Part 2: http://aroundgray.blogspot.ca/2013/03/no-327-cyoa2-part-2.html
Part 3: http://aroundgray.blogspot.ca/2013/03/no-328a-cyoa2-part-3-ridgeway-is-ally.html
Part 4: http://aroundgray.blogspot.ca/2013/03/no-329a-cyoa2-part-4-martin-doesnt-know.html
Part 5: http://aroundgray.blogspot.ca/2013/03/no-330a-cyoa2-part-5-martin-plays-along.html
“That really was an excellent meal,” said Martin. He wasn’t
lying. Captain Land had prepared a feast for her guests although, throughout
the dinner, she’d been elusive when questioned. Martin would have liked to have
found out why she needed him, specifically. He resolved to attempt to get some
information from the outside. “Is there any chance I could use your secure comm
gear to reach my boss? Let him know I’ve arrive safely, and all that.”
The Captain fidgeted in her chair. She flashed a telling glance
at Hodge before she replied. “I’m afraid we can’t have that. All of our
long-range connections are down right now.”
Ridgeway interrupted. “What about the emergency beacon? That
runs on a separate system from the rest. I’m sure we can send a message that
way.”
Hodge pushed back from the table and stood. Land held up her
hand with one finger extended. “Wait,” she told her minion.
She rose from her seat, too. “How do you know about the
beacon?” she demanded. “I thought you were part of the lab team?”
“It’s the same system as on the Space Station,” replied
Ridgeway. “That was my last project.”
Hodge shook his head.
“Too much,” Land agreed. “This is my project,” she told her
captives. “I can’t have you interfering.” She sighed, and closed her eyes. “Hodge,
deal with them.”
As Martin and Ridgeway were hustled out of the room, Land
stayed behind and screamed at them. “Nautilus is mine!” she ranted “I will not
allow it to be taken from me!”
The pair were locked in a narrow room filled with pipes.
“We’re near the core,” Ridgeway observed. “That’s not good.”
“Why?” asked Martin.
“Because, unless I’m mistaken, those are cooling ducts for
the experiment,” said Ridgeway grimly. “I can only guess that Land’s taken over
because the experiment is ready to go online. If she activates it, we’ll
freeze.”
“How long have we got?”
“It’ll be instantaneous.”
As soon as Ridgeway said the words, a deep rumble filled the
space.
“Goodbye,” she told Martin.
Their bodies turned to ice and then shattered.
By turning on the machine, Land had taken the first step
towards the end of the world.
Part 6: http://aroundgray.blogspot.ca/2013/03/no-331a-cyoa2-part-6-everything-is.html
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