Charged - Book One (30 page)

“Twelve is better than none,” Kuyen said.

Everyone looked a little disappointed except for
Kuyen he was reserved now. And I was worried, because they just
activated all twelve and I only promised to try with one. Collin
had sent all of the units up and I couldn’t tell if it was from
eagerness or confidence. Or maybe he just didn’t want to come back
down here, a sentiment I shared.

Not much else was said. We climbed back into the lift
and everyone heard me sigh because I knew I would start to feel
sick again once we reached around twenty feet in the air. Kye moved
over to me and her hands were glowing.

“Let me interrupt it until we reach the top,” she
said.

I’d almost forgotten she could stop my brain from
firing all those messages, possibly even the ones that made me
sick.

“Please do,” I said.

I saw nothing but the orange light all the way up and
I felt no sickness or fear, but I still white knuckled the rail the
whole way. Out of habit, I guess.

By the time we were at the clone lab it was filled
with the functioning units and a robotic arm, a very alien looking
arm was attaching them to tubes filled with an orange liquid as
they hovered in the center of the room.

“How many will be revived at the same time?” I had to
ask. I wasn’t going to spend all night guessing.

“I’ll make sure that they are revived in two week
intervals that way we don’t put too much stress on your body.
Putting them in stasis was the only way to stop their emotions, to
truly keep them hidden,” Collin said.

I stared at all the units that surrounded us and
wondered if I could really charge all of their cores. It seemed
impossible. I rubbed my forehead realizing what I’d gotten myself
into, but I didn’t entertain the consequences, I was well aware of
them. I looked at Aaron wide eyed and he seemed to acknowledge my
fears. I didn’t know if this would work. I would try but I couldn’t
promise anything. And I was really hoping that they were right;
that Kye could reach inside of my body and pull the hybrid out of
me if anything went wrong.