clean white, soft sheets, beep, beep, beep… Panic and fear gripped him as his heart skipped a beat. He suddenly realized he didn’t know where he was, why he was there, or worse yet, who he was. His own name defied him and that terrified him. The beeping, which had been steady and soft in the background, was now racing.
He heard a woman’s soft voice, “Don’t try to sit up and don’t worry, you‘re safe now. My name is Eve and we have been taking care of you,” she said.
He saw a remarkably attractive woman with long black hair, pale skin, and bright green eyes, although something seemed not quite right about her. She appeared distant, almost translucent. Somehow, he found his voice, “Who are you?”
“As I said my name is Eve and I’m an AI. I’m the one who has been watching over you. Don’t worry, I’ve let the doctor know you’re awake and he will be here soon.”
The door to his room slid open and an older man with short white hair and wrinkled tan skin entered. “Ah, awake I see. That is good. We were starting to worry you would never wake up. I’m sorry I seem to have forgotten my manners. Please let me introduce myself, I’m Doctor Hammer.”
“W here I am, and how did I get here?”
“You are in my private recovery room, in my home. As to how you got here, well I brought you here. I’m sure you have a lot of questions and I have a few questions myself, but first things first. I need to examine you.” Doctor Hammer went through a series of tests and basic medical questions all the while relating the story of how he had seen him in Bob’s. He related how he had witnessed the abduction and how he and Archie had followed the pirates out into the desert and found him nearly dead. “We got you back here just in time, any longer out there and you would be dead.”
“ Wow that is quite the story. I guess I owe you my life then.” He said in shock at hearing the tale of how he ended up in a bed nearly tied up in tubes.
“So do you remember anything before wak ing up here?” Doctor Hammer asked as he shined a light in his eye.
“Sorry Doc , I don’t. I don’t even remember my own name,” he paused long enough to realize that he could only see out of one eye. “Hey, how come I can only see out of one eye?”
“Oh that, your right was completely destroyed, so I replaced it with an implant of my own design,” he stopped examining him and grabbed a keyboard. “Here let me bring it online,” he tapped a few keys. “There it should be working now. Is that better?”
He saw nothing at first then there was a flash of static followed by an image. Within seconds, everything looked fine to him, “Yeah, much better thank you.”
Doctor Hammer continued to examine him, “Hey Doc, why can’t I remember who I am?”
Doctor Hammer stopped again, “Hum, I expected that you might have some memory loss due to the massive brain trauma you suffered. Frankly, I’m surprised you can even talk.” He tested his reflexes with a small rubber mallet, “So, Mr. no name, this could be a problem. I tried running your DNA through all the databases I could find. I even had Eve run it through a few of the government ones.”
He smiled with his eyes, “Ones that I’m not supposed to know about, and I got no results. You have no records son, no identity, and no family to find. As far as records are concerned, you’re a ghost. That is a really good trick to pull off these days, when your DNA is filed in at least six different databases upon birth.” Doctor Hammer pulled a monitor close so his patient could see his DNA profile and the words no match on the screen.
“ I don’t understand how can that be?” He asked baffled.
“ Honestly, I have no idea. You’re just full of mysteries, my boy.” He gave a thoughtful nod, tapping the palms of his hands against his legs as he leaned in, “Well, I guess we need to figure out
He heard a woman’s soft voice, “Don’t try to sit up and don’t worry, you‘re safe now. My name is Eve and we have been taking care of you,” she said.
He saw a remarkably attractive woman with long black hair, pale skin, and bright green eyes, although something seemed not quite right about her. She appeared distant, almost translucent. Somehow, he found his voice, “Who are you?”
“As I said my name is Eve and I’m an AI. I’m the one who has been watching over you. Don’t worry, I’ve let the doctor know you’re awake and he will be here soon.”
The door to his room slid open and an older man with short white hair and wrinkled tan skin entered. “Ah, awake I see. That is good. We were starting to worry you would never wake up. I’m sorry I seem to have forgotten my manners. Please let me introduce myself, I’m Doctor Hammer.”
“W here I am, and how did I get here?”
“You are in my private recovery room, in my home. As to how you got here, well I brought you here. I’m sure you have a lot of questions and I have a few questions myself, but first things first. I need to examine you.” Doctor Hammer went through a series of tests and basic medical questions all the while relating the story of how he had seen him in Bob’s. He related how he had witnessed the abduction and how he and Archie had followed the pirates out into the desert and found him nearly dead. “We got you back here just in time, any longer out there and you would be dead.”
“ Wow that is quite the story. I guess I owe you my life then.” He said in shock at hearing the tale of how he ended up in a bed nearly tied up in tubes.
“So do you remember anything before wak ing up here?” Doctor Hammer asked as he shined a light in his eye.
“Sorry Doc , I don’t. I don’t even remember my own name,” he paused long enough to realize that he could only see out of one eye. “Hey, how come I can only see out of one eye?”
“Oh that, your right was completely destroyed, so I replaced it with an implant of my own design,” he stopped examining him and grabbed a keyboard. “Here let me bring it online,” he tapped a few keys. “There it should be working now. Is that better?”
He saw nothing at first then there was a flash of static followed by an image. Within seconds, everything looked fine to him, “Yeah, much better thank you.”
Doctor Hammer continued to examine him, “Hey Doc, why can’t I remember who I am?”
Doctor Hammer stopped again, “Hum, I expected that you might have some memory loss due to the massive brain trauma you suffered. Frankly, I’m surprised you can even talk.” He tested his reflexes with a small rubber mallet, “So, Mr. no name, this could be a problem. I tried running your DNA through all the databases I could find. I even had Eve run it through a few of the government ones.”
He smiled with his eyes, “Ones that I’m not supposed to know about, and I got no results. You have no records son, no identity, and no family to find. As far as records are concerned, you’re a ghost. That is a really good trick to pull off these days, when your DNA is filed in at least six different databases upon birth.” Doctor Hammer pulled a monitor close so his patient could see his DNA profile and the words no match on the screen.
“ I don’t understand how can that be?” He asked baffled.
“ Honestly, I have no idea. You’re just full of mysteries, my boy.” He gave a thoughtful nod, tapping the palms of his hands against his legs as he leaned in, “Well, I guess we need to figure out
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