The Sword of Saint Michael by D C P Fox

Author:D C P Fox [Fox, D C P]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-28T22:00:00+00:00

Jocelyn’s flashlight sliced through the pitch black of the pharmacy. She had two hours during her watch shift to find the medication she needed. If anyone caught her, she’d say she was just looking for some thyroid pills. Once she had her meds, she would meditate to see if Colorado Springs was indeed the right path for her.

You don’t need drugs, said a voice.

What? Who said that?

You’ve gone a long time without your medicine, said another.

Oh, shit. The voices.

Vin doesn’t trust you. He’ll kill you first chance he gets, said a third.

She sat on the pharmacy floor, hoping the voices would go away. No such luck.

You must kill Vin, said a fourth. It’s best for everyone. You’re the only one with enough courage to do it.

Her head in her hands, she sobbed. Not again. Not now. The problem was, the voices made sense. She just didn’t want to hear what she already knew.

She heard a faint noise behind her. Footsteps. Oh my god, Vin is here to kill me.

She sprung up, turning around and drawing her sword. The flashlight dropped to the floor, the light facing her. She faced a shadowy figure.

“Jocelyn,” the figure said. “It’s just Marty . . . Just me.”

It sure sounded like Marty. “No, it’s not. You’re Vin. You only sound like Marty. But you’re here to kill me, aren’t you?” Is it really Vin? She was hesitating. Something was holding her back.

“Jocelyn. Listen to me carefully. If I was Vin and wanted to kill you, you’d be dead by now.”

“Ah, but you’re cleverer than that,” she countered. “You’ll probably drop one of these shelves on me. Claim it was an accident.”

Vin/Marty took a deep breath. “Jocelyn, you’re not well. We need to find your medication. I came to help you find it. You didn’t tell Vin about your condition, right?”

“No.” He sounded reasonable. But it must be a trick.

“Then I can’t be Vin, can I?”

She realized what was happening. “Oh, my god,” she said, her voice barely above a whisper. “You’re a shape-shifting alien. Like the others. You can even copy their brain, right? Thoughts and memories . . . Still, you’re not trying to kill me . . . What is it you want?”

“Jocelyn, I assure you I’m Marty. I came here to help. Let me do that. You’re sick. You need help. Please let me help you.”

“She needs Haldol.” A new voice. From behind Vin/Marty. Alexander?

“Shit,” Vin/Marty said.

“Quick, Alexander,” she said, still barely above a whisper. “Kill him. Kill Vin. He’s trying to kill me.”

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