Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Short Story: CoRD, Broken Strands pt 5

The Chronicles of Revy Daidros

Introduction
Who is Revy Daidros?
Broken Strands: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9
Rough and Tumble: The Rush
Rough and Tumble: Chasing the Prize
Rough and Tumble: Ransom
Remembrance: The Beginning
Remembrance: Graduation Day
Remembrance: Beloved
Remembrance: Data Trails


Broken Strands: Part 5, The Broken Strand

…I am surrounded by my drones.
The situation is under control, I am in control of them.
I see a large structure in the distance, they want me to protect the hive.
There are so many.
Dust. Debris.
The light of the sun is obscured by it, I want it that way.
I send out some kind of resonance.
A sound.
My ship, Odyssey, responds to it. I can handle this.
I am making progress.
…She can’t sustain much longer.
All will be our way soon.
~~~

Revy’s body twitches in the cold dark chamber, her chest and head wracked in sweat. She lies atop a cold metal table in a lightless cell, an impressive assortment of advanced medical equipment and machinery surround her. A series of straps that were once holding her in place, hang limp off the sides of the table. Several of her implants have been surgically removed, and probing cuts have been made into the back of her head, which has now been shaven clean.

Just a moment before there had been seven doctors in the chamber. Now, they lie crippled on the floor in pools of their own stagnant cooling blood. A red light behind her suddenly blinks alive, as a machine begins its startup process. Several small beeps can be heard in rooms adjacent, and the lighting reluctantly flickers on.

Her fingers twitch...

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