John Twelve Hawks by Fourth Realm 01 The Traveler

Author:Fourth Realm 01 The Traveler
Language: eng
Format: mobi, pdf
Published: 2011-11-23T23:32:38+00:00

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MICHAEL WAS STILL unconscious, so the nurse remained beside him while Lawrence followed the two doctors into the next room. Everyone pulled off their surgical gowns and tossed them into a bin.

"When will he wake up?" Lawrence asked.

In about an hour."

"Will he have any pain?"

"Minimal."

"Excellent. I'll ask the computer center when we can start the experiment."

Dr. Richardson looked nervous. "Perhaps you and I should talk."

The two men left the library and walked across the quadrangle to the administrative center. It had rained the night before and the sky was still gray. The roses were cut back and the irises were dry stalks. The Bermuda grass that bordered the walkway was dying. Everything looked vulnerable to the passage of time except for the windowless white building at the center of the courtyard. The official name for the building was the Neurological Cybernetics Research Facility, but the younger members of the staff called it "the Tomb."

"I've been reading more data concerning the Travelers," Richardson said. "Right now, I can anticipate some problems. We have a young man who may--or may not--be able to cross over to another realm."

"That's correct," Lawrence said. "We won't know until he tries."

"The research materials indicate that Travelers can learn how to cross over on their own. It can occur because of long-term stress or a sudden shock. But most people have some kind of teacher to instruct them."

"They're called Pathfinders," Lawrence said. "We've been looking for someone to perform that function, but we haven't been successful."

They paused at the entrance to the administrative center. Lawrence noticed that Dr. Richardson disliked looking at the Tomb. The neurologist stared at the sky and then at a concrete planter filled with English ivy--anything but the white building.

"What happens if you can't find a Pathfinder?" Richardson asked. "How is Michael going to know what to do?"

"There's another approach. The support staff is investigating different drugs that could act as a neurological catalyst."

"This is my field and I can tell you that no such drug has been developed. Nothing you take into your body is going to cause a rapid intensification of neural energy"

"The Evergreen Foundation has a great many contacts and sources. We're doing everything we can."

"It's clear that I'm not being told everything," Richardson said. "Let me tell you something, Mr. Takawa. That attitude is not conducive to a successful experiment."

"And what else do you need to know, Doctor?"

"It's not just the Travelers, is it? They're only part of a much larger objective--something that involves the quantum computer. So what are we really looking for? Can you tell me?"

"We've hired you to get a Traveler into another realm," Lawrence said. "And all you need to understand is that General Nash does not accept failure."

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