Ashley Norton and Tracy, her sister join forces with Jake McBride to stop Ashley and Tracy's father, Senator Frank Norton from destroying the world and replacing humans with a super race he has created using genetic engineering. Their campaign leads them into contact with horrible creatures so evil they can't even imagine they could exist and forces that take them half-way around the world in an attempt to prevent the destruction of civilization as we know it.
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High above the Pacific Ocean, a rotary wing aircraft with a white streamlined body, trimmed in blue cruised at six hundred miles an hour. Six pulsed laser engines silently turned the rotors without leaving vapor trails. Powerful laser beams focused on parabola mirrors created the energy that turned the rotors. The batteries that powered the lasers allowed the craft to carry twelve passengers halfway around the world before the batteries needed re-charging. And yet, only a few people even knew of the existence of the aircraft.
The aircraft was host to two men in the forward passenger compartment and a crew of four in the control room. Today, two small stealth jets armed with advanced laser weapons and high tech detection gear flew high overhead protecting the Doran S-211 from attack. Of course, advanced fighters were never far from their leader in the S-211. They were not too distant from the destination where he would be landing shortly.
Eric Brunner, tall with graying hair and blue eyes sat near the front of the craft facing another man named Wilber Riley. A smile slowly developed on Eric’s face as he stared at his laptop.
“What do you find so amusing, Mr. Presi-dent?” Wilber Riley removed his black-rimmed glasses and laid them on the seat near him. Brushing his black hair back where it had fell out of place he watched Brunner’s face looking for a clue that would tell him what the President had seen that was so amusing. Riley’s hair too was showing signs of gray and his brown eyes weren’t quite as sharp as they used to be.
Brunner stared at a color, full-faced view of a young woman— displayed on his laptop screen—with long blonde hair and the prettiest blue eyes he’d ever seen. “Ashley Norton, the first genetically engineered woman on this planet. She has talent even she isn’t aware of. Now, if she doesn’t put iron in your pants, her sister, Tracy Norton will.” He clicked a mouse button and Tracy’s face appeared. Her black, silky hair fell to her shoulders and her brown eyes stared right at him. “Of course, Tracy is the more aggressive one. I love aggressive women. Damn, I bet she’s good in bed.”
Riley stared at him not quite sure about what to say. “She’s the second daughter Frank Norton created and she’s the most dangerous one. You have to remember that both of these women have special powers that were genetically engineered into them before birth. That makes them extremely dangerous. Why, those two women destroyed Norton’s lab and his underground complex. That was quite a feat. His complex is now buried under sixty feet of river water near Billings, Montana. Both women are endowed with telepathic and telekinetic powers along with a lot more talent we may not even know about. If they ever find out who we are, we may have a problem on our hands.”
“You worry too much, my friend. I have plans for them and their friend Jake McBride.” Brunner clicked another mouse button and a face appeared on the computer screen. “You really think poor old Jake can handle both of those biologically advanced women?” Jake’s sullen face glared at him from the computer screen. For a few seconds Brunner thought a cold chill was forming between his shoulder blades. Then, he was sure of it. There was something ominous about Jake McBride. Did he have special powers too?
“They destroyed an entire complex. It was lucky for us that Norton had the foresight to build many complexes including Dumas Island.” Brunner closed the lid on his laptop and resting his hands on it stared at Riley. “Have you heard anything else about the Yosemite Park operation?”
Riley stared out the window at the ocean passing by them below. It was almost a blur. As Chief of Intelligence and Security Operations, it was his job to gather information and to keep his boss informed. “The last I heard was that our operative was to meet their man at the top of El Capitan and give him the DVD. Their man was to be picked up by helicopter and taken to a safe place. That disk is the most dangerous item on the planet, Mr. Brunner. That’s why we had to transfer it in complete isolation, on top of a mountain where nobody was likely to interfere with us.”
Brunner nodded his head in complete agreement. “Keep on it. As soon as we are sure that the disk is safe I want our troublesome trio brought here. Maybe Senator Norton couldn’t handle them, but I’m quite certain that I can.”
The pilot’s voice came over the intercom announcing that they were approaching Dumas Island. As the pilot swung the enormous bird to the northeast so he could line up with the airfield they both got a good look at their pride and joy. On the horizon the island looked like a long cookie sheet turned upside down floating on the ocean’s surface. Brunner leaned forward and gazed at Norton’s creation. No matter how many times he looked at it, the ten-mile square manmade island mesmerized him. “There it is, Riley, the largest, most elaborate manmade island in the world. The most extraordinary thing about it is that it is entirely self-sufficient. We pump our own oil from the ocean floor and we have our own oil refinery.”
Riley smiled and his eyes glistened. “The most amazing thing about Dumas Island to me is that nobody knows it is here, except us. From the sky all you see is a blue ocean. Even satellites haven’t picked it up. You’re the President of Dumas Island and from here we will conquer the world.”
Brunner leaned back in his seat and relaxed. “First, we have to build another island way out there beyond the moon. As soon as we capture Ashley and her pals we’ll begin that operation.” Brunner fastened his seat belt as the aircraft began its approach to Dumas Island. “As soon as we land call our operative and find out about that DVD.”
Love, romance, innocence, intrigue, danger, and lust. Life is complicated, and love even more so. Life, and love, can be hazardous to a lady's health. Especially if she's fallen in love with a married pop star.
“We’re going to use nine megaton warheads in space and we’re not sure they’re large enough to be effective. Why would you even consider using kiloton-range surface-to-air warheads as back-up?” The answer was succinct. “Because they’re all we have.”
