Star Fields

Chapter No.138. New Revelations.

Chapter No.138. New Revelations.

You never know what you'll hear next.

A few moments after I teleported to the hidden pool chamber, Alice, Ellen, Betsy, and Ben, my four assistants, appeared.

"How did you . . . what's going on?"

They took seats around the table I was seated at.

"We reflect your powers because we are totally linked to you," Alice said.

I ran my hand over my hair. "I did not know that."

"You have nothing to fear," Ellen said. "We are one with you."

"We are happy to be your assistants," Ben said. "You are kind and considerate."

"You treat us with respect and care," Betsy added.

"I'm sure you realize that I wouldn't have it any other way," I said.

They stared at me with blank expressions before Alice spoke. "We understand."

I stood up. "Stand up, please."

They did in perfect unison. I went over to Alice and hugged her. She responded with a smile and a hug. I repeated the gesture with the other three with identical results.

They smiled and then disappeared.

Alexa appeared. "What the hell are you doing here alone?"

I blew out a heavy breath. "I just had a wild experience. My assistants teleported here and told me that they have my powers because they're linked to me."

"I thought you knew that," she said.

I huffed. "I'm the last to know anything around here. How long have you known it?"

"Since the Tyco event before the last one. I detected it in the central core processor code."

"So, that means your four assistants have your powers."

"I only have three assistants. I elected not to have a male."

"I don't think I've ever seen your assistants."

"You only come to my quarters at night."

"Why don't you have a male?"

"I only like women."

That made my right eyebrow shoot up momentarily.

She exhaled. "It isn't what you think. I just don't like males gawking at me."

I tilted my head and smirked. "That must not include me."

"You appreciate my African heritage."

"Fair enough."

I leaned back in my chair. "I'm getting these revelations in bits and pieces. I keep wondering about what I don't know."

"The reason we're experiencing this is because the central core code is robotic."

I squinted. "Robotic?"

"It's code that writes code, only in a more sophisticated manner."

"That sounds like what happened on Earth when new computer code began to be produced by computer programs."

"Something like that. The trouble with this idea is that it could result in a flaw that could be exploited by Tyco."

"So, what you're saying is that the central core processor code is in a state of flux?"