Future, Betrayed by Jacey Holbrand & Elizabeth Monvey

Author:Jacey Holbrand & Elizabeth Monvey [Holbrand, Jacey & Monvey, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780369500083
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Doctor Robinson led him to a door that opened to a set of basement stairs, and Ben noticed that they were half missing. He grabbed the doctor’s arm, preventing her from hurting herself by falling, but she gave him an amused smile.

“Deactivate area three.”

“Foreign biorhythms detected,” said an even-tempered computer voice.

“Override. Authorization Robinson two-two-alpha.”

All of a sudden not only did the stairs appear, but the entire room transformed. The dilapidated, falling down building changed into a white, sterile room.

“What is this place?” he asked, shocked at what he was looking at now.

“This entire house is glamored,” she explained. “Only three people have the authorization to override the security system.”

“You and him?” Ben asked, pointing at Victor.

“No, me, another scientist named Buffy Josson, and Tarak Dev,” she replied.

“And what would’ve happened if you hadn’t overridden the computer?”

“Let’s just say the security system would’ve made it impossible for you to leave this room,” she said. “You see, every person has their own unique set of biorhythms, from your smell to the way your brain activity fluctuates. It’s one way to home in on a specific target and eliminate them.”

A chill went down Ben’s spine. “I see. That’s … interesting.”

“Come,” she said. “I’ll explain more while we walk to the central computer hub.”

“Doctor Robinson,” Victor said, taking a closer step. “Do you think it’s wise to take him there?”

“His cousin is wrapped up in this as an unwilling experiment,” Doctor Robinson said, matter-of-factly. “Too many people are disappearing, as you well know. The only way we defeat evil is with knowledge.”

Doctor Robinson gave a sad smile at Ben before heading down the newly formed stairs. Victor gestured with an after you hand movement to Ben. Wondering what the hell he was getting into, he trailed after the doctor with a bit of trepidation.

As the doctor led him downstairs, lights came on at their movement like something out of a horror movie he saw once upon a time.

“Doctor Josson is on the other end of this tunnel, and only she can grant us access into the hub,” Doctor Robinson explained. “It was one way to guarantee the safety of our resistance.”

“Resistance?” Ben asked.

“Yes. There is a growing number of us that have determined that absolute power has corrupted Sector. Or, at least, this branch of Sector. As a whole, the community is still focused on truth and prosperity for the human race, but it’s rotting from the inside. A few scientists have commandeered Sector, and those parts need to be carved out and eliminated.”

Her explanation left him wondering how he ended up entangled in the mess. “So, you kill people to get back at Sector for … what? Killing people? Sounds a little hypocritical.”

“We didn’t kill anyone, Mister Stockton,” she assured him.

“You didn’t see that building.”

“Let me prove it to you.”

A light clicked on at the end of the tunnel, illuminating a door. Doctor Robinson placed her hand on the pad then punched in a passcode. They waited for a minute before the door slid open, revealing a white brightly lit hallway.

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