Battle for Atlantis by Bob Mayer; Robert G. Doherty

Author:Bob Mayer; Robert G. Doherty
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Science Fiction, General, Adventure, Military, Fiction
ISBN: 9781935712008
Publisher: Who Dares Wins
Published: 2010-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Dane stared at the dolphin in the other tank as he was lowered into his own tank. It was a bizarre sight, floating in the water completely still, its head covered with the black helmet and the body with the skin-tight suit.

Dane was surprised that the fluid was warm, given that Talbot had said it would be used to lower his body temperature. He was lowered to neck level, then one of the scientists In a wetsuit climbed to the edge of the tank holding the black helmet and a flexible tube.

Dane reluctantly nodded. The scientist slipped the end of the tube into Dane’s mouth. He gagged as it passed into his throat, his body automatically trying to reject the foreign object. He could see Mart and Ahana watching, and he sensed Earhart’s attempts to send him calming thoughts and emotional support.

“Easy,” the scientist whispered as she placed a hand on the back of his head, holding him still. His throat was still spasming when the woman nodded. Dane could see the red fluid coming in the tube and it took all his strength to remain still and not rip the tube out of his mouth. He felt a ripple in the tube.

Dane’s chest heaved as liquid poured into his lungs.

“Take it easy,” the scientist advised. “Try to relax.”

That was impossible. Dane was drowning, his lungs filling. His diaphragm heaved as he tried to expel the fluid in a basic survival instinct. To no avail as more was pumped in.

Although Dane knew the liquid contained oxygen and was sustaining him, his body couldn’t accept it for several minutes. Finally, however, his body stopped fighting the invasion and became still. Dane suddenly realized that the solution around his body was cold, very cold. They must have been lowering the temperature even as they poured the solution into his lungs.

He couldn’t move. He watched with wide eyes as the helmet was slipped on and then his world went dark. He was lowered farther down, until he was completely immersed. He had little sensation other than an overwhelming feeling of cold.

“I know you can hear me,” Talbot’s voice sounded loud in his head. “The cold feeling will go away very quickly. You’re doing all right.”

Dane felt a buzzing inside his head and a light flickered in his eyes. He knew he couldn’t actually see anything so he had to assume the image was being fed into his brain via the various probes.

“Watch the dot,” Talbot said.

Dane focused on the small white spot. He realized it was changing colors, going from white to blue.

“It should be changing colors,” Talbot said.

Dane realized he could feel nothing. No sensation at all from his body. It was as if he were asleep yet awake at the same time.

“All right,” Talbot’s voice now had a distant echo. “Your peripheral nervous system is shut down. We’ve got control of your breathing and your heart beat. Everything is working fine.” Talbot’s voice was growing fainter, as if he were moving away.

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