part Five
Liam woke up to find himself unable to move his arms. He opened his eyes and blinked a few times, finding his eyesight blurry. He finally focused on the bioslurry ceiling that seemed to be so far above him.
"How did I get to the mothership?" he wondered. The last thing he remembered was standing in the Stasis Pod before the volcano erupted. He tried to move his legs but found he didn't have the strength to push against the restraints holding him down. A voice broke into his half- frantic struggling.
"Don't try to move Major Kinciad, you're still very weak." Agent Sandoval said. He moved purposively into Liam field of vision.
"It's been a long time, Major. I expect you will be surprised at all the changes on the Earth."
"A long time?" Liam voice involuntarily cracked as he spoke. "How long have I been unconscious?"
"Eight months, Major." Sandoval
"Eight months! The Taelons and Juridians. What happened? Did they successfully merge?" he asked. Liam was in shock. Eight Months! How could that be possible? He fervently hoped that Renee, Auger and Street had made it out of the volcano before it blew, but he wasn't about to ask Sandoval. He didn't think Sandoval had suddenly undergone a change of heart and wondered what was coming. Agent Sandoval stepped forward, leading another figure out of the shadows.
"Major, meet Howlyn. He is the leader of the Atavus."
"This is the great Liam Kincaid?" Howlyn sneered, eyeing him on the bed. "He will be the key to obtaining Renee Palmer?" Howlyn appraised Liam as he spoke.
"What do you want with Renee?" Liam struggled against the restraints trying desperately to move.
"She will make an excellent mate." Howlyn glowered.
"Over my dead body!" Liam valiantly tried to raise himself into a sitting position but his weakness and the arm restraints held him firmly down.
"Try not to struggle, Major. It will only make you weaker." Sandoval paused and smiled, not with out feeling. "You will not have to help us acquire Miss Palmer. Just lie on the bed and look vulnerable."
"Broadcast on a worldwide frequency." Sandoval instructed the young volunteer at his post. "Unless Major Kincaid feels the inclination to give us Miss Palmer's global frequency?"
Liam met Sandoval's gaze unflinchingly. "Go to Hell, Sandoval."
"As I thought. Then proceed." Sandoval nodded at the volunteer's position. "Broadcast this, closed circuit."
Liam woke up to find himself unable to move his arms. He opened his eyes and blinked a few times, finding his eyesight blurry. He finally focused on the bioslurry ceiling that seemed to be so far above him.
"How did I get to the mothership?" he wondered. The last thing he remembered was standing in the Stasis Pod before the volcano erupted. He tried to move his legs but found he didn't have the strength to push against the restraints holding him down. A voice broke into his half- frantic struggling.
"Don't try to move Major Kinciad, you're still very weak." Agent Sandoval said. He moved purposively into Liam field of vision.
"It's been a long time, Major. I expect you will be surprised at all the changes on the Earth."
"A long time?" Liam voice involuntarily cracked as he spoke. "How long have I been unconscious?"
"Eight months, Major." Sandoval
"Eight months! The Taelons and Juridians. What happened? Did they successfully merge?" he asked. Liam was in shock. Eight Months! How could that be possible? He fervently hoped that Renee, Auger and Street had made it out of the volcano before it blew, but he wasn't about to ask Sandoval. He didn't think Sandoval had suddenly undergone a change of heart and wondered what was coming. Agent Sandoval stepped forward, leading another figure out of the shadows.
"Major, meet Howlyn. He is the leader of the Atavus."
"This is the great Liam Kincaid?" Howlyn sneered, eyeing him on the bed. "He will be the key to obtaining Renee Palmer?" Howlyn appraised Liam as he spoke.
"What do you want with Renee?" Liam struggled against the restraints trying desperately to move.
"She will make an excellent mate." Howlyn glowered.
"Over my dead body!" Liam valiantly tried to raise himself into a sitting position but his weakness and the arm restraints held him firmly down.
"Try not to struggle, Major. It will only make you weaker." Sandoval paused and smiled, not with out feeling. "You will not have to help us acquire Miss Palmer. Just lie on the bed and look vulnerable."
"Broadcast on a worldwide frequency." Sandoval instructed the young volunteer at his post. "Unless Major Kincaid feels the inclination to give us Miss Palmer's global frequency?"
Liam met Sandoval's gaze unflinchingly. "Go to Hell, Sandoval."
"As I thought. Then proceed." Sandoval nodded at the volunteer's position. "Broadcast this, closed circuit."