knock her out long enough to get her back to the Facility, it might be too long for her body to be without food. So we’ll try and kill two birds with one stone. We’ll set a trap and bait it with drugged meat. Hopefully her hunger will override her better judgment and she’ll take the bait. Then she’ll get the food to tide her over, and we’ll be able to take her back without a fight.”
Christoff nodded his head. “Sounds like a good plan to me. What’s my part?”
“I want you to set the bait. Everyone else is to stay out of sight. I’ll be the only one who will get close to her. I’m pretty sure I can stay off her radar, and that way I can be sure of how much she ingests. And if she doesn’t take the bait, I’ll be in a position to trank her before she can get away again.” Nickolas’s radio crackled.
“Nickolas, we have her sighted in a tree about four blocks from where you are. Over.”
“Copy that, Jules. Flynn, pull all teams back. I don’t want her spooked. Under no circumstances is she to realize we know her location. I have an idea, but for it to work, I can’t have her running again. Over.” Turning his attention back to Christoff, Nickolas hooked his radio back on his belt. “Take Gamma team and get that trap set.”
Christoff snapped to attention, giving a quick salute. “Aye aye, mon Capitan.”
Shaking his head, Nick smiled and waved Christoff away.
Grinning, Christoff turned and gestured at Jeff, the Gamma team’s leader, to get his group and follow. He strode through the shadows cast by the trees over to the medic van and poked his head in, calling to the youthful-looking man inside. “Jays, I need some sort of tranquilizer that can be mixed into meat. Nick has sent me on a mission to set a trap.”
The lithe, blond-haired doctor turned toward the door, relief in his soft blue eyes. “That’s an excellent idea! I’ve been worried about her health, since it’s taking so long.”
“Yeah, tell me about it,” Christoff replied quietly. The sight of her, how hurt she had looked right before she had floored him, left him sober. The only other person he knew who could push themselves to the limit like this was Nickolas. Something about this whole scenario didn’t smell right. Jays’s muttering to himself brought Christoff’s attention back from where it had wandered.
He watched the deceptively fragile form of his grounded friend as the doctor walked his fingers over the bottles in one of the cabinets. He pulled one out, looking at the label. Shaking his head, he put it back and took out a different one. “This, I think, would be best,” Jays said. The doctor turned back toward him and asked, “How much does she weigh?”
“About a hundred and twenty-five pounds.”
“It’ll take me a minute to measure out the proper dosage. I’ll bring it out.”
“Thanks, Jays.” He pushed the door shut and turned to find Gamma team assembled and waiting for him. Bracing his back against a tree, he looked the four men over. “Ok, guys, here’s the scoop. We have her located, and we’re to set the trap.”
He pulled a scrap of paper out of his pocket and wrote down the address of the house then handed it to the Gamma leader. “Jeff, I need you to quickly get a pound of hamburger and meet us at that house.”
“Sure thing, Chris.”
The van door opened, spilling light onto the pavement as Jays stepped out. “Here you go, Chris.” Jays handed him a small bottle full of a thick liquid. “This should be enough even if she doesn’t eat all of it. It’s pretty fast acting. Make sure whoever mixes it in wears gloves, unless they want to take a nap. And be sure to mix it thoroughly, I’ve calculated extra since it will have an unknown level of cooking. With this much, she should start to go under in just a couple of minutes.”
Holding the bottle up and swirling the contents, Christoff replied, “With any luck, Jays, you’ll have a passenger in half an
Christoff nodded his head. “Sounds like a good plan to me. What’s my part?”
“I want you to set the bait. Everyone else is to stay out of sight. I’ll be the only one who will get close to her. I’m pretty sure I can stay off her radar, and that way I can be sure of how much she ingests. And if she doesn’t take the bait, I’ll be in a position to trank her before she can get away again.” Nickolas’s radio crackled.
“Nickolas, we have her sighted in a tree about four blocks from where you are. Over.”
“Copy that, Jules. Flynn, pull all teams back. I don’t want her spooked. Under no circumstances is she to realize we know her location. I have an idea, but for it to work, I can’t have her running again. Over.” Turning his attention back to Christoff, Nickolas hooked his radio back on his belt. “Take Gamma team and get that trap set.”
Christoff snapped to attention, giving a quick salute. “Aye aye, mon Capitan.”
Shaking his head, Nick smiled and waved Christoff away.
Grinning, Christoff turned and gestured at Jeff, the Gamma team’s leader, to get his group and follow. He strode through the shadows cast by the trees over to the medic van and poked his head in, calling to the youthful-looking man inside. “Jays, I need some sort of tranquilizer that can be mixed into meat. Nick has sent me on a mission to set a trap.”
The lithe, blond-haired doctor turned toward the door, relief in his soft blue eyes. “That’s an excellent idea! I’ve been worried about her health, since it’s taking so long.”
“Yeah, tell me about it,” Christoff replied quietly. The sight of her, how hurt she had looked right before she had floored him, left him sober. The only other person he knew who could push themselves to the limit like this was Nickolas. Something about this whole scenario didn’t smell right. Jays’s muttering to himself brought Christoff’s attention back from where it had wandered.
He watched the deceptively fragile form of his grounded friend as the doctor walked his fingers over the bottles in one of the cabinets. He pulled one out, looking at the label. Shaking his head, he put it back and took out a different one. “This, I think, would be best,” Jays said. The doctor turned back toward him and asked, “How much does she weigh?”
“About a hundred and twenty-five pounds.”
“It’ll take me a minute to measure out the proper dosage. I’ll bring it out.”
“Thanks, Jays.” He pushed the door shut and turned to find Gamma team assembled and waiting for him. Bracing his back against a tree, he looked the four men over. “Ok, guys, here’s the scoop. We have her located, and we’re to set the trap.”
He pulled a scrap of paper out of his pocket and wrote down the address of the house then handed it to the Gamma leader. “Jeff, I need you to quickly get a pound of hamburger and meet us at that house.”
“Sure thing, Chris.”
The van door opened, spilling light onto the pavement as Jays stepped out. “Here you go, Chris.” Jays handed him a small bottle full of a thick liquid. “This should be enough even if she doesn’t eat all of it. It’s pretty fast acting. Make sure whoever mixes it in wears gloves, unless they want to take a nap. And be sure to mix it thoroughly, I’ve calculated extra since it will have an unknown level of cooking. With this much, she should start to go under in just a couple of minutes.”
Holding the bottle up and swirling the contents, Christoff replied, “With any luck, Jays, you’ll have a passenger in half an
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