Etheric Recruit: A Kurtherian Gambit Series by S.R. Russell & Michael Anderle

Author:S.R. Russell & Michael Anderle [Russell, S.R.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

Bethany Anne tried not to let her concern show as she, Ashur and Tabitha walked into the room housing the Pod-doc on TOM’s ship. By ADAM’s reckoning, Anne and Jinx had been in the medical device for six weeks, four days, fifteen hours, and twenty-seven minutes. After updating the school since the five-week target period elapsed, Bethany Anne had simply sent a message saying that Anne’s return could not be predicted at this time, and she would report for school as soon as she was able.

Tabitha had a terse conversation with Anne’s father when he showed up at her apartment one day expecting to visit with his daughter. Mason was yelling that they couldn’t keep her away from him when Tabitha finally grabbed him by the shoulders and pushed him against the wall. The fact that the smaller female could manhandle him so easily made a bigger impression than her words.

“Anne has leukemia. Kurtherian science is able to cure it completely, but she’s in an induced coma for the treatment,” Tabitha was finally able to get through to him. Mason had just stared at her for minutes before sagging against the wall. After that, the two of them were able sit and discuss the situation.

The last week and a half had been difficult on Tabitha. After the projected five-weeks had passed, Anne’s father had begun calling every day. As much as she would have liked to have just told Mason the same thing Bethany Anne had told the school, Tabitha felt sorry for the man. Because of that, Tabitha took all his calls even though all she could say was “still in treatment, I’ll have her call you once she’s conscious.” Now Tabitha stood behind Bethany Anne, trying to look around her Queen’s shoulder to see into the Pod-doc.

Anne was asleep one minute and completely awake the next. Before she could panic at finding herself in a coffin-like device, a little window in front of her face opened and she saw Bethany Anne looking in at her.

“There is a latch by your right hip. Feel around with your hand and you’ll find it, then just give it a twist,” Anne heard Bethany Anne instruct her. It only took Anne a couple seconds to locate and release the latch, and the Pod-doc opened.

“Cojeme,” Anne heard Tabitha mutter.

“Fut the wuck?” Anne exclaimed as Jinx stood and hopped out of the Pod-doc.

Jinx landed effortlessly and it was easy to see that she was now almost as large as Ashur.

Anne felt as shocked as Bethany Anne looked as she took the proffered hand and climbed out of the Pod-doc herself.

“TOM, you have some explaining to do.” Bethany Anne declared to the room.

“Dammit Bethany Anne, I’m a pilot, not a doctor!” TOM’s voice sounded from the speakers.

“If you keep trying to misquote Star Trek, you won’t even be sleeping on the couch. I’ll find a packing crate for your Kurtherian ass and toss it and you into the backyard,” Bethany Anne snapped. “What the hell happened?”

“As much as it was a corny take off a TV quote, it happens to be true.

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