Bravo team was returned to their dimension after several missions as the Elite team was given a rather unusual vacation day. The men found themselves at the beach enjoying the sun, grilling food, drinking, playing games and swimming. Luka sat under the umbrella, his knees up with his arms comfortably resting on his knees as he watched the people around the beach. Parker and Gabe play beach volleyball with several other random strangers, winning each time as they cheated. Luka noticed the money transfer as he chuckled realizing the men were betting.
Kyle stood grilling with Rory as they drank beer and Billy sat in the sun, getting a much-needed suntan. Several women walking by him and checking him out. He pulled his glasses down as he smiled. "This is the life man! This is what I needed!" Kyle stated as he took another drink of his beer. "I never knew how much a needed a vacation. These are amazing." Rory admitted as he flipped some brats. "You better flip Reed before he gets a boner. I don't want to see that shit." Parker stated as he came up to them. He got into the cooler and took a beer. "Jealous much?!" Billy stated as he sat up fast with Gabe kicking sand on him. "You're an ass!" Billy stated as Gabe laughed. "Whatever. We just made three hundred bucks!" Gabe insisted as Parker and him fist bumped. "What is three hundred bucks going to get us?" Rory asked as he looked at them. Parker finished chugging his beer as he let out a loud belch, a foam trail leading down his beard off his chin. "More beer and food." He stated as the men laughed.
"Hate to be a burden of bad new, but the only one that doesn't seem to be enjoying himself is Novak." Rory stated as Luka looked back at him. "I'm fine." Luka admitted, but his fear of water didn't make him comfortable. "I can throw you in." Billy stated. "I can stab you, stay the fuck out of my mind." Luka shouted. "Block your fucking thoughts!" Billy stated. He knew fear often caused blocks to fail. "Are you afraid of water?" Parker asked as Luka looked at him. "Shut up." Luka stated. "No, I want to hear this!" Gabe insisted as he went and sat down in front of Luka. "Story time!" Parker stated as he walked over and flopped down. "I'm not telling you fuckers." Luka stated. "I can tell them. I saw enough." Billy stated. "Look, I came here without arguing. I am enjoying myself up here. Now leave me be." Luka stated. "No, I'm pretty sure I want story time." Kyle stated too.
Luka sighed as he shook his head. "It was one of my tortures. The ocean. And the water room. There's something in there that no one will understand. It's changes people." Luka admitted. "The tentacle?" Billy asked as the men started laughing. "You're afraid of octopuses?!" Parker laughed. "It's not a fucking octopus. Its skyscrapers tall and it gets in your body. It's like black goo." Luka snarled as he glared at Parker. "Oh, that's a Morphinolus. They had them on Neptune. They are mostly black goo, can change forms, but mostly look like a blob of black tentacles." Rory stated as everyone looked at him. "How did you know that?" Kyle asked. "There are three ways of getting black goo. Extracting it from the rocks it is in, from killing another person with it in them and allowing to transfer or capturing it, or by getting your hands on a Morphinolus." Rory stated. I thankfully got the rock goo, but it's all the same." Rory admitted as he looked at the men who were still staring at him. "Fuck all of you." He stated as he threw his beer can at Billy. "What the fuck was that for?!" Billy shouted as Parker burst out laughing and Rory shrugged.
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Battle Born
Science FictionLuka Novak was a product of Deep State programs, hidden from the world most normal civilians knew of. Born into MK Ultra, modeled into the dark society to become a super soldier, battling other factions in the Deep State, battling extraterrestrial...