Fated Asylum : A Space Adventure Legend (Gateway to the Galaxy Book 7) by Jonathan Yanez
Author:Jonathan Yanez [Yanez, Jonathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Archimedes Books
Published: 2022-03-06T16:00:00+00:00
FOURTEEN
THE DIRECTOR
âOh, oh, Iâm sorry. Did you think you won or something?â the Director said, prodding a submissive Doctor Shields in front of him. âDid you think this little coup of yours was going to work?â
He knew he had him just by the stupid look of shock on his face. The Draconian next to Frank bristled and prepared to charge.
âI wouldnât if I were you.â The Director winked. âOne word and I could have the good doctor here kill herself. You donât believe me? Doctor Shields, show them.â
Doctor Shields moved like a robot as she produced a compact blaster from her lab coat and pressed it to the right side of her head.
âMaybe she managed to wake you all from your treatment, but her conditioning goes much deeper.â The Director grinned. He pointed his right pointer finger in the air and wagged it back and forth. âNo, no, no, I donât think itâll be as easy as you may have thought.â
âLet her go,â Frank said through gritted teeth. âI donât know who you are and I donât know why youâre doing this, but you donât have to make her kill herself to get your point across. And if you do kill her, thereâs nothing stopping me from tearing your heart out.â
âMy, my, so the Arilion Knight has claws even without his famed vambraces,â the Director crooned. âHow interesting. What did you think was going to happen? You were just going to take over my facility and walk off into the sunset? Did you think it was going to be as easy as that? Please, donât even answer that; obviously, you did. I expected better from you, Frank Wolffe, really I did.â
âSorry to disappoint,â Frank answered. âBut just wait. I may change your opinion of me yet.â
âI highly doubt that,â the Director said, rolling his eyes. He massaged his face mask where it began to droop at the corners of his lips. âEve, is the riot team here yet?â
Eveâs robotic voice filled the hall from everywhere and nowhere at once. âYes, Director, they are gearing up now and will be taking the elevator down in minutes.â
The Director shook his head again as Frank and Remo looked around at the ceiling, amazed to hear the artificial intelligenceâs voice.
âGood, thank you, Eve,â the Director said with another of his signature smiles. âNo, all there is to do is wait until my forces come to quell this little rebellion. They have orders to kill and they wonât be carrying those puny stun batons; theyâll be in full armor with a heavy arsenal of rifles and pulse blades. You think this is the first time this has happened? There are protocols for everything.â
âWhy,â Remo growled. âWhy are you doing this?â
âOh good, an actual intelligent question for once,â the Director said, placing his arms across his chest. âYou still donât know what this place is? This whole planet is filled with facilities like this holding heroes from across the universe. My employer is paid well to make sure you never escape while your enemies run free.
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