He was right. I didn’t like it. And neither did Tabitha. But damn it, it was the best one that I had heard. It was beautiful in its simplicity if somewhat lacking in details.
His name was Nebus. He was much older than the others. The arrows of time etched across his face.
Speaking excitedly, he continued, “You share his genetic makeup and even look like him.”
“So, what?” I thought he was going for a dig but I was wrong.
“You will be granted access to his city in the Adonis habitat, you see. You could bring Tabitha too. You could cut off the head of the snake when it least expected it.”
I felt a knot building in my stomach and replied, “It would never work.”
Then I heard Tabitha say softly.
“It just might. We can do it, babe.”
With that, I knew there would be no turning back. All I had to do was look into her eyes and see her steely determination. For the next few days, the plan of action was determined.
The Adonis habitat consisted of a giant multi-layered spherical structure. It lay on the outer rim of habitats outside the orbit of the Moon. To get there alive, we would have to hop from habitat to habitat to avoid detection.
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