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Chapter 79: Sunshine
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A week after Henry's death, Abigail led Zeven into the foyer."Good afternoon, Alex.""Good afternoon. What brings you here this time?""Well, I actually have a proposition for your friend Jack here. See, with Henry gone, we need a new candidate to run for representative. We think he would be the perfect man for the job. And with the Truex empire behind him, we think he can win.""But Jack isn't even a hybrid. He doesn't even have the same rights as a hybrid," Alex stated. "Do you think people will even vote for him?""Well, that's not entirely true. Jack is a Genetic Modified Individual, which is the first step toward hybrid. He is in a unique position to speak for everyone really. And you yourself support the human rights movement, don't you? So I see this as a marriage made in heaven. What do you think?"Alex looked at Jack. "It's his decision. I will support him whatever he decides."Jack looked back to Alex and after a moment he grinned. "I never thought myself a people per
FLUX Chapter 81: Necklace/A Very Sad Day
Jack sifted through his dresser drawers, pulling out clothing from the bottom drawer. A pile of dark T-shirts lay on the floor at his side."Why do I get the bottom drawer?" Lexi asked."Because you're short.""I'm tall for my age.""Shorter than me.""Taller than the other kids."Jack threw a glance back at her. "I think you're missing the point."She rolled her eyes and sat heavily on the blue couch. "You could help, you know."She looked down and pulled at a loose thread on the cushion. "Do you want me to fold them or something? My folding skills are a little sub-par.""Do you even know what sub-par means?"She sighed heavily. "Yes."Jack's finger caught a metal object in the back of the dresser and he pulled it free. A golden star dangled from a chain from his index finger. A deep pang of pain pulled his stomach down. Alex's necklace."You found it!" Lexi shouted from behind him. She lunged forward and wrapped her arms around his neck from behind him and leaned down o
FLUX Chapter 82: Pin Cushion
Jack sat in Ellie's rolling chair. He swung it back and forth while he waited. The dry hum of the computers and other electronics droned on, encouraging him to nod off. He didn't know how Ellie could work in here day after day and get anything done. He had to fight to stay awake.Finally, Lexi pushed through the lab door from the locker room. She wore a yellow dress that stopped just above her knees. She was still just a little girl in his eyes, but she was starting to get tall. Her young face smiled when she saw Jack. She pulled a bit of ash blonde hair behind her slightly pointed ear.A moment later, Ellie pushed through the door. She held a screen several centimeters from her nose. She muttered a few inaudible words as she walked forward into the lab. Lexi sat down on the patient bed and fiddled with the metal band around her wrist. It was a tracker that Jack's brother Jimmy put on her so he knew where she was at all times. As if a little girl was that much of a security risk, alt
FLUX Chapter 83: Over, Part 1
"Martin and Gabriel crouched in the VIP cargo bay. The most important cargo on this ship was stored-" Tom trailed off as he felt a tremor vibrate through the floors beneath his feet. The eyes of the woman on the bed flickered open and searched his face, seeking the reason he had stopped reading.Tom fiddled with the cover of the book for a moment, then continued on. "Angel had arranged-" Another tremor, bigger this time shook the room. Little bits of dust worked loose from the ceiling and now other people took notice. Tom searched the nurses' faces, glancing from one to another to see if they had an inkling of the cause, but only concern washed their face. He set the book down on the table and started to get up.A very large vibration hit them this time and rocked his body unevenly. Bright flashing lights filled the room blinking rapidly along with a blaring horn. A few women shrieked with surprise as the lights went dim and the emergency lights popped on one by one in a path leading
FLUX Chapter 84: Over, Part 2
"The whole building is going to collapse, come on!" He said, his voice muffled by his arm.The petite lady turned to him, a look of surprise on her face. She shook her head. "I can't, this is too important. I have to protect them." She bent back over her work and continued pulling the hard drives.Tom leaned down next to her and pulled a drive in each hand over repeatedly, throwing them on the magnet. After thirty drives he stood up and looked at her. "Done?"The women cocked her head to the side and looked at the mess of hard drives scattered on the ground. She turned around and calmly walked to her computer screens. She pulled another drive and tossed it in an open duffle bag on the floor near the counter. She then opened up the drawers of the counter and started tossing things in the bag.Tom went to take a step forward, but tiles from the ceiling engulfed in flame fell around her. The woman didn't scream or step back. She just continued about her very important looking business
FLUX Chapter 85: Leaving, Part 1
Jack dashed around a few corners and popped open the door to his room. He grabbed two emergency bags from underneath the bed and handed one to Lexi. "Pack what you can fit in here and carry. Put on and pack clothes that will cover your whole body. We may have to go to the Surface."Lexi unzipped the top of the pack. "What is all this stuff?""Emergency supplies. Just pack clothes and stuff. No books. Got it?"Lexi shot him an upset look but nodded quietly. She pulled open her drawer from the dresser and started stuffing clothes into the pack.Jack opened the closet and pulled some outdoor clothes out and crammed what would fit in his bag. The floor shuttered again and footsteps clambered by their door. Lexi shot him a worried look but said nothing. She changed into a pair of jeans, a shirt, and tied on a pair of boots. She zipped up her pack and threw it over her shoulder, pulling the tabs tightly so it would fit well.Jack finished packing and reached out for her hand. "Ready?"
FLUX Chapter 86: Leaving, Part 2
They continued on in silence. The air cooled and the smoke cleared completely. They wound their way through a few caverns until the rock narrowed into a tunnel. Ahead small clicks echoed through the tunnel. Jack halted, pulling Lexi to a stop. They waited, listening to the etchings of claws against the bare stone. Jack directed his fireball ahead of them into a large cavern ahead.Dozens of black glittering eyes peered back at them from one large spider beast. Lexi sucked in a breath. The beast watched the fireball wiz towards it. As it came in range, it lashed its large hairy leg, knocking it askew. The fireball went whirling to the side. Jack regained control and swerved the fireball past the spider into the cavern. The spider turned and followed it. Jack sped it up and the spider lunged after it, its shadow engulfed the view.Jack pushed Lexi forward and flicked another fireball out in front of them to light the tunnel. A dark path led through the ropes of thick webs. He directed
FLUX Chapter 87: Starting the Trek
After kilometers in the dark tunnel which had now turned into a large water pipe, the landscape opened up to the Surface. Tom stumbled over the lip on to the dusty dirt. The night sky hung over them.Tom offered his hand out to Ellie to help her over the edge. She grabbed it and teetered over. Her footing was looking less sure than when they started, no doubt the burns had something to do with that. Her hand was sweaty in his, but he managed to keep her on her feet.A few meters after the tunnel, Ellie stopped and their hands separated. Tom turned back to look. The whole sky south was lit at the horizon. The glow lit the bottom of thick clouds hanging overhead where smoke poured into the sky."Bomb," Ellie said."It caused the explosion?" Tom asked.Ellie nodded. "Looks like someone found us. That's the whole Sanctuary."Tom felt a pang of anger. Finally, he found a place to feel safe where people accepted him and he could make a difference. Now it was gone. The whole thing. And
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