couldn’t shake the feeling. “Just make sure
everyone checks for bites when they wake up and reapplies the oil. It’s going
to be a long day. I don’t want to have to stop every five minutes because
someone just remembered they hadn’t put on a new coat of spider poison.”
“Yes sir.” Jones blew on his coffee and then took a sip of
it. “I’m all for getting this done as quickly as possible.”
Gates turned to see several of the other men had stumbled
out of their tents and were starting to warm up rations and wander off into the
jungle to take care of their basic hygiene needs just as his own bladder told
him it was time for him to take care of a couple of his own.
He’d only just made it out of the camp and unzipped his
pants when he heard twigs snapping behind him. His hand immediately went to his
weapon but a quick glance over his shoulder told him it was Julian following
him through the foliage. “What is it, Jules?” Damn, his dick seemed to
recognize the name. As soon as Gates said it he started to harden.
“I didn’t have a chance to hand over the readers last
night.”
The mention of last night brought back memories and only
made him harder. “That’s okay. You can give them to me when I get back to
camp.”
“That’s not all.” Julian stood close enough to him that
Gates could feel his breath on his neck. Gates was certain Julian hadn’t meant
it to be seductive but it still sent a shiver down Gates’ spine. “I read the
files on one of them last night.”
He didn’t know what to say to that. The information on those
readers was most likely classified. But they hadn’t been marked nor had Gates’
superiors given him any orders on what to do if they were found. “I take it
they made for an interesting read?”
“You have no idea.”
“I’m sure. But this isn’t exactly the time or the place. Why
don’t you go back to camp and we’ll discuss it when I get back.”
Julian snorted. “Trust me, you do not want to talk about
this with a lot of ears in close proximity. Just pee already. Unless my
presence is too distracting.”
Gates didn’t have to turn around to imagine the shit-eating
grin on Julian’s face. “You wish.” At the challenge he pulled his dick out of
his cargo pants. He took a breath and closed his eyes as he willed his muscles
to relax. He was so relieved when he started peeing that he nearly smiled. “So
what is it you don’t want the others to know?” He shook his cock and then
slipped it back in his pants and zipped up before turning to face Julian.
“Ever hear of Dr. Antihway?” Julian turned on the reader he
held in his hand and pulled up a file before handing it to Gates.
He took the reader but his attention stayed focused on
Julian. “No. Should I have?”
“He’s a military geneticist who went insane. Rumors say he
was working on hybrid-genetic studies. He’s currently on the top of the
military’s most wanted list.”
“And that affects us how?”
“This planet was once his government-funded laboratory.”
Julian gestured at the reader with his head. “It’s all there.”
Nervous tension caused his shoulders to tighten. There was
nothing to do but read the file. And as far as military files went, it was
pretty short. Still, Gates knew he’d feel the weight of the words until his
death. “So the reptile men and the spiders?”
“Are part of the planet’s security system. Specially created
to kill modified soldiers.”
Julian had been right to show him the report in private. It
gave him a moment or two to collect his thoughts. But he couldn’t keep this
information from his men. “I have to tell the men. They have the right to know
what’s out there.”
“I agree. Especially since there’s more to this story than
just spiders and reptile men.” Julian took the reader back and pulled up a
couple more files. “It looks as though the team that came before us had a bit
of forewarning before they were dropped on the
everyone checks for bites when they wake up and reapplies the oil. It’s going
to be a long day. I don’t want to have to stop every five minutes because
someone just remembered they hadn’t put on a new coat of spider poison.”
“Yes sir.” Jones blew on his coffee and then took a sip of
it. “I’m all for getting this done as quickly as possible.”
Gates turned to see several of the other men had stumbled
out of their tents and were starting to warm up rations and wander off into the
jungle to take care of their basic hygiene needs just as his own bladder told
him it was time for him to take care of a couple of his own.
He’d only just made it out of the camp and unzipped his
pants when he heard twigs snapping behind him. His hand immediately went to his
weapon but a quick glance over his shoulder told him it was Julian following
him through the foliage. “What is it, Jules?” Damn, his dick seemed to
recognize the name. As soon as Gates said it he started to harden.
“I didn’t have a chance to hand over the readers last
night.”
The mention of last night brought back memories and only
made him harder. “That’s okay. You can give them to me when I get back to
camp.”
“That’s not all.” Julian stood close enough to him that
Gates could feel his breath on his neck. Gates was certain Julian hadn’t meant
it to be seductive but it still sent a shiver down Gates’ spine. “I read the
files on one of them last night.”
He didn’t know what to say to that. The information on those
readers was most likely classified. But they hadn’t been marked nor had Gates’
superiors given him any orders on what to do if they were found. “I take it
they made for an interesting read?”
“You have no idea.”
“I’m sure. But this isn’t exactly the time or the place. Why
don’t you go back to camp and we’ll discuss it when I get back.”
Julian snorted. “Trust me, you do not want to talk about
this with a lot of ears in close proximity. Just pee already. Unless my
presence is too distracting.”
Gates didn’t have to turn around to imagine the shit-eating
grin on Julian’s face. “You wish.” At the challenge he pulled his dick out of
his cargo pants. He took a breath and closed his eyes as he willed his muscles
to relax. He was so relieved when he started peeing that he nearly smiled. “So
what is it you don’t want the others to know?” He shook his cock and then
slipped it back in his pants and zipped up before turning to face Julian.
“Ever hear of Dr. Antihway?” Julian turned on the reader he
held in his hand and pulled up a file before handing it to Gates.
He took the reader but his attention stayed focused on
Julian. “No. Should I have?”
“He’s a military geneticist who went insane. Rumors say he
was working on hybrid-genetic studies. He’s currently on the top of the
military’s most wanted list.”
“And that affects us how?”
“This planet was once his government-funded laboratory.”
Julian gestured at the reader with his head. “It’s all there.”
Nervous tension caused his shoulders to tighten. There was
nothing to do but read the file. And as far as military files went, it was
pretty short. Still, Gates knew he’d feel the weight of the words until his
death. “So the reptile men and the spiders?”
“Are part of the planet’s security system. Specially created
to kill modified soldiers.”
Julian had been right to show him the report in private. It
gave him a moment or two to collect his thoughts. But he couldn’t keep this
information from his men. “I have to tell the men. They have the right to know
what’s out there.”
“I agree. Especially since there’s more to this story than
just spiders and reptile men.” Julian took the reader back and pulled up a
couple more files. “It looks as though the team that came before us had a bit
of forewarning before they were dropped on the
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