Forgotten by Jessica Carbine

Author:Jessica Carbine [Carbine, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-05T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11: Discoveries

General Ramford followed his secretary to the door, which he locked after she left. He turned off his phone, and then sat back comfortably in his chair, seized a sandwich and began talking. He smiled at her, without the biting edge behind it. His entire demeanor became friendly.

“First, and most importantly, you need to understand this: we are not the ‘bad guys.’ I do not know what Kyler has told you about us, but we represent the United States government. By all accounts you are an upstanding citizen, so it puzzled us how you got mixed up with individuals committing treason.”

“But—”

“No, let me finish. This story is absolutely confidential; it is never to leave this office. Do you understand?” He looked at her sternly, but still not unkindly.

“Yes.”

“Good. Then let me begin with when I first met Kyler and Halle. 16 years ago, when Kyler was 12 and Halle was 10, they moved here to the base with their parents. Their father, Tom Priest, headed up our science department, while Marie, their mother, taught middle school here.

“Tom was sent here to begin testing for a serum he was working on. We worked hard for three years, trying to prove to Congress and others that the serum was safe. We did hundreds of tests, but still... they were reluctant. However, they assigned a small committee of Senators to review the situation, and this committee agreed to let us begin testing. But they still chose to keep it all confidential, not wanting to involve the rest of Congress and have it contested for years.

“We were thrilled, and immediately began injecting several of our top agents with this serum. It contained a drug intended to enhance their mental abilities.”

Cassie almost interrupted here, and it seemed he was waiting for her to. But instead, she shook her head and selected another sandwich, deciding to not point out his digression.

“What I didn’t realize was that Tom was keeping a secret of his own.” The general shook his head angrily. “He was privately injecting his two children with the drug as well. The treatments took a full year, but we started getting results just six months into them. The effects were astounding, more than we’d bargained for. The ten subjects didn’t change in obvious ways: their intelligence test scores stayed the same, their physical appearance didn’t alter, but something else did! And the side effects! We had been closely monitoring the side effects, because despite the tests, we were concerned. But they were magnificent! Perhaps more so than the intended effect,” He spoke longingly, with a fanatical gleam in his eyes.

“And what were those effects?” Cassie asked very quietly.

“Their brains were enhanced approximately nine times normal usage. Our scans showed constant activity in ninety percent of the brain! It turns out our brains can do more than we ever suspected. They were able to move objects around them, without coming physically close to them.”

Cassie raised her eyebrows in disbelief. Okay, he’s lost it.

“Really? You never noticed anything?” Ramford asked her.

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