Dreams of Purple

The hospital was in a state of complete pandemonium. Sitting in the waiting room for three hours in agonizing pain allowed me the opportunity to listen in on the nurses and doctors as they hurried about, trying to make sense of the madness."We've got more Authority officers." One nurse said as she jogged from one room to another."They said the infirmary is full and they've got more coming." A doctor told a receptionist."I've got strong vitals on all of them, but they're completely unresponsive. Kansas City is reporting the same."If it hadn't been for the blinding pain that came from breathing, I might have been able to soak in the gravity of the situation.Every single Authority soldier had suffered the same fate as Senator Hernandez.I finally had a nurse show me to my room. She went through the usual routine, and after doing my blood work found that I failed a drug test for bo

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The soldiers rushed me onto one of their tank-like cars. Sunrise was just around the corner and their gear wouldn't protect them from the smoldering temperatures.The back of the paddy wagon had no windows, so it was impossible to know how fast we were moving or if the sun had already come up. The three Authority soldiers that sat in the back with me didn't seem to mind as they swapped their stories of the evening.One of them bragged about killing ten or more of the Enlightened while another laughed that he'd shot down the entire band.Their rendition of shop talk made me sick to my stomach.I felt the car stop after what I guessed was about a half an hour. That meant the sun would be up, and I dreaded them opening the door. My skin still sensitive from my last encounter with morning, I wished I had more clothing to cover myself with.There were two knocks on the back door, one of the guards on the

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It didn't take long before we heard the first gun shots ring out, drowning the screams of innocent bar patrons. The Authority had arrived to apprehend Thinker, and it was my doing.The Enlightened that guarded the Hacienda were well armed, but they were no match for the militia that had come for their deities head. The Authority was a highly trained killing force, outfitted with state-of-the-art weaponry and body armor.It would be a massacre."Evelynne, you said there was a back entrance? Where is it?" I quickly said, my words nearly stumbling over each other.She pointed to the stack of boxes against the plain brick wall. Her voice had been muted by the sound of impending doom that was just on the other side of the oak door. It was clear that fear for herself and for her lover was gripping her tightly, and this was no act.I moved over to the boxes and s

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The overwhelming combination of the concussion, the betrayal, and the first stages of withdraws had me on the verge of vomiting. The acidic taste pushed its way up my throat, and it took every bit of concentration that I possessed to keep it at bay."I thought you'd be happy, Kaiser. You're finally going to get to meet the man that you've been so diligently searching for." Evelynne's voice did my nausea no favors.I struggled to open my eyes further so that I could take in the rest of the details in the room. As Evelynne had promised, she brought me to the liquor storage in the back of La Hacienda Republic. Mike was there too, standing in the door way that no doubt led to the bar.I tried to focus my eyes on the door way and Mike, but even my machine eyes were struggling to overcome the blow to the head."Whiskey coke?" I finally got my first words out, and the effort made me feel worse. Mike s

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The thought had occurred to me that Hernan's place might not have been any safer than mine or Evelynne's. The mystery henchmen that had plugged Hernan into the net and consequently put him into a coma had an easy enough time finding his way in. Thinker surely knew that I'd be taking care of my fr

"You look like hell, Kaiser." Jaymes said with a smile that made me want to go mad. "I suppose that the past few days have been rather rough on you.""Yeah, you could say that. What the hell is going on, Jaymes?" I demanded, not moving from my frozen position. Knowing that the ma

The words circled around my head until I was dizzy with the possibilities. I'd met Jaymes Helsiner weeks before I'd ever heard of Thinker, but somehow they were linked to one another. Jaymes was the first person that ever made contact with the super genius after he defected from the Republic. The

There was a short period of time that I thought I might have slept, but I couldn't be sure. My eyes were closed, and I figure that a few minutes had passed, but I didn't know if I'd actually slept.My mind was exhausted, but my body would randomly convulse with tremors