Page 33 of Monstrous Rampage
In the private mind space, I whispered,:Could we connect to the facility’s private grid?:
:Yes.:
:Without being detected?:
:Yes, for a time. We can estimate the probability and elapsed time to detection once we infiltrate the grid.:
:How is that possible? How are we communicating now? Are you really inside me? Part of me?:
I closed my eyes again, and the streams around me brightened to deep violet.:We are Myrm from the Mother. She sent us. We laid the infrastructure for communication throughout your neural network to receive and transmit electronic impulses to systems outside of your physical body. We are the interface that allows the connections to other systems. Any system can be infiltrated. Depending on the sensitivity of their security systems, we may lie undetected for years.:
Natalie was the Mother.:What did she ask you to do to me?:
:Help my friend achieve everything she’s always desired.:
Aw. My eyes filled up with tears.
“Holly? Are you well? Shall I leave?”
I opened my eyes. For a moment, I honestly forgot the other dynos was here. Watching every move I made. Along with Snyder. Careful.We have to be so careful.
:Agreed,:the mrions whispered back.
:How will I know if I can trust him?:
The curtains of data fluttered around the secret space, flaring with droplets of lavender.:You are compatible. If you touch him, we can infiltrate. If you share fluids with him, you will begin the bonding through combined nucleic acid structure.:
Which meant our DNA would change. That was freaky. Though evidently that was already happening inside me. I wasn’t exactly human any longer, not with Myrm cells giving me the physical ability to run a mile in less than four minutes.:Is that how Natalie bonded with the squad?:
:Yes. Initially, she needed DNA from each dynos to complete the fragments. Now we are complete.:
:How can you infiltrate without DSC or Snyder discovering you?:
:A single mrion is impossible to detect. We’re only detectible when we begin multiplying in order to change the host’s structure.:
Multiplying… So maybe I didn’t have to worry about running out of available mrions.:Are you multiplying inside me?:
:Yes. Our rate of replication is currently unchecked. Would you like to reduce or control the rate?:
I had a feeling I’d need all the help I could get—especially to free Syko.:No. Do whatever you think we need to change in order to survive.:
:We understand.:
I focused on Rekt, hovering a few paces away, his brow furrowed while he studied me intently. I had to remember he was a specialist, fully programmed in his field with skills I couldn’t begin to understand. He’d be as brilliant as Lohr and Snryx, and right now, he was on Snyder’s side, whether he meant to be or not. Though maybe I could bring him over.
As long as I didn’t have to fuck him right away.
Though as soon as I thought it, I couldn’t help but run my gaze over him from head to toe again. He didn’t creep me out. In fact, I found myself wondering what it’d be like to touch him. I could see him so clearly, where with Syko, it’d been so dark and cramped I had no real idea what he looked like. He’d been all danger, teeth and claws, violence simmering throughout his massive body.
Rekt looked at me and saw… What? A science experiment? Something he wanted to cut open and dissect maybe.
“Could I touch you?” I asked softly. “To see what your skin feels like?”
He stepped closer and dropped to his knees in front of me. Close enough I could easily touch him without having to stretch out. To his credit, he didn’t press in too close, butt into my space, or demand equal measure. “Touch me as you wish, Holly.”
Slowly, I reached out with both hands, wrapping my fingers around his massive hand. I lifted our clasped hands, turning his palm over in my left hand. Stroking my fingers gently over his skin. “Oh, wow, your body temperature is warmer than I expected.”
Silently, I told the mrions,:Infiltrate him. Hide from DSC and Snyder. See if we can trust him.:
