Solar Warden

The others Part 115

Watkins was with Jones and a scientist at the humans. The others of her team were taking samples and scans of the greenhouse which had violet lighting in there.

Watkins was checking the readings of some displays of the hibernation chamber. She used a tablet to help with the translation. Then Newman joined them.

"Can I assist?" he asked.

Watkins turned around then the identifier showed her who was standing there. She did not recognize his voice while studying deeply the data. "Oh, Newman. Yes, we are trying to figure out if we can wake this one or just open the device and take samples from him. Those readings show me at least that it would take some time to wake him up from his current temperature," she told.

"If it does not kill him I can search for the opening mechanism or an override." Newman looked at the device.

"We are assuming this thing is just holding the temperature and is monitoring the life signs. But how the wakeup process exactly works we don't know. It could be just heating up the temperature or injecting something," she added.

"I see nothing connected to him. So an injection would probably come after opening. I will search now for an interface to connect to this device. Did the analysts find some instruction in the database?" Newman had his scanner in his hand and was searching around the device.

"Not yet. That is the problem we are down to guessing," Watkins replied and further checked the reading.

"There is only this button here in front of the transparent shield. I have to check it out, but probably this opens the device. What else it will do we can see by trying or I try to figure it out," Newman told his findings.

"Only one button means it is fully automatic, I guess. But better to be sure if you can find this out." Watkins wanted to know what she was doing and not the trail thing.

Then Newman found the interface and connected. He knew from the other devices how to get the information out. It took him only three minutes.

"So I think I got it. This button just opens and closes the shield. If it stays a longer time open, the system will adapt a bit with the cooling, but automatically ask you what you want on the display. There must be also some icon or something to switch to a different menu. I guess it is here." Newman pushed on the display. The menu switched. "Here you can start the wakeup process. It will automatically open and heat up. If we switch here back, you have the status screen. When I open now with the button, you might have some time to take samples. Then we can close it. It may warn you if something with the condition is changing. If it cannot hold the temperature it will ask to wake up or just do it after a while. So take the samples fast. Then we close it again."

"Wait I make the preparations," Jones said.

He was getting the stuff he needed from a backpack nearby. It was the one of Sharon which was currently with the others in the greenhouse.

"I'm ready," Jones informed.

Then Newman hit the button. The transparent shield turned into the side. It was curved so it needed not much space.

Jones took three samples in no time. There was no warning. Only the temperature changed a bit. But this seemed not to trigger anything.

Newman closed it after he made a scan. "Seems he has a device in his head."

"Interesting. Then logically they are clones which I already assumed because of the age," Watkins replied while looking at the status display.

"Then we need to wake him up later, I guess." Jones said.

"If there is time, sure." Newman was done here. "If this is all for now, I check back to Samuel."

"Yes, that's all for now. We do some fast testswhich we can do here. Then check the breeding station. I call you when we needassistance," Watkins was now busy with the probes. Jones assisted to speed thethings up.