Dark Universe & Forbidden Love (24 page)

Mark didn’t tell Pennington what
happened at the other night. He knew Pennington wouldn’t be interested anyway.
For the past several days, Mark learned a lot more about the base in the cave.
It was actually built six years ago. The cave was there long before the base
was built. It was indeed the legacy of a mine corporation just like what
Pennington told Mark. Human finished most of the supporting facilities such as
power plants, water supply factories and recycling systems. Glycan built many
of the buildings used to produce their bodies. The whole base was self-sustaining.
There was no Human or Glycan in that base unless something went wrong and when
it did happen, one of Salmon’s guys or Salmon himself would go down. If they
didn’t know how to fix the problem, which was the case in most situations,
Salmon would call somebody in.

Mark
also find out something about those black stones. It seems that without
crystals Glycan’s body was similar to Human’s body in anatomical aspect. The
black stone triggered those bodies to generate crystals. Mark saw with his own
eyes that robots injected black stones into Glycan fetuses and those stones
bound to different organs.

It was
just another day in the slum until Salmon called Mark to check some error
message sent from the base. Mark went down there and found out that it was a
warning about the liquid going into the tubes. Mark reported this to Salmon and
Salmon called someone right away.

Eight
hours later, a guy dressing as a gunman walked in Salmon’s room. He had a small
and skinny figure, pale skin, a long head with receding hairline.

“Mark,
Tick. Tick, Mark.” Salmon said.

Mark and
Tick nodded at each other.

“Mark
will take you down there.” Salmon said.

“Good.
Let’s go.” Tick said hastily.

Mark and
Tick went down to the base in that hover. They walked into the Glycan
production area dotted with dozens of two floor buildings. Mark stopped at one
building and said, “The warning is from this one.”

They
stepped into that building. There were hundreds of tubes holding Glycans’
bodies. Tick went to check the control panel. Mark was wandering among those
tubes and those Glycans were looking at him curiously.

“Everytime
they look at me, I wonder what they are thinking.” Mark said.

“Even
though they look like adults, they are actually babies, curious about
everything.” Tick said easily.

“If they
are not that smart, how come some of them can escape from here?”

“I am
aware of that. Well, one out of 1000 might be a genius.” Tick said as he
knocked on one nearby tube.

“Why
they pick Human to do this job? Glycans can’t do it themselves?”

“Glycans
vowed against any genetic modification of their bodies. I am quite sure they
won’t do this on their own planet or any planet they colonized.”  Tick said
confidently as he checked some of gauges.

“I see.
But why us?”

“I found
the problem and I am going to fix it right now. Then I am out of here.” Tick
said coldly. He opened a door on the floor, lifted out a tool box and grabbed
several filters. Then he walked to a pump. He tried to open the sash on the
pump, but it was either too heavy or jammed. Mark just stood there and watched
Tick.

“If you
can help, we both can get out of here quicker.” Tick said tiredly.

“I have
nothing else to do. Take your time.” Mark said easily.

“OK.”
Tick tried again, but he still couldn’t open it.

“Looks
like you need some help there. If you can be more open to me, I can lend you a
hand. We are on the same side anyway.”

“What
other questions do you have?” Tick asked unwillingly.

“Where
those Glycans go?”

“I don’t
know. We haven’t delivered any Glycan yet, but we will in about three months.
What else?” Tick asked impatiently.

Mark had
other questions, but he figured Tick couldn’t answer them anyway. He was just a
technician keeping the facility running. Mark walked to the pump and lifted the
sash open. It was heavy and rusty. Tick changed several filters, and then
closed the sash.

“That
was it?” Mark asked.

“Yea,
the filters were clogged.”

They
left the building, returned to the hover and went back.

The outlook tower was located
near the Glycan library. It was one of the highest ground points in training
center. At the top of the tower, there was a transparent sphere and Jason and
Gloria were lying in it right now. Gloria was resting her head on Jason’s
shoulder and looking up at Jason. Jason was looking into the space. Stars and
Galaxies were shining like diamonds on a piece of black silk.

“Jason,
what are you thinking?” Gloria asked gently as she climbed on his chest.

“Well…”

“Wait,
wait. Let me guess. The future of the universe, the wellbeing of Human being or
my tits?” Gloria said in a joking tone.

“Well,
your tits is definitely one of them.” Jason said as he reached into Gloria’s
uniform.

Gloria
pulled open the neckband and said, “But that is not the only thing.”

“No.”
Jason smiled reluctantly.

“Tell
me. Honey.” Gloria said and placed a kiss on Jason’s cheek.

“I
always hope one day when I looked into the space, I can find the spacecraft
carrying my mother.” Jason said in a low tone.

“What
happened to her?”

“She was
on a trip to Sylareon and never came back. My father told me the spacecraft
went missing.”

“When
was that?”

“About
10 years ago.”

Gloria
knew there was no way Jason’s mother could survive. But she didn’t have the
heart to tell him that.

“I know
I shouldn’t think like this. But sometimes I just can’t help.” Jason sighed.

“If I
could, I would rather went missing so that you can have your mother back.”
Gloria said sadly.

“Are you
jealous? Really?” Jason joked as he pinched her nipple.

“I just
don’t want to see you suffer. I can do anything for you. Anything.” Gloria said
firmly.

Jason
looked into Gloria’s eyes and said, “I love you.”

“I love
you.” Gloria said and kissed Jason.

“Oh, I
almost forgot. I got the fruit. My father brought me those yesterday.” Gloria
said excitedly. She then sat up and took out a small exquisite box from a bag.

“That is
a nice box.” Jason said as he grabbed Gloria’s tits from behind.

“It’s a
refrigerator.”

“Oh,
man.”

Gloria opened
the box. There were six small and cute egg like things. What surprised Jason
was those eggs were shaking as if something was going to break out.

“They
are still alive?” Jason asked in surprise.

“Of
course. They are alive. They are the seeds of Itieuytewonhys.”

“The
what?”

“It’s a
tree’s name.” Gloria smiled. She took out an egg and held it right in front of
Jason’s mouth.

Now
Jason could see the egg even had six legs at the bottom and they were moving
around.

“I guess
the definition of fruit can be different from species to species.” Jason
sighed.

“Come
on. Don’t be a pussy.”

“You
even know that word?”

“I have
been reading Human stuff. You know.”

“I can
tell that.” Jason said in a worried tone.

“Look.”
Gloria said and threw an egg in her mouth.

Jason
slowly opened his mouth. Just at this moment, Gloria rammed the egg in his
mouth.

It was
juicy and sweet. The texture was more like a gel thing and it slowly dissolved
in the mouth.

“How is
it?”

“It’s
pretty good.” Jason said happily.

Gloria
fed Jason another one.

“So why
the name of the tree is that long?” Jason asked curiously.

“Well,
it was from ancient Glycanese. So is my name.” Gloria said professionally.

“Do
say.”

“Most
people think if the name start with G, then that Glycan is from G family. It is
true. But G didn’t mean what they think. It means an ancient Glycanese word
TIuieoihghr. It was a family name. Because nobody speaks ancient Glycanese
anymore, they just use G to represent Tluieoihghr and put it before that
person’s real name. So Gloria is actually Tuieoihghr Loria. They always just
make it Gloria for the sake for laziness.” Gloria said like an expert.

Jason
liked how Gloria kept a serious face while he was squeezing her ass. Gloria
acted like she didn’t feel it. But Jason could see she was sweating.

“It’s
getting hot here.” Gloria said as she took off her uniform. Her nipples were
getting hard and sticking out of the white tank.

“They
are really getting excited.” Jason said as he pulled hard on her left nipple.

“Yea.
Sorry. Let me take this tank off. It’s getting in the way.” Gloria said in a
begging voice.

Jason
watched her beautiful body for a while. He really wanted to take her right now.
But he was worried Klaycon showed up again and triggered some kind of alarm.

“Gloria,
it’s getting late. Let’s go.” Jason said, his voice shaking. It was so hard for
him.

“Did I
do something wrong? You like to play them with my clothes on? I can do that.
Just tell me.” Gloria said eagerly.

“Gloria,
we have time.” Jason said kindly and kissed her cheek.

“OK. I
am always yours.” Gloria said happily and put her clothes back on.

“I am
yours as well.” Jason said sincerely. He knew if they wanted to stay together,
he had to finish Klaycon first.

Three days before the game
against the first class species, Jason received the notice that his opposing
team in the first round was Glycan. He told this news to his teammates at lunch
and everyone agreed that they were done. Jason was thinking their strategy the
whole day, even when he was cleaning toilets. But after he cleaned all toilets,
he still didn’t have a clue, so he decided to forget about it and focused on
what he could do. He went back to his dorm and attached two tactical knives on
his belt. He had been thinking about killing Klaycon since the night Klaycon
triggered the fire alarm.

When
Jason reached the Glycan library, he called Klaycon using the badge given by
Gloria.

Klaycon
was so excited when he answered the call. He thought it was Gloria, but then he
heard Jason’s voice.

“Did you
enjoy what you saw the other day in the medical complex?” Jason said in a
provocative tone.

“I guess
we both want to finish this before the actual match.” Klaycon said angrily.

“I am in
the Glycan library. Let’s finish it.” Jason said calmly, and then hanged up.

Klaycon
put on his uniform and rushed out of his room. Five minutes later, he stepped
into the library. As soon as he saw Jason, he darted to him, his uniform
transforming into an armor suit, a dagger popping out of his right fist.

Jason
took out the tactical knives, one on each hand, running towards Klaycon.

“Bang.”
Jason blocked Klaycon’s dagger with the knife on his right hand.

Klaycon
pushed the blade towards Jason with two hands. Jason started to have that weird
feeling again. It was like something was coming out of his bones and fueled his
strength. He thrust the other knife at Klaycon’s neck but it only made a
scratch.

As the
dagger came closer to Jason’s face, Klaycon asked, “Is this all you get?”

“You
really like talking.” Jason said calmly as he started to push the dagger back.
He was now forcing the dagger towards Klaycon. As Klaycon struggled to hold his
ground, Jason suddenly kicked Klaycon’s belly and knocked him back several
steps. Klaycon quickly regained his balance and dodged Jason’s punch. He jabbed
his fists at Jason, but all ended up beating the air. When Klaycon fired
another quick blow, Jason didn’t dodge. Just when it hit Jason’s left cheek,
Jason grabbed Klaycon’s wrist. Bearing the pain on his face, Jason swiftly drew
Klaycon close to him. Klaycon kicked Jason’s belly and kept the other arm out
of Jason’s reach. All of a sudden, Jason darted forward. Klaycon was caught off
guard and lost his balance. Jason pushed Klaycon forward until Klaycon hit the
wall. Then he quickly grasped Klaycon’s other arm and cornered him. Even though
Klaycon was kicking Jason on his belly, Jason didn’t let it go. He pulled
Klaycon’s arms across his chest and then pressed one on the other. When Jason
was just about to free one hand to choke Klaycon, he felt a sharp pain at the
back of his head. His brain went blank and he slumped on the floor.

Klaycon
looked around and caught Carila standing in the distance.

“Klaycon,
are you alright?” Carila asked caringly.

“What
are you doing here?” Klaycon asked unhappily.

“I just
saved your life, Klaycon.”

“Who the
fuck ask you to save me? I had it under control.” Klaycon growled.

“I just
want to help.” Carila said in a begging voice.

“Shut
the fuck up. And how do you know I am here? Did you bug me?” Klaycon asked
furiously.

“No. I
was just hanging around and saw you leave in a hurry.” Carila said sadly.

“Now,
this is great. I am supposed to be the one killing this fuck.”

“I think
he is still alive.”

Suddenly,
five security guards ran into the library.

“You
called them in?” Klaycon asked.

“I just
want to make sure...”

“Shut
up!” Klaycon interrupted Carila.

The
guards didn’t ask Carila or Klaycon any question. The situation was clear: a
second class species trespassed on the first class species zone. That was all
they cared. They called in a robot to carry Jason out of the library.

The
punishment for Jason’s trespass was implemented the next day. He was whipped 50
times on his back in front of all second class species trainees. To everyone’s
surprise, he was still alive after the punishment. That was the first in the
history of Guardian Fleet training center. There were two trainees who
committed such crimes and they died in the middle of flagellation. However, it
did take Jason several weeks to fully recover.

First
class species also punished Jason’s team and removed it from the game. Everyone
in the team was actually happy about this. They knew they stood no chance at
all.