Semua Bab FLUX: Bab 201 - Bab 210

Jack finalized his materials for the meeting and waved the save button. He stood and smoothed out his suit, buttoning one button. After one more look at the material, he strode out of his office into the greeting area. A wave at his secretary made him only hesitate a moment as he walked past. There was something new about her today, or was she a different woman? He kept walking and pushed the thought for another time. If she was new, he would introduce himself later.He hurried past Henry's office area and took the elevator down. After the courtyard, he walked to the main meeting building. After a few levels, he reached the press meeting room. It was packed with people already. The chairs were full so he stood in the back with the other displaced people, mostly cameramen who manned their small orbs with tedious fingers.Henry stood on the stage with Zeven at his right and Alexandra at his left. A few others from his office stood behind him, probably just for moral support. Guards and

"Is that another new dress?" Jack asked Dyna while they sat in his pod zooming to another event."Of course. You can't wear the same dress to more than one event. The media will have a hay day.""Are those real diamonds? How much did this one cost?" Jack looked her red dress up and down. It was overlaid in lace and embroidered with diamond flowers."Of course they're real. And what does it matter what it cost?" She gave him an irritated look. "It's always the same thing with you. Money isn't a problem.""It just seems like a cycle. Get invited to a party, buy a new dress, or a new car, or whatever, go to the event and spend a bunch there, too." Jack said as he leaned back in the pod's seat. "Don't you get tired of these fundraisers?""Is the high life finally getting to you?" Dyna asked.Jack shrugged. "It just seems like it's the only thing we ever do with our money.""What else are you going to do with your money? I don't see you spending it on anything. Even your house. You t

Jack sat in his third unmarked pod as it wandered through the dark depths of the inlet. He finally found the lit ring and maneuvered the pod towards it. It docked successfully. Slowly it reeled him in up the dimly lit tunnel into the docking ports. Water rushed out from around the pod as the conveyer belt kept it moving. The tunnel opened up into a large room with hundreds of pods parked in the slips.He stepped out onto the metal floor. This was unlike any other Sanctuary he had seen before. He just hoped the rest of them had made it. He walked down the aisle of pods toward what he assumed was the entrance to the rest of the base.A guard working the security station stepped out. "Can I help you?""Jack Swift. Here to see Janice or Jimmy Swift.""You're human?" The guard gestured to his own ears.Jack pressed his hand to his ear. "Yes. These are synthetic. I'm undercover."The guard flicked on his tablet. "The General is on level 30. So is Jimmy." He disappeared back to the guar

Jack walked downstairs and joined Lexi at the kitchen table. The chef was nowhere to be seen."Did you see Chef Randall?""I gave him the day off.""You what?""I told him I would make you breakfast. Isn't breakfast made by your favorite daughter way tastier than some hired help?""You don't have to do that anymore."Lexi slapped the table and gave him a look. She was way more of a teenager than he had ever dealt with before. He was beginning to be just a little scared of her."I mean. Of course, I would love it if my favorite daughter made me breakfast.""That's more like it." She stood and started making eggs, toast, ham, and a few other things.Jack watched her while she worked. She was tall and lanky, but she moved with the same grace Alex did. It was almost like watching someone doing ballet."Muffin, do you know how much I love you?"The clattering behind him made him jump. He turned to find Dyna standing there with shopping bags around her feet. Dyna blinked and reach

"Good morning, muffin!" Jack chirped as he waved the door open to Lexi's room. He sat a plate of blueberry pancakes down on her nightstand.Lexi grumbled something as she pulled her blankets closer to her chin and rolled over."Guess what day it is?" He paused a moment. "Birthday girl."She grunted something unintelligible and waved her hand at him despondently.Jack frowned. "Are you feeling sick?" He sat on the bed.Lexi moaned. "No- it's six in the freaking morning. Go away."He laughed. "Is that all? Come on, you were so excited for your birthday last year."She rolled her eyes and sat up in the bed with a huff. "That was last year." Her voice was deep and gravelly with sleep.Jack patted her head. "It was only a year ago." He was surprised how much she had grown up in that one year though.Lexi batted his hand away. "It's too early for pancakes. Can I just have some coffee?"He chuckled. "Coffee? You drink coffee now?"She groaned and sank further in her covers. "Dad, c