Wednesday, 29 June 2016

Urban Harvest: #4

“I.... I can understand your theory but I am only a molecular biologist,” I blurt out.
He puts his either hands on my shoulders and looks at me reassuringly.
“Oh no...You are more than just that Debbie.”

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I look deep into his eyes to absorb each and every word that he is pouring into me.
Five years have passed since my first day. So much has happened over the years. The research team Beta has successfully established a contact with the so called higher beings.  The stakes are high. Our hopes are up. H.C has discovered a rare plant species with a unique genetic code that could be a breakthrough for William’s mission to procreate life from foreign cells.

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 It was on midnight of seventh September that I got a call. I couldn’t believe my ears. I dressed and reached the hive to find everybody staring at the screen in silence. I looked up and saw a strange form looking back at us. I gasped. Will was by my side at once and he took my hand into his.
“Is it really happening Will?”
“It is. It is now. We weren’t sure until this specimen came today morning.”
“Oh my god. The pods, they are real.”
“Pretty much. We have only 48 hours time to prepare the vessels. There can be no accident.”
“Vessels? As in Human vessels?”
“Yes. The natural, the better.”

It took me more than a minute to realize what he was planning. How can a human vessel conceive an alien life? How will the body adapt to such a change? What if it killed the vessel? What if the offspring happened to be an abominable being?

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