A Spacetime Tale by J. Benjamin

Author:J. Benjamin [Benjamin, J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2019-11-30T16:00:00+00:00

23

Deck #50 Mess Hall

“I still can’t believe it. Both of them dead!” Kiara said to Matt in disbelief. It had been five hours since the sequence failure. Matt had woken up three hours after the sequence and then was quickly briefed on the events that had unfolded. Kiara woke up an hour later and had undergone a similar briefing with GSF Intelligence. Both gammanauts were unscathed and not harmed during the aborted sequence. However, both gammanauts were also starving and decided to grab breakfast.

“I know. I am still wrapping my own head around it. Definitely not how I imagined this day turning out,” Matt said, stating the obvious. “Lew is dead. Adler is dead. More than two-hundred innocent civilians are dead. In all of the short history of the Federation, this is without a doubt the worst day.”

“So, what now?” Kiara asked.

“Secretary-General Perez has issued an indefinite freeze on all spacetime sequences until further notice.”

“She what?” Kiara stammered. She heard the volume of her own voice and spoke in a quieter tone. “How can she do that? We were so close.”

“Leon’s heart attack changed everything,” Matt replied. “I really don’t get it, either. I mean, he passed every health examination. Srivastava and his team were fully aware of his heart condition. Hell, we all were. We are completely unconscious when we go into the sequence. The only part of the body that is affected is our brains.”

“The brain is a big fucking part, Matt,” Kiara said as she scooped a spoonful of berry porridge from the platter before her.

“I get that, but my point is that it makes no sense for Leon to have a heart attack while he is sedated and unconscious.”

“Is it possible his body was having a reaction to the neuroserum?” Kiara asked. “That or do you think the neuroserum had a crossover effect with the nanites in his heart? I mean, he had two nano-systems operating within him at once.”

“I am no doctor, but I know for certain that the neuroserum nanites had been tested several times with people who had heart filtration systems. Every single time, there was no issue. The neuronanites are highly advanced. They know how to operate harmoniously with other systems,” Matt explained.

“So, his nano-filtration system completely fails on him, and he just gets a heart attack right before we cross the bridge?”

“For now, that seems to be the case.”

“Matt, if Leon had that heart attack just one minute later, we could all be dead.”

“I know,” Matt replied. “Thank the stars we’re all still alive and in one piece, well, sorta.”

“So, where is Leon?” Kiara asked.

“Leon is currently in a medically-induced coma on deck fifty-nine. Thankfully there was no permanent brain damage. Still, they have no idea when he is going to recover. It could be hours. Could be days.”

“Jeez,” Kiara replied. “Poor guy. His family must be distraught right now.”

“Leon will stay here till he recovers. I imagine the doctors will want to examine his cardiac nanites.”

Kiara paused.

“How are you holding up?” Matt asked.

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