Dark Dragons by Kevin Leffingwell

Author:Kevin Leffingwell
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Publisher: Amazon Kindle
Published: 2013-03-22T17:00:00+00:00

12 OUT OF THE SUN

Thursday, May 20

After Colonel Towsley and Darren Seymour left, Dr. Ngatia stayed behind to implore Taggart for the fifth time that month to okay a slight increase in the NESSTC’s already tight medical budget when the general raised his hand.

“I know what subject is on your mind, doc, but right now I want to talk about something else.”

Figures. “Of course.” Perhaps it was time to resign.

“So what do you think? Are these boys dangerous?”

Ngatia shrugged. “Perhaps, but dangerous to whom?”

“To us, of course.”

“I don’t really know. Their central nervous systems have changed. It’s possible their behavior could have changed as well. If that means they’re dangerous to us, I can’t say. I have to admit, neurology isn’t my strongest field.”

“About these changes. Can you say these boys are no longer . . . human? I ask that in the lightest sense.”

“I would indeed say that, yes. A common occurrence in evolution is that brain structures that are no longer used for one function may form the basis for the development of a new function. It appears the machine aboard the alien ship accelerated the process by stimulating the growth of those strange brain tumors. They act as neural implants that both generate and process high-mental information and relay that info to the motor regions. The boys could be using brain functions that are meant for us a million years from now.”

“What kind of functions?”

“Well, I believe the boys have a form of extra sensory perception. Able to sense the presence of an intruder just around the corner, for example. Their reactions and thought processes are faster, which means they’re able to keep up with the rapid functions of their fighters. They may also possess precognition——future sight. We really know so little of the human brain, it’s ludicrous. There could be countless changes that my examinations might not have detected.”

Taggart finished his coffee and looked down onto the floor of the Ops Center. “As far as I’m concerned, these boys are dangerous. I don’t want to take any chances.” He turned to Ngatia. “Are you at all trained in hypnosis, doc?”

“No, but can I ask why?”

“We may have to disconnect some faulty wiring.”

“You’re not suggesting——?”

“Yes, I am suggesting, Raymond, and if you were smart, you’d see my point of view.

Since hypnosis is out, would shock treatments be an alternative?”

Ngatia could only stand there and stare at this man who, a minute ago, had been thinking clearly. Now he was staring down Dr. Mengele. “We don’t have the equipment for shock treatments,” he murmured. “We felt there was no medical reason to have that kind of gear in a facility such as ours.”

“Certainly you have anti-psychotics that would create long-term amnesia.”

Ngatia shifted his weight from one foot to the other. “We have 25-milligram tablets of chlorpromazine in the pharmacy locker but that dose produces only a mild sedation.”

“Then you’ll up the dose to a hundred milligrams in their Mountain Dews. And Towsley is not to know about it. Understood?”

“Why?”

Taggart gripped his coffee mug tighter.

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