Seabound- the Atlantis Cure by Maira Dawn

Author:Maira Dawn [Dawn, Maira]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-14T22:00:00+00:00

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Chapter Thirty-One

Vince stood at the sink, scrubbing his hands with a ferocity rivaling a flea-bitten dog. "Is this it? Did I breathe enough to kill me? Does it soak through the skin? Is this the plague that will kill all humankind?"

"I don't know," Ian said. "I only know it is coming and soon. I don't exactly know what it is. Does this have the potential to destroy like that?"

"Rabies already kills more than sixty-thousand people a year. And that is with a terrible delivery system. If it is airborne... Yes. Yes, it most definitely could."

"It seemed they didn't know it would work."

"Oh, they were pretty sure it would work, or they wouldn't bother testing it on you. Your people are immune to everything. Believe me, if it exists, we tried it. This disease was made to kill you, which means it will kill us."

"If it is the one, you must do something."

Vince turned away from the sink and raised his eyebrows. "Me? What can I do?"

"I don't know. What can you do?"

Vince shook his head and shrugged as he pulled a long face. "I have no power, no pull in this company. All I can do is clean up this mess and bar the door. But first, let me get you out of there."

Vince lowered himself to the floor, careful to avoid the liquid still covering it. With trembling fingers, he worked at the first band fastening Ian to the bars. The ribbed bands resisted the assistant's pull, and Ian winced as it dug into his flesh.

"Sorry, man."

Ian shook his head. "Do what you must to release me." When Vince pulled harder, Ian grunted in pain.

Vince glanced at him with concern and continued at his work. "Ian, I just want to say… you probably won't believe it, but I've always admired your people. You're amazing. Perfectly made, or as perfect as human-like life forms come anyway. I wouldn't ever have hurt any of you if it wasn't for them."

Ian's voice hardened. "You did. Many times over."

"We—we had to know—had to find out for the greater good." Vince squeezed his eyes shut. "It was my job. I was only doing what I was told."

"And so you killed," Ian shook his head. "The first thing any human thinks of doing. The last resort for a sane Atlantian. You could have just asked. I'm sure our scientists would answer all your questions."

Vince's jaw dropped. It clearly had never crossed his mind. Had it crossed anyone’s? "You have scientists?" he asked.

"How little you know. We are far more advanced than you if this lab is your average."

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