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With a video camera Roger recorded Reynolds as he described the device, “The device appears to be approximately 2 inches by 3 inches and about a
¼ inch thick – it is
slightly transparent with a bluish glow – there are no sounds coming from it, and according to our sensors there’s no sign of radiation emanating from it either. The temperature is on the cool side – approximately 72 degrees. I have the lead-lined box open and ready to put the device in it, but first I am putting on protective gloves to handle the device.” After putting on the gloves, Reynolds reached for the device and gingerly picked it up. “The device hardly weighs anything but seems solid – I am placing the device in the box now and closing the lid – now the lid is locked.” Reynolds pulled off the gloves and placed them in a biohazard bag, he then said; “Let’s do a quick search of the premises and if you see anything that might be important, place it in this bag – I’m ready to get the hell out of here!”

Chapter – Ten

A
t a secret government facility three floors underground, agent Reynolds entered one of several interrogation rooms. Sitting in a chair bolted to the floor with both his arms restrained sat Adam. He still had a hood over his head and was unconscious. The interrogation room measured approximately ten by fifteen feet. There was a small table in the center with chairs on either side. At one end of the room was a door with a small window and on the other ends a one-way mirror. In each of the upper corners of the room were cameras.

Reynolds sat in a chair on the other side of the table from Adam; he looked up at the other agent in the room and nodded, giving the okay to revive Adam from his slumber. He was still unconscious from the injection of M-19a. The agent gave Adam an injection in his upper right arm of M-19b, the antidote injection for M-19a that immediately reverses the effects. Slowly Adam started to move his head back and forth as he became conscious, but before they removed the hood from Adam’s head they waited until he seemed completely revived.

Suddenly awake, Adam started to struggle to get loose from his restraints. Dazed and confused, he finally spoke up, “Where am I? What the hell is going on?”

“Adam, I am special agent Reynolds, before I remove the hood from your head, I’d like you to calm down, can you promise me that?”

Adam was tense and breathing very rapidly but after a couple of seconds, he calmed down a bit and took a deep breath; “Ok, I promise to calm down, please take this hood off my head.” Without saying anything, Reynolds looked at the agent in the room and nodded. The agent carefully removed the hood.

Caught off guard by the sudden brightness he quickly put his head down and closed his eyes. As his vision slowly acclimated to the light, he tried to focus on the person talking to him. However, everything was still blurry. After a couple of seconds, he was finally able to focus and sitting in front of him was a man he had never seen before in his life. Slowly Adam looked around and saw another man standing nearby.

“Where’s my wife?” Adam demanded.

“Your wife is fine, she is resting down the hall; we’ll let you see her soon.” Then Reynolds asked, “Are you thirsty, can we get you some water?” Adam’s mouth was dry and he could hardly swallow, “Yes, I’d like some.”

Reynolds looked at the agent, and nodded. The agent left the room but quickly returned with a bottle of water. Reynolds knew that an injection of M-19a could make a person very dehydrated.

“Adam we are going to remove one of your restraints so you can drink your water.” Reynolds looked at the agent and nodded; the agent removed one of the restraints and Adam picked up the bottle of water and gulped it down. Finally, regaining his senses, Adam asked; “Where’s my device? That belongs to me and I want it back.”

Reynolds smiled; “Yes, that is something I’d like to talk to you about, that device, where did you get it?” Carefully thinking of what to say, Adam repeated: “That device is mine and I want it back!”

Reynolds stopped smiling, “I have all the time in the world Adam. I’d like for you to tell me where did you get that device?”

“If I tell you will you please let me see Jen?” begged Adam.

Reynolds quickly said, “Absolutely Adam!”

Still not convinced telling the truth would help, Adam replied, “I bought it at a flea market from a guy who said he was from New Jersey.” Reynolds stared at Adam, not amused by his answer. He stood up made a fist and slammed it on the table, this made Adam jump; and then he said in a low threatening tone; “I have all the time in the world for this, it’s your call.” Then Reynolds and the agent left the room leaving Adam alone.

Adam thought about that statement, “...all the time in the world...” and shook his head. Sorry Mr. Reynolds, whoever you are, he thought, no one has all the time in the world, not you, not me, no one. He carefully looked around, seeing where he was, and thought, “Maybe there’s a way to slip out of here,” but it was obvious there wasn’t. He sneered at the one-way mirror hoping Reynolds was watching him.

Adam thought about how Reynolds and his agents broke into his house, kidnapped him and Jen and took the device. He thought, “I wish the Entities would show up and help me out of this situation.” If he had his device maybe he could use it to get Jen and himself out of this mess. He wondered how Reynolds found out about the device because he knew Jen wouldn’t have told anyone. So maybe the device emitted a lot of energy and they detected it? He would probably never know.

A long time passed and Adam started to get restless, he began yelling out; “Hey Reynolds, I need to use the restroom. Can you hear me?” The door suddenly opened and an agent came in without saying anything. He removed the only restraint that was holding Adam to the chair and then escorted him through the door where immediately to the left there was a bathroom. When Adam finished the agent returned him and restrained his wrist to the chair, then left the room.

Before the Entities destroy the solar system, Adam was planning to spend his remaining time with Jen, close friends and family. However, Reynolds interfered with that plan. If he told Reynolds everything, maybe, he would let them go. He could have the device, it just wouldn’t activate for him. However, Adam knew better. Reynolds would want to activate it too. He wondered what the government would do with the device; maybe it didn’t matter since the world was going to end in a cataclysmic explosion.

After what seemed to be several hours, Adam began to grow tired of this waiting game and yelled out again, “Hey Reynolds, I’m ready to talk; I’ll tell you everything you want to know!”

Adam wondered what was taking this guy so long to come back. He wanted to take Jen home and forget all about this place. Abruptly the door opened and Reynolds with his military goon walked in. Adam immediately said, “Ok, I’ll tell you everything you want to know.”

Without saying anything, Reynolds sat down and opened a folder with what looked like some formal documents and what appeared to be Adam’s picture attached to one of them. There were also notes written on a note pad and he seemed to be reviewing them. After several minutes, he stopped and closed the folder then looked up and said; “Ok, so you’re ready to tell me everything?” Curious as to what he was reading Adam asked; “So what do you have written about me in your notes?”

“While I was away I had the opportunity to interrogate your wife Jen. She told me a very interesting story.” Reynolds had a smirk on his face as if he was laughing inside. “Actually Adam, I am not interested in your dooms-day prophesies and what you think is going to happen to Earth, I am more interested in that device.” Reynolds was smiling, “Jen told me some aliens appeared in your dreams and gave it to you, but whether it was in your dreams or not, I really don’t care.”

“Yeah, did Jen also tell you there is an evil race of aliens on their way here as we speak, and they are going to ruin our world by taking most of our resources and then destroy our solar system?” Reynolds just stared at Adam but the other agent started chuckling, Reynolds quickly turned and gave him a stern look and he stopped.

“Adam I’m really not interested in that crazy story. The only thing I am interested in is that device and how you got it. Okay! So some aliens gave you the device, can you describe what these aliens looked like?”

Thinking it would speed up the process of getting out of that place, Adam decided to answer Reynolds questions, “Ok, there are two Entities that I have met and they are about seven feet tall.” Reynolds started taking additional notes as Adam continued, “and they don’t really talk like we do, they communicate telepathically straight to your brain. When they do communicate you can see weird characters and images that flash across their faces.” “Not sure what you mean,
across their faces
, can you explain this to me?” “Their faces display strange characters as they communicate – their faces are...” Adam was lost for an explanation, “...like a display screen, I know it sounds weird, but that’s what I’ve seen.”

Reynolds then asked; “Can you describe what their space craft looked like, was it shaped like a saucer, or a triangle?”

“I never saw what their craft looked like, but I don’t think they have anything like that, they are so advanced that they don’t need one to travel through the universe.” Reynolds had a puzzled look on his face, and sarcastically said, “Really!”

He asked question after question; he must have asked Adam questions for over two hours and then started all over again asking the same questions, repeatedly. ...

Adam finally said; “I can’t do this anymore, I am too tired. I want to go home with Jen.” Then Reynolds asked again; “What is the device used for?” Adam thought about it for a minute and then he said; “I used it for information; it will show you holographic images of anything you want to know by just thinking about it. The holographic images it projects are breathtaking, and the narration occurs right in your head. You can wave your hand and the images will rotate for a better view.” Maybe Adam gave too much information, but he told Reynolds everything hoping it would help get both of them released. However, he knew Reynolds was going to ask him to activate the device.

“Adam, I had one of our scientists try and activate the device and it doesn’t work, tell me how to activate it and I am sure that you and Jen will be able to go home soon.” The tone in Reynolds voice sounded deceitful. “How do I know you’ll let us go if I show you how it works?” Adam was sure he was lying; he kept looking Reynolds in the eyes, trying to detect something that he could trust in this man, and he just didn’t see it.

“Adam, if you show me how the device works, I promise that you and Jen can go home, you have my word on that – deal?”

Adam was cautious of Reynolds, thinking just how much did Jen tell this guy? Did she mention that no one can activate the device except me because it’s programmed to my DNA? Adam needed to find out if Reynolds knew this, “Jen must have told you how the device is activated?”

Looking dishonest Reynolds said; “No, she didn’t.”

Adam looked perturbed as he stared at Reynolds.

“Ok! She told me that you are the only one that can activate the device because it’s programmed to your DNA.”

“Then what good is the device to you after you let us go?” asked Adam.

Reynolds responded, “Maybe we can make a deal with you for its use; a joint effort in its research?”

“What kind of research?” asked Adam?

“We’d like to know how it works; what type of power supply it has. Figure out a use for humanitarian purposes.” Reynolds had a stupid insincere smile on his face that irritated Adam.

Are you kidding me, thought Adam, I’m sure you have a very different agenda for how you’re going to use the device. Adam really didn’t see how he would be set free; they’d keep him locked up forever. Nevertheless, he knew the Entities were destroying the whole solar system soon, so he wondered what difference it would make.

Feeling defeated Adam said; “I don’t know. I don’t see a way that I can separate myself from you and your organization when the device will only work for me.”

Reynolds was tired of playing games. He stood up, banged the table hard with his fist, and harshly said; “Maybe you need some more time to think about it!” Reynolds then looked at the other agent in the room and said; “Take him away and lock him up, maybe he needs more time to think about whether he’ll help us or not.” Reynolds then walked out of the room. The other agent swiftly put the hood over Adam’s head and before Adam had a chance to protest, he injected him with more M-19a and Adam quickly passed out.