Colony

by SpunSilk

Kolchak: The Night Stalker story. "Extraordinary claims call for extraordinary evidence, Darlin'. You're asking me to chase on out of here, go isolate myself and – if what you claim is true – just weaken and die out there alone somewhere? And why! Because you claim it's true? Uh-uh. Doesn't cut mustard. Prove it."

16. Chapter 16 : Hale

Colony

by Spun Silk

Part sixteen: Hale

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I feel pretty good. My body actually looks like an old banana, but it's fine.

–Mike Piazza

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I had never before noticed the beautiful harmony that was the unfettered human body. Hardly able to be called 'graceful', my body still felt magnificent as I ran away from the Troglodyte. The cat appeared out of the undergrowth and ran along silently beside me, running away from the mine. Towards home.

Back at the cabin, I got a second opinion from the tennis ball triangle. I grinned broadly at the aura representation I saw around me; strong and deep green with overtones of woodsmoke and g sandpaper. No turquoise – no; none. It looked as vibrant and healthy as I felt, and that was saying a lot. And around me, above and below; brilliant colors in smooth shafts of transparent light coming out of my head and bending gracefully to re-enter at my feet. My invisible magnetic force lines that I hated. Yet just now, I didn't even mind. I looked over the healthy whole of the picture.

Lady Vet had been right, it was rather lovely after all.