Heirs of the New Earth by David Lee Summers

Author:David Lee Summers [Summers, David Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, General, Adventure, Science Fiction, Fiction
ISBN: 9781885093493
Publisher: Lachesis Pub
Published: 2007-01-11T00:00:00+00:00

LEGACY

Manuel Raton sat on a deck chair on a small boat as it careened out into the open ocean. He reached into his pocket and retrieved a handkerchief and blew his nose. The moist air combined with the dose of Proxom that Eva Cooper had given him was making his nose run. The boat was tossed from side to side by ocean swells and Manuel kept thinking that he was going to lose his lunch. The Proxom might be keeping the Cluster out of his head, but between his stomach and his nose, there was little room for other thoughts.

Before he and Fire had left Nantucket, Eva Cooper had spoken to Simon Yermakov aboard the Sanson and compared observations. She agreed that it seemed likely that Proxom suppressed the Cluster's ability to reach into people's brains. She kept a moderate supply of the drug with her and was able to ration out three days’ doses to the people in the house before they left on their separate errands. G'Liat didn't take any of the drug, protesting that Proxom was poisonous to Rd'dyggians.

His stomach and nose calming for a few moments, Manuel looked up and saw Fire at the boat's wheel. She wore a simple formfitting black shirt and pants. Her hair blew backwards in the wind. He wished he could appreciate the sight more. She might be a woman in her fifties, but she was still gorgeous to him. He thought if Fire stopped the boat, perhaps he would feel better and they could go below decks—there was a bed down there that looked quite inviting. Seeing the set of Fire's jaw and the intensity with which she scanned the horizon, he realized that was out of the question. They were on a mission, searching for an old friend of the family: a Sperm whale named Richard.

Richard had told Mark Ellis about G'Liat and suggested that the warrior might help him understand the Cluster. Now, Fire hoped that the whale might provide some insight into the Cluster itself. Manuel had a sudden thought. Standing, he made his way up to the wheel, next to Fire. “How do we know the Cluster isn't affecting the whales the same way as humans?"

Fire looked at him and sighed. “We don't,” she admitted. “However, the Clusters don't seem to have had any effect on G'Liat while we've been here. I'm guessing that the Cluster is only targeting humans. Anyone else is simply off their radar."

Manuel frowned. “I hope you're right.” He looked down at the boat's radar and tracking equipment in front of the wheel. “Speaking of radar, how are we supposed to find this Richard, anyway?"

Fire shrugged. “Like all Sperm whales, he follows a migratory pattern. Mark kept records.” She reached down and activated the holographic display. “We're heading for the approximate area where he'd be."

Manuel studied the display for a moment. “That's about one hundred square miles of ocean! How do we find him in all that?"

Fire smiled and shook her head. “Typical man .

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