Ghost Star by Roger Eschbacher

Author:Roger Eschbacher [Eschbacher, Roger]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Press
Published: 2018-01-08T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Dur made a few nervous adjustments on the apparatus containing the Ruam girl. The device was a standard isolation tank filled with a viscous, hyperoxygenated fluid. Trem was unconscious and suspended by cables that stabilized her position. Her head was completely encased in a visor-less flight helmet that cut off all sensory input from the outside world. Signals from the helmet were sent via wireless means to a control panel. Dur’s movements were nervous because Lord Mohk stood behind him, his arms crossed. “One moment, my lord,” he said. His fingers slid over a few more control surfaces before he gave up. “The device is unable to narrow its focus to any area smaller than a medium-sized planet. We know her brother is here, but we cannot pinpoint his location.” Dur closed his eyes and wondered briefly how decapitation would feel.

“Find him,” growled Mohk before turning and leaving the bay.

When the door closed, Dur sighed and shook his head. Not sure how much more of that beast I can take. Pausing a moment to collect his thoughts, he punched a comlink. “Colonel?”

The colonel’s beleaguered face appeared on a vidscreen. “Yes?”

“By order of Lord Mohk, the rogue station Zed is to be locked down and a systematic search for the Ruam begun. All areas, including crawl spaces and containers large enough to hold an adult Ruam, are to be ripped apart. Gather and interrogate all base personnel and inhabitants, then prepare them for relocation or execution.”

The colonel rubbed his temples. “This is going to take some time.”

“Then I suggest you start. His Lordship is particularly impatient right now.”

The colonel started to speak, then stopped. “Acknowledged. What about the planet? Seems like a logical place to go.”

“We have a salvage team down there with some security personnel. I’ll alert them. Dur out.”

The vidscreen flickered off, and Dur leaned back in his chair, glancing at another screen as he did so. Something caught his eye. “Oh, now that’s interesting.”

One of the techs looked up from his screen. “What is?”

“Her genetic profile scan finished. She’s Ruam, part Terran, part . . . something else.”

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