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The Osiris Run - Book 2, Prologue

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

B2.P: The crew of Serenity has a solid employer in Stolte, but a dangerous job. Threatened early on, Mal must now protect his crew against a vicious crime boss who will stop at nothing to possess Mal’s cargo. The danger for his crew compounds as they find out that their living cargo is also capable of murder! …Download the complete PDF
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(A.N. This is Part II of a Trilogy. If you missed Book 1, Check it out !)

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PROLOGUE

(River’s first month at the Academy)

River had looked forward to the new challenges she’d face in the Academy, but regret already clouded her excitement. She had not danced in over a month and several times she had woken up in hospital in serious pain. She couldn’t remember why. As she limped through the sterile gray corridor heading to the administrative office, her mind was enveloped in fear. She wanted to tell them that they’d made a mistake. She was wrong for this program and wanted to go back to her regular classes.

The world was silent around her. On the left side of the hall, Exam Room 1 was open and empty. She shuddered at the sight of the cold, metal chair. Exam Room 2 was closed. On the right, a bay of windows looked into an empty lab and a huge incubator cooked up some bacteria or other. River heard a clatter as someone in Exam Room 2 dropped a clipboard, but otherwise the hall was still. Her own soundless footfalls as she hobbled through the corridor only added to the silence.

“STOP! PLEASE! NOOOOOOO!” Shrieks from Exam Room 2 pierced the silence. River froze, unsure of whether to run or to stay and help. She heard crashes and bangs as heavy equipment in the room was tossed and hurled about. One scream piled on top of another, pleading for help and for mercy, until a deathly silence fell.

Suddenly the door to Exam Room 2 burst open and a Chinese boy staggered out. His skull was shaved and dotted with pricks of blood from being cut. River’s jaw dropped as she saw a doctor and three nurses in the room, blood pouring from their eyes and ears. The doctor was draped over a counter-top, looking as though he’d been caught off guard. Most of the nurses were backed into corners. Several machines had tipped over; one sparked angrily into the air. River looked from the bodies to the boy. He held his head, put a hand

Comments
Tuesday, 12 December 2006 18:56
Very interesting and dramatic prologue. Very well written, will be interesting to see where you take this story. Ali D
You can't take the sky from me
Monday, 18 December 2006 11:47
I love the prologue story, and like Ali D, I really can't wait to see where it is going. Shiny. :)

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