Jadie in Five Dimensions by Salerni Dianne K

Author:Salerni, Dianne K. [Salerni, Dianne K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Adventure, Childrens
ISBN: 9780823449095
Amazon: 0823449092
Goodreads: 56294910
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 2021-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

22. TY

Ty realized, not long after Marius left, that Sam Lowell was superfluous to his plans. Sam’s only a programmer, and Ty can do that work as well as, if not better than, he can.

The person they need is Dr. Lowell. Jadie’s biological father.

If Ty feels the slightest twinge when he proposes his idea to Dave—or when Dave enthusiastically devises a method for carrying it out—he brushes it off. It’s not as if they’re going to dangle the man over a shark tank. Ty names the plan Operation Captive Audience because that sounds so much better than kidnapping.

Dave completes the first phase that afternoon. When he returns for Ty, he doesn’t bother inserting an avatar into the room, instead calling out from 4-space: “It is done. Are you ready?” Before Ty can respond, huge fingers clamp around his waist and yank him out of his universe.

He flies past the usual array of nonsensical, morphing shapes—cross-sections of the Transporter—but then he plunges into darkness, gripped around the middle by a hand larger than his entire body. It feels as if he’s being carted around like a child’s action figure. He bites back a protest only because he knows Dave has grabbed Dr. Lowell from under the noses of the Seers (if they have noses), and there’s no time to demand a more dignified form of transport.

The darkness ends abruptly with Ty looking down into a strange white room. From his viewpoint in 4-space, the structure is foreshortened but cubeish in shape.

Inside, a scholarly-looking man with glasses and rumpled hair walks along one of the walls, examining it with his hands. He’s wearing a suit, although the tie has been pulled loose, and he moves sluggishly, as though his shoes are mired in mud. The only other items in the room are a desk, a chair, and a rolling suitcase that Ty suspects came with their captive.

Dave drops Ty into the center of the room and plops his Resister avatar down as well.

Dr. Lowell, who was bending over to peer beneath the desk, straightens up and turns around. Although his visitors have appeared mysteriously in the blink of an eye, the scientist does not look frightened—perplexed, maybe, and indignant. “If this is an alien abduction, it’s extremely clichéd, and—” He breaks off, seeming surprised by the four-dimensional twist in his voice.

Ty clears his throat. “Welcome to the fourth dimension, Dr. Lowell.”

“Where am I?”

“Sound travels differently here, but you’ll get used to it. I’ll repeat. This is—”

“I understood what you said,” Dr. Lowell interrupts. “But I don’t believe you.” His expression is at odds with his words. Something sparks in his eyes, and he looks around the featureless white room with a new revelation.

“Dr. Lowell, you know where you are,” Dave’s avatar says without moving its mouth. “This is your life’s work.”

“Dimensional theory,” Ty adds.

“I know what he means.” Dr. Lowell points at Dave. “What is that? Some kind of simulacrum?”

“We call it an avatar, but simulacrum works too. He lives in 4-space in his true form but uses this stand-in to interact with humans.

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