Expedition Earth (First Colony Book 14) by Ken Lozito
Author:Ken Lozito [Lozito, Ken]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Acoustical Books LLC
Published: 2022-08-30T16:00:00+00:00
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Lauren moved to the side a little so she could see Braun. âDid you know about this?â
Braun shook his head. âYou donât understand. Itâs not what you think.â
Wakiya looked at her husband. âYou brought them here. You say theyâre not from Magnus Station, but Iâm not going to just sit by and let them shoot us.â
Burk scowled. âThey could change at any moment. Theyâre infected!â
The salvagers kept their weapons trained on them, not at all startled by the news.
Lauren held up her hands in front of her chest, then moved out from behind Isaac. Wakiya was the leader, so she spoke to her. âThis is what I detected in the samples of blood I collected. There are indicators that show an exposure to the Vemus. We detected trace amounts on some of the people on the outpost, but not like this. And it doesnât match up with what we encountered in our own star system.â
Wakiya narrowed her gaze for a second. She looked conflicted, and Lauren didnât think she wanted to hurt them, but if they were infected by the Vemus, then they were up against the clock before the infection took over.
âWeâre not infected,â Wakiya said.
âDonât!â Moteki said.
Wakiya shook her head. âThey helped Amelia, Mot. Braun said she can stand up straight. Her face looks normal.â
âI donât trust them,â Moteki said, and the others agreed, except for Torren.
Isaac holstered his weapon. âIâm going out on a limb here and admit that I donât understand whatâs going on. Lauren detected a Vemus infection in the blood of one of the other salvagers.â
âAnd Torren healed from his wounds without any medical treatment. All of you have,â Lauren said.
Isaac turned toward Burk and the soldier glared at him. âLower your weapon, Sergeant.â
Burk gritted his teeth and lowered his weapon a little so that it wasnât pointed at anyone. Nance did the same.
Isaac tilted his head toward Wakiya and the others. âNow itâs your turn.â
âDo it,â Wakiya said. âMot, do it now.â
Moteki lowered his weapon.
Wakiya looked at Lauren and shook her head. âI knew we couldnât keep it from you,â she said and pressed her lips together. âYou detected trace amounts of the Vemus infection on the people at the outpost, and more than that here, but weâre not infected.â
Lauren glanced at Isaac for a second and then looked at Wakiya.
âYour EVA suits look a little worse for wear,â Isaac said pointedly.
Wakiyaâs lips lifted a little. âWeâre different than you. Weâre not what youâd referred to as infected by the Vemus. We represent an adaptation that occurred over time.â
Laurenâs eyes widened and she inhaled softly. âYouâre hybrids.â
âHybrids? What do you mean hybrids?â Burk asked.
Lauren kept her gaze on Wakiya. âIt means that some of them had been exposed to the Vemus but werenât assimilated like the ones that served the Alpha. They werenât part of the hive.â She paused for a few seconds to get her thoughts in order. âThatâs why Amelia has autoimmune symptoms. Her body was having trouble coping with hybridization. Was she ever exposed to a Vemus?â
Wakiya shook her head.
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