The Lab Rats 6: A Sinking Ship?
Previously
Alex exited the car park and headed out of the city on the same route that he had followed that fateful night of the wedding. They had chosen to go to the same hotel as they felt they were unlikely to meet anyone they knew. The night was starting to draw in as they turned off the A64 heading north towards Kirbymoorside and Alex and Rowan exchanged a loving glance in the rear-view mirror as they remembered the journey that led to the start of their love affair.
Ewan did as he was asked and kept quiet until the darkness enveloped them and they reached the edge of the moors and the SatNav chirped into life.
In 400 yards, at the roundabout, take the second exit. Your destination is on the right.
'
"What the fuck, mate, there ain't gonna be a roundabout up here. Your SatNav is shit. Let me look at Google maps."
He fiddled with his phone.
"Shit, no signal! But we seem to be going round in circles as I've seen signs for Kirkbymoorside in front of us at every road sign since we left the town"
Alex's eyes widened and he glanced in the rear-view mirror to see his look of disbelief mirrored in his mother's eyes. As on the previous occasion they continued on a road where the surface was deteriorating as quickly as the low mist grew and swirled around the car but the sky above remained crystal clear.
'I
n 400 yards, turn right. Your destination will be on the left.'
There was no turn in 400 yards.
Ewan laughed sarcastically again but Rowan and Alex became increasingly concerned and Saskia noticed the frequent exchange of worried glances between them.
She whispered to her mother.
"What's the matter Mum? You and Alex seemed to be worried about something."
Her mother swallowed and decided that she might as well tell her daughter the truth about how she and Alex ended up in a loving relationship ... fucking ... having wonderful sex ... all because of the light and the chamber.
Keeping her voice low so as not to alert Ewan.
"We came this way the night before the wedding ..."
"When the car broke down?"
"Well, yes, that's not exactly how it happened but the SatNav went wrong then and suddenly there was a bright light and a lot of static electricity in the air and we blacked out. We woke up in a chamber ... with implants in the back of our necks ... which gave us shocks if we didn't do what they wanted us to ... and basically they forced us ... they forced us to ..."
Ewan's voice interrupted.
"What the fuck? That wasn't there before ..."
He was pointing at a bright light hovering over a hill to the right and rowan grabbed the back of Alex's seat and leant forward.
"Jesus, Alex it's happening again. Let's get out of here ... oh no ... the light is moving ... very fast ... "
As before the light did appear to be moving towards them and this time Alex and Rowan knew it did not come from any RAF base or helicopter or any other thing or place that had any logical explanation. This time Alex accelerated trying to get away from the beam of light but it continued inexorably towards them and it stayed in station right above the car and began to grow brighter. Alex could not see the road because of the glare so brought the car to a halt and all four passengers shut their eyes but the light was so bright it penetrated through their eyelids and a covering hand had little impact.. Alex could hear Rowan's panicked breathing behind him so reached back with his free hand to squeeze hers.
"It's OK baby, I'm here ... we'll be OK. We survived before so we know we can get through this."
Ewan picked up on the reference.
"What do you mean ... you survived before ... you know what this is?"
"Yes and no, we've seen the light before in this exact same spot but we have no idea what it is and don't say it's a UFO or I'll punch you. It may not be a UFO but we will be abducted if last time is anything to go by. We came out alive before so here's hoping ..."
Saskia was holding onto the clasped hands of her mother and brother when the atmosphere began to crackle with static electricity. Saskia desperately wanted to know what would happen in the chamber
"Mum, what did they force you to do?"
Rowan did not answer immediately as she and Saskia could feel their long hair spreading like a halo around them and a pulsing sound penetrated their senses but Rowan tried to make herself heard.
"They made us fuck each other ... that's how we came to be lovers ... it was the most wonderful thing that ever happened to me."
It was last thing she said as the assault on their hearing continued and the noise changed in pitch and intensity until it became unbearable and they slipped into unconsciousness.
The last thing any of them heard was the SatNav.
'
Your destination is on the right
.'
Chapter 49
Rowan was the first one to come round as the familiar but unwelcome low level buzz in her neck brought her to consciousness. She instinctively reached behind her to the back of her neck and groaned.
The implant!
She sat up and looked around and the buzzing stopped. All four of them had been dumped on the circular platform as before but this time they were completely naked. She was between the comatose bodies of her two children and Ewan was on the other side of Saskia. She rolled towards Alex and stroked his face and kissed him as she felt the back of his neck to find the expected implant.
"I love you more than life. We'll get through this and I hope it strengthens the bond that first grew here."
She rolled back the other way to the unconscious form of her daughter and checked for her implant before kissing her forehead.
"I love you my darling Saskia. Alex and I will get you out of here but we may have to do some ... stuff ... that you might find objectionable but I hope it will bring us closer together."