The Nun's Demon LoverRichard K. LyonLieutenant John Gray, Boston PD, was worried about a mad scientist, Dr. Maguson. According to Maguson, anomalous objects existed, object that could be used to change the laws of the universe. In five hours the vault would open. Did Dr. Maguson believe it held such an anomalous object, something that would give him vast power, or was this a cunning con game? Fiction Science Fiction
Chapter 1: A PASS-OR-DIE READING COMPREHENSION TEST
“Sister Helen Mary, you need to listen to me very carefully.” As the man in black robes spoke, he pulled his hands back into his robes, both his empty right hand and the left which held a 45 revolver. With a black hood covering his face the helpless nun could see nothing of his face except for his cold blue eyes. “I have two plans. In one--“ Interrupting him, the nun demanded, "If we're going to talk, you have to tell me your name." Standing as tall as her 5'4" frame permitted she looked up at him, speaking with the clear voice she had used to discipline schoolboys for six decades. “Call me Simon,” he snapped, “and Simon says whether you live or die." After a pause he continued, "Now, as I was saying, I have one plan in which I kill you and your friends. In the other, your friends never find out anything's wrong. They take an enjoyable tour of this museum and go home unharmed. For this second plan to work, you have to act as my spokesperson. I know the news media will give you all the coverage I need. What I don't know is whether or not you can understand my message. You can't just repeat what I tell you. You'll have to explain it in layman's terms." Pulling a stack of papers from his robes he handed it to her. It was a twenty pages manuscript. The title seemed to be in English, or rather it was composed of English words but they didn't make any sense to the 84 year old nun. “I'll give you twenty minutes to read this, then I’ll question you.” Continue...View PDF format.1 | View HTML format. Copyright 2006, Richard K. Lyon. All rights reserved.
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