Finding Darkness

Chapter 50 What do you think

Tamar hopped off the edge of the bed and walked over closer to the video camera, what she knew was in the corner of the room.

"Because I can access any communication signal on board this ship. He sent for you over the general broadcast net. When you reached the bridge, he spoke to you with every camera and communication devise there active. I heard everything he said, everything." Tammy wasn't sure if the girl she'd just met was even talking to her anymore, or if she even knew she was in the room. I seemed she was talking more to the wall than to her.

"You almost killed us, and I don't forgive, not that, never. If you want information, wait until we are whole again and Malachi might convince me you are more than what I've seen. Because if you aren't, then this trip was just a complete waste of time." Whirling around, Tamar skipped back to Tammy.

"Where's the food around here? I'm starved?" Tammy blinked. This girl had just went from sounding like she wanted to rip someone's head off, to happy, almost chipper in the space of a few heartbeats.

"Ahhhh, I could bring you something if you'd like. We have a galley that serves this medical bay. What would you like?" Tammy asked, pretty sure the answer she would receive.

"Meat, and plenty of it."

Yep, she'd been right.

"I'll see what I can do, and if you'd like to know, there is a bathroom through that door," she pointed towards the only other door in the room other than the entrance.

"Thanks," Tamar responded. Even though she already knew where the bathroom was, she'd smelled the concentration of disinfectant.

"Damn it!" Captain Prey's fist pounded the arm of his command chair. "How did she know about nurse Jenkins? She's been in that room for the last two hours!"

"She just told you, sir. She's been listening to every signal sent on board." Joshua answered his question.

"How? There is no way she could be tapping into our internal comms. To do that... Central, are you having any interference with our communication system?"

"No, Captain, she's been very accommodating and has just been listening." Central answered.

"What did you just say?" Captain Prey reflexively looked upward.

"Our new quest has been very nice. Claw introduced us. She's not that chatty, keeps to herself mostly. But she has been very interested in what you've been planning." Tomas's jaw fell open.

"And you didn't find any of this strange," he threw his hands up. "Am I the only one on board this ship that still thinks I'm captain? Why didn't you report this to me?"

"Because all she wants is to be left alone with him. I have no idea how, but she can access certain functions of Commander Prey's suit, and has gotten pretty good with them. I have monitored Commander Prey's condition from the moment he came aboard. While all of you were doing your dead level best to keep that girl away from Commander Prey, his condition continued to worsen. Only when she finally reached him did he begin to recover. Whatever happened to those two down there, I would advise you leave them alone."

"You told us that only the one to whom these suits are bonded can use any of their systems, correct?"

"Yes, Captain, that is what I told you."

"Then how could she use Malachi's suit to eavesdrop on any of our communications?"

"That, sir, is a very good question and would I advise that you not to be the one to ask her?"