Kraken Mare by Cordova Jason & Smith Christopher L

Author:Cordova, Jason & Smith, Christopher L. [Cordova, Jason]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2016-02-29T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men.”

–Jean Rostand

I was shocked to find that Central was not only manned, but that both Thing One and Two had survived and taken control of the backup station. They had been equally surprised to see the two of us alive and relatively unharmed. Well, okay, Isaac was uninjured. I was nursing too many injuries to count. The Things looked like hell warmed over, but I was pretty sure my blood-and-gore covered shirt and pants trumped them both. Isaac’s pristine lab coat and well-groomed appearance was a stark contrast to us all. I wiped some blood on his sleeve.

I’ll admit it, I felt a rush of hope at finding the twins alive. The thought of trying to get the situation under control with only Isaac for help was depressing. Granted, we weren’t out of the woods yet– the odds were definitely against us, and we’d probably die trying. But hey, company!

Once I had Isaac safely tucked away in the corner and quiet, I turned and began giving orders to the Things, who apparently had been waiting for someone in charge to show up. Unfortunately, they only got me.

“Got the comms back up, but I’ve locked them out for now except on the emergency channel,” Poole told me as soon as I got Isaac out of the way. “Wi-Fi is back up but weak. Not sure why. General overhead PA system is back online as well. Someone did a number on the comms system but we’re good now. One of the maintenance people must have gotten into the system and fixed it.”

“Seal off the access tunnels and make certain that the elevator is disabled,” I said, staring at the monitors. Nine of the twelve tracking devices were showing cell breaches and movement. The last—Captain Holomisa's—showed that he was still in his cell, though the containment field had clearly failed. I recalled what Gerry had said and nodded to myself. Treat a man like a man and he will act as such. Treat him as an animal… “Sound off the alarm to upstairs. The Navy has to know. Where is everyone else? Last thing we need are hostages.”

“Posts One and Three are not responding,” Poole replied as he hastily complied, punching in various commands into his control console. “Two, Four and Five are secure.”

“Damn it,” I growled. Post One led to The Well, and Post Three led to the civilian quarters. Neither news was good, but hostages could make things even more dangerous than they already were. I had already suspected Post Three was down, since it would have stopped anyone from making it to the Doctor Marillac’s quarters. Some bad news was worse than others at this point, though. Of course, I had no idea why Post One would be down. Other than The Well, there was nothing down that way except for some maintenance areas that contained very little. “Have you heard from anyone who is a senior

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