Dr Morgan by Terry M. West

Author:Terry M. West [West, Terry M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-15T07:00:00+00:00

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Dr. Morgan left the Chancellor's chambers and stepped into the great expanse of the main terminal. He felt through the wringer. His wings had been clipped. He would die in this mammoth and cold place. A breeding permit was the only consolation in this cage. But any that came from him would be swept into the faith and issued marching boots. It was a sad future.

He was pleasantly surprised to see Dr. Rausch near the Chancellor's quarters. She was still done up and waiting for him. She approached him slowly, heartbreak in her eyes.

"I am sorry I pushed for bringing you below. I see now why that wasn't a favor," she said.

"I'm not mad at you. It came from a kind place. Guess I'll have to accept I've seen the top for the last time. And I get to work with you. That'll be nice."

Dr. Rausch drew close and whispered, "I have something to show you. A special place that will offer a tiny piece of comfort. It's a secret, though. Can you keep it?"

"Secrets are sinful," Dr. Morgan said. "But my inhibitor is asleep. That puts me in a bit of a grey area. So why not?"

She led him to the tram, and they rode it to its last stop. Maintenance. Where the machines and boilers kept things humming. She led him to a deserted, dimly lit corridor.

"This isn't on the blueprints. It is where I go to think about things."

She pressed upon a steel tile on the wall. She fiddled with something inside and closed it. "Push here." Dr. Rausch palmed a large portion of the wall.

Dr. Morgan put his strength against it. A doorway, its miniscule frame invisible to the light of the hallway, opened.

He drew back and looked at a flight of stairs. Dr. Rausch guided him in, closing the cold door behind them. She hit a light switch on the wall and Dr. Morgan stared upward at concrete steps. They led too high for him to see their destination.

He followed her up. By the time they reached the top, which came out of nowhere, Dr. Morgan wished he had counted the steps. There must have been hundreds.

The tiny ledge served as an exit hatch. It's keypad had gone black and the sensors on it had rotted away. Outside the small window, the night wind howled. Moonlight shimmied through the brown death.

Three hazard suits and masks were on a wall hook next to the door.

"What is this?" Dr. Morgan asked.

"A secret escape. Whoever erected it didn't leave any breadcrumbs. My father was the head of maintenance. He found it by accident. He's dead now. So you and I are the only ones who know."

"I am surprised this hasn't been spotted by scouts and cemented in. It wouldn't be hard to breach."

"It is set in a mountain recess. It is hard to see from below and harder to reach."

Dr. Rausch stared at the squall outside. "I doubt I'll be invited to the Chancellor's table again. Apparently, I forgot my place.

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