Necrue (Stryker Team Book 8) by Frank Carey

Author:Frank Carey [Carey, Frank]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-11T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

Reton stood behind a rack of equipment and watched Myriam, Sean, and several aliens attempt to access the colony ship's computer system. The frustration the necrue-possessed beings were experiencing was palpable.

"This can't be that difficult!" Myriam yelled while kicking the console. "We are millions of years more advanced, yet this simple computer system is thwarting our every attempt."

"Perhaps you should have recruited some normal necrue," Sean said. "You know, the ones who could enter a computer system."

"Silence! Better yet, go find some help and get back to work breaking into the stasis chamber sphere."

He glared at her before turning on his heel and storming out of the room.

"Wuss!" she muttered while turning back to the recalcitrant piece of equipment.

Carefully, Reton followed Sean out of the room.

"What the plark are you doing?" Maddy asked over his internal comm system.

"Can you separate the necrue in Sean from Sean without killing him?"

"Maybe. It depends on who it is and how long they’ve been merged."

"How did you separate Kress?"

"Fear. He was afraid I would kill him and the merged person."

"Well, that ship sailed."

"Are you mad at me for killing him?"

"No, but I am curious. You're some kind of peace officer, aren't you?" he asked.

"My official title is Peacekeeper. I'm a cop, judge, and executioner."

"I used to be a guard. I was supposed to terminate my cousin when she refused to return to prison. It took a lot to get me to the emotional place where I could do such a thing. Is it difficult for you to execute someone, even if they earned a death sentence?"

"Yeah, it's tough, but then you look at the carnage in the perps’ wake, and it becomes a much simpler decision. I'm glad you're not mad at me."

"I'm glad you're still here, especially after I pulled my weapon on you."

"Can I tell you a secret?"

"Sure."

"Don't bother shooting my kind with one of those popguns. We're impervious."

"Good to know."

He stopped and watched as Sean walked over to a wall panel and hit it. "That necrue has anger issues. How long has it been in storage?"

"From what I know about his gang, I'd say he was put in cold storage around a million years ago. Why?"

"He's never heard of a mechanoid, has he?"

"Probably not. I know I didn't until I met you."

"Which means he's never seen one either."

"You know, we should really address his ignorance."

"Yes, lets."

Sean continued to beat on the wall, accenting the blows with expletives in a language unfamiliar to Reton. So intent was he on destroying the wall with his bare hands, he didn't notice the mechanoid had walked over and stood behind him.

Reton made a coughing noise. Abandoning his demolition efforts, Sean turned around to see Reton with a demon face and all his access panels open for the world to see.

Reton screamed and waved his arms.

Sean crumbled into Reton's waiting arms as the necrue materialized outside his body and slammed backward into the wall. There it stood, frozen in fear as Maddy walked up to it.

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