Book Excerpt (Teaser)
Part of Chapter 8,
Book 1 “Twin Lakes Reunion”
Pure Heart Guide Book Series.
"Is
there progress with the new subject yet?"
Sosaeen Garsar the second leader of the science group of level seven,
Asked.
"Little,
we have not been able to proceed as quickly as with past subjects of this same
age group, It is unusual as his spirit seems quite strong for one so
young," Answered lab tech. Elasseear Garsar.
"What
seems to be the difficulty, is the youngling too much for your limited
processing capability? You were informed that I need this one's essence; it
feels strong and would be of much worth to me.
I do not want your pitiful excuses this time, just do as you’re
told."
"We
are doing our best, we must get around his mental walls, It is taking longer
with this one, for as you have said it is stronger than most of the subjects
brought to us." Replied Elasseear bowing his head ever so slightly, to
show respect but yet not allowing himself to be totally exposed to the
potential physical retaliation, Leader Sosaeen did have a reputation for this
when he was displeased.
"I
shall expect it soon, if not then you will be replaced by one who can be of
better service, and you may be sent to the Tessa's for retraining."
Sosaeen glared at this lab tech. Elasseear, he was capable but he had no
patience, nor tolerance for weak excuses for not producing quick results. Weak links had to be removed for the Garsar
to keep strong.
"It
shall be done." He waited for 2nd Leader Sosaeen Garsar to leave the room
before exhaling a low hiss of irritation, the last thing I would want would to
be demoted to such a low existence as to be with the Tessa.
Turning
to his assistance he said in a guttural growling hiss, "If we fail 2nd
leader Sosaeen I will not be the only one punished, I shall take you all with
me do you understand!"
The
others in the room all nodded and as a group bowed slightly and said, "
Tech Leader Elasseear we shall not fail you or ourselves, let us see why this
youngling is being so difficult, there is an easy answer, it just eludes us at
the moment." said Lassoos.
They
all turned to look into the room they had the human boy in, he was strapped to
the table and still unconscious, those human soldiers were idiots, as they had
used way too much stun force on this little one.
"Let’s
stimulate his brain to awaken him and in doing so that may help expedite the
harvesting process." Elasseear said to his team.
"Lassoos
awaken this one then, and allow a member of team 4 into the room to monitor the
boy as he awakes for he shall then see one of his own kind and not be so
confused, as a calmer mind is easier for the harvesting process."
Elasseear told his assistant.
Lassoos
wasted no time, he left the room walked across to the room where science team 4
was. He opened the door and announced.
"I
need one of you to assist with a subject, to monitor him as we awaken
him." Lassoos looked down on the smaller humans, even though they were
weak and physically revolting creatures some did have strong minds for science
and things that were of use to the collective, at least for the moment. He
turned and walked back out the door not waiting for a response, and stood in
the hall awaiting his helper.
The
members of science team 4 looked at each other in agreement.
"Well
looks like it’s your turn George, the rest of us have other things to do, you
know the procedures so just follow your orders and the rules of contact and you
will do well. And remember do not address them unless they first speak to
you." Science Team Leader Dr. Stanton said.
Even
after all the years of working with the Nemekans he still thought they were an
arrogant bunch of creatures, however they had much in the ways of science to
share with us and the end results is what counted not what one does to get
there.
"Yes
sir, on my way." George a 3rd class tech said as he left the room to
follow the Nemekans.
As
soon as the human helper came out or their room Lassoos entered the room holding
the subject without a word. The human just followed, like the sheep they were.
"You
must watch the subject as we awaken him in order to start the harvesting
process; you are to help him remain calm until it is over. This one is unusual; it has taken more effort
than normal. Do you understand?" He told the helper.
"Yes
I understand, proceed I am ready to assist." George replied.
Why
is it these Nemekans had to drain the life force from these kids he did not
fully understand, but orders where orders and it was not his business what they
did with it, although he wondered at times.
He went over to the table where the subject was bound and awaited his
assignment as he looked down upon the helpless young boy.
The
first thing Levi felt was a throbbing head ache, like when the mule kicked him
in the head a few years ago. He slowly opened his eyes and the bright lights
made them ache even worse. So he closed them then slowly blinked several times
holding them half closed in order to ease the discomfort. He realized that he could not move, his arms,
legs, and chest where all strapped down somehow, His head was also strapped to
where he could not turn it, and it felt like he was on a cold metal table.
He
started to panic, and fear began to engulf his senses like a tidal wave, what
was going on, where was he, and why was he tied down? Where is Sariah?
He
tried to scream but his throat was too dry and only a small croak came out and
that hurt with the attempt.
"Anyone
there?" he asked in a panicked dry voice.
"I
am here." George answered as he moved over the boy so he could see him.
"Where
am I?" He asked.
"You’re
in the Hospital?" He replied.
"What
happened to me, where's my sister, and why am I tied down?"
"You
are in the specialized trauma room for traffic accident victims, you were in a
terrible car wreck and you’re not to move that is why we used straps, we fear
you may have some severe spinal cord damage. So do not move. As for your
sister, I do not know about her as I am only assigned to you."
George
answered, glowing within himself at how easy it was to create such a realistic
story, how easily it was to fool this little boy.
"A
Car Wreck? I don't remember being in a car, we were exploring a cave and then
there was a light and well, then I woke up here." Levi said confused.
"Temporary
amnesia is common when one has been in such a terrific accident, and you should
feel lucky as you are the only one in the car to have survived the wreck. You
have been in a comma for two weeks now, it may be difficult for you to
understand right now I know, but we will help you in time to regain some of
your memories." George was actually enjoying this game of setting the
subject at ease before his essence would be taken. How simple it was to
manipulate this type of person. Besides it helped break up the boredom of
working down here.
"I
was Not in a car wreck, where is my sister, and who are you and what are you
really doing, I feel just fine, except that my head really hurts." Levi
said, and he was starting to get scared again, this guy did not seem like any
doctor or nurse he ever met before. And
the room did not resemble any hospital ER or clinic room for that matter he had
ever seen before. He knew he needed a drink because his throat was really
hurting now with all this talking.
"Hey
can I get a drink by throat really hurts?"
"Sure
hold on a moment and I will be right back" He said as he walked to the
other side of the room where he picked up a bottle of water off of the table,
then he brought it back and held it to the boys lips so he could get a drink.
Slowly
Levi drank a little at a time until he felt he had drunk enough water, it was
nice and cool on his throat and it felt much better.
'Thanks,
now tell me again what is going on, and where is my sister?" He asked again.
Why
this little snot was just playing him for a drink, George thought.
"I
do not know of any sister, your alone, everyone like I told you already, who
was with you died in the car wreck." George said as he slowly walked
around the table studying the boy.
"You
see denial is normal in situations like yours, however you need to realize your
family is all gone, and now you need to focus on yourself to recover."
"No!
I remember exploring a cave, I remember that."
"That
is normal, you see you remember a cave, your mind created this illusion to
protect you in your comma state, now you have left the cave as you’re getting
better, and your mind realizes this and has allowed you to re-awaken once
more."
"I
just don't get it; it does not make any sense."
Meanwhile
in the adjoining room we find the Nemekans preparing once again to harvest the
boy’s essence. Elasseear looked at Lassoos and snarled the command.
"Lower
the cranial cap once again, and let us not have any errors this time, the
subject seem calm and alert enough."
"It
shall be done as you wish." Lassoos replied as he used the controls at his
station to begin the harvesting procedure one more. He watched as the cranial cap was lowered
towards the subjects head again, fully confident that it would work this time.
Levi
noticed something being lowered from above towards his head, it was coming and
would hit him soon and there was no way he could avoid it.
"Hey
what's that thing for? You better stop it before it hits me."
"Don't
worry, it is only a type of MRI scan, it will not hurt you it will come down
gently just above your head and scan you close but without touching. We have to
see why you have been in a comma so long, and if there are any other side
effects now since you’re awake." George told the boy.
Sound
like this guy is sticking to his story, well I really don't remember any car
wreck, we were in the cave, but something happened now I am here, he wondered
what was going on, this does not feel right at all.
As
the device lowered and came closer to his head it lit up with a greenish blue
glow, and with a kind of a sparkle in the center of it. This did not feel right
at all, and he remembered seeing scans before and this was no MRI that he knew
for sure.
"Hey
can you stop and wait for my parents to come, I want to see my parents, they
should be around here in the waiting room, so go get them." Levi asked.
"Remember
when I told you everyone with you in the car died; your parents were also
killed in the accident. I am sorry we have not been able to locate any next of
kin at this time. We need to do this
exam to be able to treat you so we can get you healthy faster." George was
almost gloating with how simple it was to twist and keep the subject occupied,
it would only be a few moments longer and his job would be done, and the
Nemekans would have their little essence from this one and he could go finish
his own projects.
Levi
just laid there what else could he do, he knew this guy was full of lies, he
knew there was no car wreck, and he was lying to him but why? What was this all
about? Now he started getting really afraid as the light thing came closer and
was almost close enough to touch now.
He
remembered what he had learned in Sunday school about prayer when you’re in a
bad situation, and he figured this could be one of those situations. The only
thing he could do was pray, and asks Jesus Christ to help him. So he began to
pray silently in his mind, the closer the light came the harder he prayed, he
felt really strange and knew he was in trouble, so he prayed with his whole
heart and soul, he asked Jesus for protection, and for someone to help him, and
to get him out of this place.
As
he was praying he felt a deep warmth begin to fill his whole being he had felt
the spirit before but nothing like this, this was really intense, it seemed to
fill his whole body, and his fear subsided as he remembered how to calm his
spirit as his dad had taught him.
As
the device finally came into place the countenance of the subject changed, the
monitors showed a different growth and change in the essence, it now filled the
spectrum with unusual colors that led to a brilliant light then the monitor
went blank.
In
astonishment, Lassoos turned slowly to look at Elasseear.
"Tech
Leader Elasseear, I am no longer reading the essence of the subject, something
has gone wrong with our equipment, and it seems to have malfunctioned."
"What?
That is not possible, what is the matter? What has happened?" Elasseear
spoke.
"I
am not fully aware of what has taken place, I have not witnessed such an event
before, as the cranial cap came into place and we began energizing it for the
harvesting process, there seemed to have been a power surge of energy from the
subject and this enveloped and over powered the device now making it useless,
it seems to be broken." Lassoos replied.
George
stood above the boy, and he realized the boy was mumbling incoherently then he
noticed that the device was no longer working. The lights that usually emanated
from it were gone as if it had been turned off.
What were these idiot Nemekans doing now, he had better things to do
than sit here all day dealing with their problems wasting his time.
Elasseear
thought a moment, Sosaeen had said this was an unusually strong subject and
that would explain the possibility of what had just occurred. It was rare, very rare indeed for such a
thing as this to happen, and yet it did happen.
"Tech
Lassoos, do a complete check on all your equipment, I want a full diagnostic. I
think I may have a reason why this has taken place, while you do this I will
speak with 2nd Leader Sosaeen on this event."
"It
shall be done my leader Elasseear, what of the human helper shall we send him
back to his hole?"
"Tell
him to leave and return to his duties, do not allow the subject to see our kind,
yet. Is that understood, we may need to address this subject by other means, it
is very unusual this one, the judgment of 2nd Leader Sosaeen will be known
before we proceed further understood!" Elasseear hissed with firmness.
"As
you command" Lassoos said, then he watched as Tech Leader Elasseear turned
to leave the room. Then Lassoos keyed the intercom to the room.
"Tech
your work is done for now, you may return to your duties."
George
heard the intercom squawk the command to leave, so he did just that, he turned
to leave the room.
"Hey,
where are you going? You just can't leave me here?" Levi all but yelled at
the guy who was walking out the door.
"Don't
worry, you’re in good hands, they will come and take care of you soon. That I
promise so don't worry alright." George replied, with a smirk on his face
as he shut the door to the room.
Thinking that boy has no idea what’s in store for him, Oh Well! not any
of his business, finally he could get back to his own list of duties he had to
finish.
Levi
heard the door close, then all was quiet, he noticed the lights from the
scanner thing above his head had turned off, so they must be done doing
whatever they did with it then. He still
felt a nice warm glow all over his body. He had a feeling all would be ok in
the future. Almost like he heard a distant voice, a calm soft voice say,
"All is well we are here to help you, you will be fine, be at peace for we
are with you little brother." He started feeling sleepy and slowly felt
himself drift off into a soft warm place of a dream world.
