Dream Thief by Stephen Lawhead

Author:Stephen Lawhead [Lawhead, Stephen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: sci-fi, Syfy, sf, scifi, Fiction, Mars, Terraforming, Martians, Space Travel, Space Station, Dreams, Nightmares, aliens, Ancient civilizations, Lawhead, Stephenlawhead.com, Sleep Research, Alien Contact, Stephen Lawhead, Stephen R Lawhead, Steve Lawhead
Publisher: Lawhead Books
Published: 2010-12-11T07:00:00+00:00

ARI FELT UNSEEN EYES upon her all day. She imagined spies around every corner. Though she saw no one and nothing out of the ordinary as she walked along the winding pathway, she nevertheless made doubly sure that no one followed her.

She paused, looking both ways along the path and then skipped over the little brook and entered the green seclusion of the fern nook.

“Oh, you're here already,” she said upon entering. Spence greeted her; she saw by the look on his face that he was eager to learn what had been discovered from her detective work.

“Where's Adjani?”

“He couldn't make it. He had to work. But never mind that. What did you find out?”

“Good news and bad news. The good news is that we can all make the jump down with the next shuttle. They're bringing up a dozen extra construction workers this next trip. They've added an extra row of seats in the cabin. There are only twenty-five scheduled to go down this trip, so those seats will be empty. I've already obtained three travel vouchers. We're all set.”

“When does it get here?”

“The shuttle will get here on Thursday—two days from now. It leaves next morning.”

“All right. It'll have to do,” said Spence. Ari could see he was deep in thought, making rapid mental calculations.

“Have to do! It's blooming terrific! Do you have any idea how hard it would be to get aboard a shuttle any other time? You'd have to wait months for an extra seat. The schedules are tight, my dear. Impossibly tight.”

“I'm sorry.” Spence smiled and looked at her as if he had not seen her before this moment. “I guess I'm a little preoccupied.”

“Is that what you call it? Preoccupied? I call it bossy.” Her lip protruded in a pretty pout.

“I said I was sorry.”

“Oh, you're no fun. I was only teasing.”

Spence gave her a sharp look. She hurried on. “The rest of my news isn't so terrific. I've looked and looked, but there is no record of anyone like you described on GM in the last six months.”

“He was here all right. I saw him.” Spence was fighting the belief that he dreamed up the mystery figure.

“No one doubts that you did, dearest. But there is simply not record that anyone answering your description was here. Obviously he was here without authorization.”

“Authorization? Who would have to authorize him?”

“GM ground base. You see, he'd need clearance for that pneumochair of his because of its magnetic field or whatever.”

“He couldn't get aboard without it?”

“I don't see how. The only other way would be for Daddy to offer clearance.”

“He could do that?”

“Certainly; if he wanted to. But he never has.”

“He got on board somehow.”

“Well, if he did someone else must have seen him. He was in a whole room full of cadets, wasn't he? What class was it?”

“I don't know,” Spence moaned. “I can't remember. I wasn't there for the lecture. Anyway, confirming his existence isn't the point. I saw him—so what if the whole colony saw him, too? I want to find out who he is.

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