Alien Diplomacy by Gini Koch

Author:Gini Koch [Koch, Gini]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Penguin Group, Inc.
Published: 2012-04-02T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 48

“YEAH, THAT’S WHAT I THOUGHT. But they’re not wearing their fake beards.”

“Too obvious for the situation,” Oliver said.

“True, they were pretty lame.”

“But I agree,” Oliver went on. “That one was the one who spoke to you.” He pointed at one of the men on the video.

“He was the one in charge,” Walter confirmed.

“Do the videos capture sound, too?”

Walter shook his head. “There’s too much interference under most circumstances. We need different cameras installed if we want to capture sound, too. At least sound we can distinguish as more than a cacophony.”

“Great. Well, at least we have something, and faces are probably more important than voices right now. Let’s blow these up and get Mom’s and Chuckie’s people on the whole recognition database thingies.” I looked at the images as Walter did the picture captures and size increases. “These guys don’t look anything like the Dingo Dog or Surly Vic.”

“We know they’re not the same people,” Kyle said patiently.

“No, I mean they don’t look like they come from the same part of the world. Can someone get Nurse Carter in here?”

I heard a sigh behind me and turned just in time to see Jeff zip off. He was back momentarily, Nurse Carter in tow. She gagged a little from the hyperspeed and was then positioned in front of the monitors. We were back to Night at the Opera status. I took heart—the last time we’d had a ton of our own people shoved into a smaller room, we’d figured out what was going on.

I gave her the fast high-level “we’ve been infiltrated and are being bugged downstairs” recap. “So, we’re hoping you can identify our intruders.”

Nurse Carter stared at the pictures. “I don’t know them,” she said finally.

So much for that idea—even the Marx Brothers were letting the team down. I tried another guess. “Do you think they could be your countrymen?”

She nodded slowly. “It’s possible.”

“How probable?” Chuckie asked as he and Christopher shoved into the room.

“I’m really not sure.” Nurse Carter shook her head. “I’m sorry.” She turned around. “So, what are you going to do with me?”

“Keep you here, with us, under guard,” Chuckie answered without missing a beat. Jeff and Christopher both nodded.

Either Nurse Carter was already aware that if the three of them were in agreement, arguing was fruitless or she didn’t mind sticking around. “Good. I would prefer to be here, I think.”

“Why so?”

She smiled at me. “After what’s been going on, I believe you’re working for the same goals I am. And under the circumstances, I don’t want to be left alone to be murdered by whoever’s trying to kill people.”

I saw Chuckie nudge Jeff, who grunted. “Like with Caroline, telling the truth as she knows it, and not picking up anything negative toward any of us.” He looked at Walter. “Have all bases scan us again.”

“And our neighbors, if they can.”

Everyone looked at me. “Why?” Christopher asked finally.

I rolled my eyes. “Really? I’m the only one here who’s ever heard of high-powered surveillance equipment? Really, Chuckie?”

He sighed.

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