Ash Ketchum: Rise of Galactic

Prologue - A Hitch

  "This had better be important," the man said. It was past two in the morning in the Tyrrhenian Sea and the man on the boat had been awoken for the call.

  "There's been a . . . hitch," Cyrus said, choosing the word carefully. He leaned back in the leather seat of his private jet. "The transition from our Pasadena facility didn't go as smoothly as we planned."

  "What kind of 'hitch'?"

  "We had a revolt."

  "A revolt? By who?"

  "Ash Ketchum. And the GPs."

  "Did any of them escape?"

  "All of them."

   The voice exploded in a string of profanities. "How did that come about?"

  "The Ketchum boy was more powerful than we thought."

  "The Ketchum boy escaped?"

   Cyrus hesitated. "Not just Ketchum. We lost seven of the Glows."

   The man unleashed another string of profanities. "This is a disaster!"

  "It's a setback," Cyrus said. "One that will quickly be remedied. We know exactly where they are, and we're gathering up the GPs as we speak. We've already recaptured all but three of them."

  "What if they've talked?"

  "No one would believe them if they did. After what we've put them through, most of them are babbling idiots."

  "We can't take that chance. Find them all. Where are the electric children?"

  "We've been tracking their movements. They're still together and driving to Idaho. We have a team in place ready to take them."

  "Why should I believe you'll be successful this time?"

  "This time we know what we're dealing with. And we have a few surprises they won't be expecting."

  "I'll have to report this to the board," the voice said.

  "Give it until morning," Cyrus said. "The picture will be different. Besides, everything else is on schedule."

  "And I expect you to keep it that way." The voice paused, then said, "I think it's time you released Ketchum's mother."

  "That would be a mistake. She's our only guarantee that Ketchum won't just disappear again, and he may be the answer to our problems with the machine. Besides, in less than twenty-four hours Ketchum and the rest of the Glows will be back in our custody."

  "You had better be right," the man said.

  "You have my guarantee," Cyrus said. "Ketchum will be back in our hands before the days out."

Welcome to book two of my series. Hope you have read the first book so you understand what Cyrus was talking about. Hope you enjoy and continue.