"We", "Them", "Us"

Posted on 08 Nov 2013 @ 12:04am by 2 of 8

230 words; about a 1 minute read

The Betazoid wanted to fight, but she was lost. Lost and adrift in the minds that surrounded her. Her tell-tell ability to read the people around her was no longer of use. She knew what they were thinking. They were thinking what they were instructed to. Sharing the experiences as if they were her own but unable to determined what exactly her own experiences were. She knew what they were feeling for the exact same reason. Telepathic and empathic abilities were of no use to 2 of 8, once referred to at Tarishiana Barel,

2 of 8 of now a "we" and she was lost among the sea of them. All memories of Markum Quinn and all the hope of their life together were a float among the drift of minds as the drone worked through the motions.

2 of 8 did as she was bid. Making the necessary adjustment to the systems and moved around the ship in a docile manner. In an almost cruel fate 2 of 8 had been reduced to monitoring the maturation chambers on board the cube. She held no emotional attachment to the fetuses in the chambers as she monitored their progress. They were "them", a future of "we" and them was who 2 of 8 was required to care for.

Regenerate

It called to 2 of 8...And 2 of 8 wouldn't fight back. Couldn't disobey.

Regenerate...

Recharge...

Obey....

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