Feeding Frenzy by Michael P. Spradlin

Author:Michael P. Spradlin [P. Spradlin, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2013-09-04T16:00:00+00:00

DR. CATALYST WAS MAKING THE FINAL PREPARATIONS at the aquarium. If everything went according to plan, the tide would finally turn. This next act would show the world how far he was willing to go. It would also strike a blow against Dr. Geaux and Dr. Doyle. After this, they would realize he was not to be trifled with. And they would leave him alone to complete his work.

The tank in the aquarium was buzzing with Muraecudas. Unlike the Pterogators, they required fewer hormones to accelerate their growth. They achieved full size and length in a matter of weeks. Swimming about in the backlit tank, they were fearsome to look at. Their long, undulating bodies and blunt faces filled with dozens of spear-shaped teeth made them look just as fearsome as their Pterogator brethren. The bodies were made for swimming hard and fast through the water, devouring whatever crossed their paths.

As they swam and circled the tank, some of them would occasionally surge toward him, bumping their heads hard against the glass when he wandered too close. They were ready to eat him, were it not for the barrier.

Dr. Catalyst used a large wrench to attach the final connector to an electronic winch bolted to the aquarium. Cable fed out of the winch to a pulley system on the ceiling. Hanging suspended above the open water tank was a steel cage. The sight of it dangling a few feet above the water was chilling even to him. Depending on what happened in the next few minutes, he would know whether or not he would be required to use it.

The governor’s next press conference was scheduled to begin momentarily. Dr. Catalyst punched a few buttons on his tablet and brought up a live Internet feed. There on a stage stood the governor, a tall, thin man dressed in a gray pinstriped suit. His hair was flecked with gray at the temples, and his face looked a little sunburned, as if he’d just been called in off the golf course. Behind him were gathered several mayors from South Florida cities, police officers, and FBI agents. He even saw Dr. Geaux in her park-service uniform among the toadies assembled there.

“Good afternoon,” the governor said. “I will make my remarks brief. I’m here to announce the expansion of our joint task force consisting of personnel and resources from several state, federal, and local agencies. This task force’s objective is twofold. First, to reverse the environmental damage being done to the state by the release of artificially enhanced species by the criminal calling himself Dr. Catalyst. Appropriate state and federal agencies will coordinate efforts to capture and destroy these animals before the harm they are causing becomes irreversible. Second, the task force will also use the law-enforcement capabilities of these combined agencies to locate and apprehend the fugitive calling himself Dr. Catalyst by any means necessary.

“Because of her scientific training, as well as the law-enforcement experience she brings to this job as the superintendent of one of America’s foremost national parks, I am asking Dr.

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