Titan Encounter by Kyle Pratt

Author:Kyle Pratt
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Publisher: Kyle Pratt
Published: 2012-08-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Leo smiled as he leaned back in his chair. “Everyone is looking at you because you broadcast your every thought to them.”

Justin stared at the older man. Nothing emanated from him. He looked at the people in the plaza, some of whom still stared in his direction, but he could only sense them with his eyes. I sure would like to learn how to hide my thoughts. He fixed his eyes on Leo. I’ve wondered how to ask this and now appears to be a good time and this seems a good way—are you a Titan?”

Leo seemed about to laugh. “Yes. Most of us are.”

“Most?”

“There are some Norms with us.”

Justin tapped his fork on the table as he recalled the pregnant woman he had sensed on the hospital ward. “Why would Norms willingly go with Titans?”

“Even during wars, people fall in love.”

He studied the face of the older man. Leo had an easy smile and although Justin tried to remain skeptical, it was difficult. The smell of the food diverted his attention. Hunger got the best of him. He reached for the fork and took the first bite of his breakfast. “The war was a long time ago….” The elder seemed about to speak, but he was impatient to ask his questions. “Why did your people turn on normal humans and attack Earth?”

“They are your people also.”

Justin reluctantly nodded. The evidence that he was a Titan appeared insurmountable. His eyes drifted to the plate of food. It looked like scrambled eggs, pancakes, butter and syrup, but it tasted better. He remembered the factory back on liberty that produced all sorts of dry, cracker-like food. It kept him alive for years until he could afford real food—occasionally.

The elder continued. “Before I share our history, tell me what the Norms say of those events.”

“The Titan soldiers turned against normal humans.”

“Why?”

“The Alien War was over, but the Titans didn’t return for decommissioning. They didn’t obey the orders of Earth.”

Leo slowly shook his head. “So, what did the Titans supposedly do?”

Chewing on another bite he said, “They waged war against their creators.”

“Creators? They teach you that normal humans created us?”

“Of course you…we…were created. The Project Titan creators gave us our strength, our mental powers?”

“We’re naturally fit and most of us work to stay that way, but we’re not superhuman. As for the mental abilities, no one knows for sure, but when the original Titans departed Earth, they left as normal humans.”

Justin shook his head.

“Project Titan selected intelligent, genetically healthy and athletic humans, the best and brightest, to fight the alien threat. Our ancestors left, in a fleet of sub-light ships, for the endangered colonies.”

Justin nodded. Except for the part about sending normal humans, Leo was repeating Norm history. “But the mental powers?”

Leo shrugged. “Some think they are the result of random mutation, others say it is a miracle, a gift from God or the prophet. What we do know is that our ancestors, the early Titans, left Earth more than a century before these abilities began to appear.

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