The Grid 3 by Paul Teague

Author:Paul Teague [Teague, Paul]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Clixeo Publishing

Chapter Nine

Preparations

Philip Schaelles longed to see his daughter again. It would be time soon. He cursed the day the plague had struck the planet. His own father had told him stories about how life had once been. He’d never shared those with Teanna – it seemed unfair to give her a glimpse of a world she would never know. It was a world he’d never known too, he’d been born at Centrum.

As a boy, he’d loved it when Edward had reminisced about his life before the pandemic broke out. He’d describe things Philip could only imagine. His father was a man of science, but to hear tales of aeroplanes, ships, thriving cities and a life of free choice, it was the stuff of dreams. But as he’d grown up, he’d come to understand that the old life was over. He could dream all he wanted about the world that had been inhabited by his father, but it was gone, they had to accept that.

Before Edward died, Philip had asked him not to share these stories with Teanna. He felt it would do more harm than good. The men had argued about that and the atmosphere had been tense for some time, but in the end Edward had agreed. As it turned out, he never got to see his granddaughter anyway. He was found dead in the Cryo-Labs before she was born. Philip was pleased they’d made their peace before his father’s death, agreeing to put aside their differences and work together, dwelling not on the past but trying instead to create a new future. That future would come soon enough, along with the return of his beloved daughter. When Delman returned, the final pieces would finally be put in place.

They were both men of science. Edward had passed on his unique skills to his son and they’d accomplished great things between them in spite of the wrecked world they’d been forced to inhabit. Edward had bequeathed a heavy burden from beyond the grave. It had come when Teanna was only three months old, and the information in that message had changed Philip’s world in an instant. His father had placed responsibility for the future of humanity in his son’s hands.

Philip looked at the dials on his console, analysing the data and looking for problems. It looked good – the host body was in excellent condition, the brain had been kept alive and was ready for the transfer. If only there had been a world out there to admire what they’d achieved between them. He didn’t like what he was doing, but he trusted his father and he had to believe in him now. It seemed unethical to meet Delman’s demands, but if Edward’s story were even partially true, there was nothing else he could do. Delman had to survive, he had to get what he needed.

Edward Schaelles had been a highly respected scientist before the plague. He’d been celebrated all over the world at a time when countries were connected by a global network which permitted instant communication.

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