Comes Great Responsibility by Chuck Kienzle

Author:Chuck Kienzle [Kienzle, Chuck]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-12T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16 Friday, July 23, 8:03 AM Alaska Daylight Time

The next morning, John joined us at the base cafeteria. Our escorts stood back at the cafeteria's doors. John and I wore our uniforms. Although we were the center of attention, the tables around us were empty. Most of the base personnel tried not to stare at us. I had gotten used to my privacy, something that was not possible for Apollo and Artemis,

John moved his scrambled eggs with his fork. He looked tired.

“You didn't sleep well?” I said.

“I hope I did not keep you awake,” Mandisa said.

“No. I heard you crying, but that did not keep me awake,” he said.

I waited for him to continue.

John looked right and left and then said,” It is just the mission.”

I understood that John did not want his words to be overheard. Privacy became a problem as more standard powered people were born. Their far better sense of hearing caused the non-powered to be afraid of being over heard all the time. It was not that bad, but it was still a problem for some people.

After breakfast, we were escorted to a conference room the the base's headquarters' building. It was sunny outside. The view of the mountains to the west was beautiful.

In the conference room, John, Mandisa and I sat on one side of a table in a conference room in the base's headquarters' building. Jacobs, Doctor Torres and the base commander, Colonel Bruce Rosenstein sat on the other side of the table. Rosenstein was a handsome non-powered, in his forties. He wore a standard uniform with a number of awards on his right breast. I noticed his West Point graduation ring. He was a ring knocker. More than once I heard a military academy graduate rap his ring on a table to show he or she was somehow better than the rest of us. I hoped the Colonel did not do that. A video conference was set up and Director Tenneth's image was on the video display. Our suit's communication access to the Agency was still blocked.

“The Visitors' experts agree that the set up for the transit portal is workable, in fact, it is similar to a design used on their world a couple of decades ago,” Tenneth said.

“The laws of physics are the same on both our worlds, so it makes sense they would would come up with a similar, abet, less advanced design,” Jacobs said.

“You have reviewed our request?” Jacobs continued..

“What request?” I said.

“The United States government believes that the healer would be a great asset and I agree. Therefore, your mission's objective is to retrieve her,” Tenneth said.

“And what if she says no,” I said.

“You must convince her otherwise, or bring her back against her will,” Tenneth said.

“You expect us to go to the Moon, convince someone who went to the Moon for her own safety to come to our world and, then, bring her back? And, kidnap her if she does not want to come with us? No way.

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