Overtaken by T.J. Brandow

Author:T.J. Brandow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MM Books

Chapter 9

Lane woke in fits. Just when she thought she’d emerged from the darkness of unconsciousness, it rose to pull her under again.

Finally she came to complete, blinking at the bright lights above her. Her tongue felt heavy and fuzzy in her mouth. Her head felt equally encumbered.

“Lane?”

Her name drifted to her slowly in an unfamiliar voice.

She blinked again, trying to focus on the shapes around her.

“Lane?”

She knew that voice. She couldn’t place it at the moment, but she knew she’d heard it before.

Shapes and sounds started to make more sense as the fog in her mind cleared.

“Where am I?” she asked, her voice cracking. Her throat felt so, so dry.

“You’re in the sickbay,” a male voice answered. Lane turned her head to see Jinn sitting in a chair beside her bed. He wore an operating gown and a mask, which was pulled down and hanging from his neck. “The procedure went perfectly,” he continued. “You have nothing to worry about.”

“Nothing to worry about!” Lane replied. She sat up quickly, regretting it immediately when her head started pounding. She remained sitting up, just out of pride, but she rubbed her temple.

“Try to relax,” said a new voice. Akari in her Human male form stepped into the room.

“How can I relax when I was just forced to go through brain surgery?” Lane asked.

“It’s not that invasive,” Jinn assured her. “It’s rather routine, in fact.”

“I don’t think that’s helping,” Akari barked, her voice tight with nerves.

“But you feel alright?” Jinn asked Lane.

Lane took stock of her physical well-being, finding that her sore throat and headache were the only things bothering her.

“Just a bit of a headache,” Lane said.

“It’ll pass in a few minutes,” Jinn said. “If it doesn’t, I’ll give you more medication for the pain.”

“Thanks,” Lane said carefully. Then, turning on Akari, she said, “What do you have to say for yourself? How could you do this?” She felt like she didn’t have the energy to have this conversation at the moment, but she had no other choice.

“I told you,” Akari said, “I did this to protect you. The Humans will be here soon to investigate. We had to make sure you were ready.”

Lane crossed her arms, staring at Akari but not answering. She knew Akari was right, but she didn’t want to admit it. She was still too angry and hurt and lost.

“You violated me,” Lane said. “You messed with my brain without permission. That’s unforgivable.”

“I had to.”

Lane thought that Akari, in her defense, did look completely pathetic. Lane tried not to feel bad for her.

“We need to make sure it works,” Jinn said, his tone thin as though he knew his suggestion would be shot down.

Lane turned to Akari, eyes wide.

“What does he mean?” she asked.

Akari took a step toward Lane. At the same time, she transformed into her female Human form and bowed her head in something like supplication.

“He means that we have to check our telepathic connection.”

Lane’s body tensed involuntarily. She held her breath, waiting for something to happen.

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