Puddle Driver: Chapter 34




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Summary: Written and read by ApocD.nbsp; After this, two chapters remain.nbsp; Thanks! The armed guards at the door nodded as Streis, Reed, Rachel Carter, and the messenger passed through the open metal door.nbsp; It slammed shut behind them, and Streis resisted the urge to turn around to check that the door was unlocked, that he could get out if he needed to. Only one other Pana-wave member stood in the room.nbsp; The fluorescents overheard flickered, a sign that they needed to be replaced and a further sign that this room was little used.nbsp; The baby sat in a cage in the middle of the room.nbsp; The cage looked like it had been taken from a circus sideshow; there were spots of rust on some of the bars.nbsp; In one corner of the cage sat a large metal bowl, which was full of fruits and vegetables.nbsp; There was a water dish in the oppositenbsp; corner. As they approached the cage, the baby stood and walked to the side of the cage facing them.nbsp; It had grown, which Streis knew should have been impossible, but it was definitely larger than it had been.nbsp; Discarded fruit peels were scattered on the cage's floor.nbsp; The baby smiled. Its lips moved, and Streis heard a soft hiss come from the thing's mouth, but there were no words.nbsp; Its face showed frustration, a very human trait, Streis thought, and then it tried again.nbsp; It was still just a hiss. Streis turned his head to look at the messenger.nbsp; ldquo;How did it ask for me?rdquo; The messenger smiled.nbsp; ldquo;Just wait a moment, Mister Streis.nbsp; It takes him a couple of minutes to warm up.rdquo; The baby tried again, and this time the hisses melded into something resembling a word, although Streis couldn't understand it.nbsp; The baby smiled, and it's face seemed to be locked in concentration, as it tried again. ldquo;Streis.rdquo;nbsp; The last consonant hung in the air, as if I snake had spoken it rather than the baby.nbsp; Streis stepped back from the cage.