movement.
“Doctor, I could make it worth your while.”
“Doubt it.”
Storm wished he could see into the room, so he knew what they were doing, but he was afraid he’d be spotted if he tried.
“Please think about it. I would welcome you and your bride with open arms.”
“Let me put it this way. Don’t hold your breath. After the stunt you just pulled, you’re lucky I haven’t just shot you then asked questions.”
Storm felt something sweep over him just before Heather slumped in his arms.
“Anyone else here, Doctor?”
Did Ialog feel that weird pulse as well? To be on the safe side, Storm moved away from where he had been standing, cradling Heather against him.
“Why? You planning on making sure there’s no witnesses so you can finish the job Guapo couldn’t?”
Storm tried to focus on what they were saying, but he was worried about Heather. She lay lifeless in his arms. What just happened?
****
Kuarto felt a strange shift in the air around him just as the man asked if there was anyone else around. He didn’t need the man snooping around. “You know, I don’t even know your name if I wanted to get back in touch with you.” Anything to get his attention off of looking for other people, afraid he’d find Storm and Heather.
“The name is Ialog. But I’m learning a lot find my name hard to pronounce so most people have been calling me Al.”
“Okay, Al. If you want me to even think about doing this for you then I recommend you leave now. The longer you stay the quicker I will say no.”
“Then I’ll look forward to hearing from you.” He smiled like Kuarto had already said yes.
“And how will I find you if I want to.”
“If you start looking for me I’ll know it.”
****
The moment Storm felt it safe he came in with Heather in his arms. He looked like a frightened child. “Help her.”
Kuarto pointed to his bed while he grabbed his scanner. “I felt something. I think we all did. Is that when she lost consciousness?”
“Yes. She just went limp in my arms.”
He sat on the bed and checked her vitals. “She’s fine. Just in a deep place in her head. Not sure what happened yet, but it won’t take me too long to figure out.” He stood to grab another piece of equipment and found Storm in his way. “I know you’re worried about your mate but I can’t do my job if you keep blocking my movements.”
Toki grabbed Storm’s arm and pulled him aside. “Let him do his job. He’s very good at it.”
Kuarto lifted Heather’s lids to find her eyes rolled back in her head. What was going on inside? He checked a few other things before he noticed a change in the readings. Wherever she was she was coming back from. He waited for her to regain consciousness.
Heather’s eyes fluttered open to find everyone staring at her.
“Hello?” She looked at the three faces watching her. “Why is everyone staring at me like I’m some sort of freak again?” She sat up on her elbows. “What did I do now?”
Storm crowded past Kuarto to be next to her. He touched her face. “You didn’t do anything more than scare me to death. You passed out in my arms and I have no clue what caused it.”
“Great.” She looked at her brother this time. “I have this ability to just draw the oddity to myself. Do you know what happened?
“Sorry, but none of us do. There was an event. I can’t think of any other way to describe it. I felt it here.” He touched his head. “Storm was outside with you. When he came in you were unconscious.”
“Storm?” She looked at him. “What did you see?”
“You were in front of me so I couldn’t see your face. I was listening to the conversation your brother was having with Al. I wasn’t focusing on you. You went boneless in my arms.”
“What do you remember?” asked Kuarto.
“You trying to squeeze the air out of me.” She looked at Storm. “Then all of you staring at me.”
“Nothing in between?”
“No.”
“The
“Doctor, I could make it worth your while.”
“Doubt it.”
Storm wished he could see into the room, so he knew what they were doing, but he was afraid he’d be spotted if he tried.
“Please think about it. I would welcome you and your bride with open arms.”
“Let me put it this way. Don’t hold your breath. After the stunt you just pulled, you’re lucky I haven’t just shot you then asked questions.”
Storm felt something sweep over him just before Heather slumped in his arms.
“Anyone else here, Doctor?”
Did Ialog feel that weird pulse as well? To be on the safe side, Storm moved away from where he had been standing, cradling Heather against him.
“Why? You planning on making sure there’s no witnesses so you can finish the job Guapo couldn’t?”
Storm tried to focus on what they were saying, but he was worried about Heather. She lay lifeless in his arms. What just happened?
****
Kuarto felt a strange shift in the air around him just as the man asked if there was anyone else around. He didn’t need the man snooping around. “You know, I don’t even know your name if I wanted to get back in touch with you.” Anything to get his attention off of looking for other people, afraid he’d find Storm and Heather.
“The name is Ialog. But I’m learning a lot find my name hard to pronounce so most people have been calling me Al.”
“Okay, Al. If you want me to even think about doing this for you then I recommend you leave now. The longer you stay the quicker I will say no.”
“Then I’ll look forward to hearing from you.” He smiled like Kuarto had already said yes.
“And how will I find you if I want to.”
“If you start looking for me I’ll know it.”
****
The moment Storm felt it safe he came in with Heather in his arms. He looked like a frightened child. “Help her.”
Kuarto pointed to his bed while he grabbed his scanner. “I felt something. I think we all did. Is that when she lost consciousness?”
“Yes. She just went limp in my arms.”
He sat on the bed and checked her vitals. “She’s fine. Just in a deep place in her head. Not sure what happened yet, but it won’t take me too long to figure out.” He stood to grab another piece of equipment and found Storm in his way. “I know you’re worried about your mate but I can’t do my job if you keep blocking my movements.”
Toki grabbed Storm’s arm and pulled him aside. “Let him do his job. He’s very good at it.”
Kuarto lifted Heather’s lids to find her eyes rolled back in her head. What was going on inside? He checked a few other things before he noticed a change in the readings. Wherever she was she was coming back from. He waited for her to regain consciousness.
Heather’s eyes fluttered open to find everyone staring at her.
“Hello?” She looked at the three faces watching her. “Why is everyone staring at me like I’m some sort of freak again?” She sat up on her elbows. “What did I do now?”
Storm crowded past Kuarto to be next to her. He touched her face. “You didn’t do anything more than scare me to death. You passed out in my arms and I have no clue what caused it.”
“Great.” She looked at her brother this time. “I have this ability to just draw the oddity to myself. Do you know what happened?
“Sorry, but none of us do. There was an event. I can’t think of any other way to describe it. I felt it here.” He touched his head. “Storm was outside with you. When he came in you were unconscious.”
“Storm?” She looked at him. “What did you see?”
“You were in front of me so I couldn’t see your face. I was listening to the conversation your brother was having with Al. I wasn’t focusing on you. You went boneless in my arms.”
“What do you remember?” asked Kuarto.
“You trying to squeeze the air out of me.” She looked at Storm. “Then all of you staring at me.”
“Nothing in between?”
“No.”
“The
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