The Mind Jump - Chapter 11 - Beyond Pacifica

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The King came forward  with a smile. 

 

“Kira, Kyran, I want you to assist her.  We can’t afford the humans getting too close to our location and they’re probably topside already and snooping about.”

 

“She doesn’t need us both, father,” Kyran said, the annoyance clear in his tone.

 

“Would you have your sister go out into the human world unprotected?” The King asked.

 

Kyran looked away like a scolded child unable to get out of an undesirable chore.  “No Sir.”

 

“Good, then you will go and protect your sister and this woman from harm.  The error must be repaired as quickly as possible.”

 

With that the King turned on his heels back toward his throne.  The conversation over.  Kyran wordlessly led the way back to the bedroom Del had awaken in.  Two guards followed behind escorting them, waving off curious onlookers.  Once inside and away from prying eyes, Delphina pulled the capsule out again.

 

“I don’t understand, Del.  How does that little pill work?” Kira asked, examining it over Del’s shoulder.

 

“It’s difficult to explain.  I’m going to attempt a time jump in mind only.  If it works, I can throw my consciousness into my body in the past.  It can only work within the first 48 hours so it must be done immediately.  I’ll only have 90 seconds to fix the error before I’m pulled back.  I need to have a plan before I do this,” Delphina said.

 

“Tell us exactly what happened,” Kira said.  Del explained it all again down to the finest detail.  The rain, speed of the oncoming vessel and her stalled motor.  She cataloged all items on the small raft including, two small paddles, backpack full of specimen holders and jars, life jacket, fire extinguisher, water bottles, flare gun, outboard motor.  “But none of it should have caused such a massive explosion,” Del said.

 

“Perhaps the poachers carried more than what we found,” Kira said.  She glanced over at Kyran who had taken up lounging in a chair.  “You could help us!” she scolded.

 

“I’m here to protect you.  Consider yourselves protected,” he said before shutting his eyes.

 

“It’s ok, Kira.  I think I have the answer.  Once I jump back to myself in the raft, I’ll use the extinguisher to propel my craft away from the fishing boat.  It should push me just enough to miss the collision.”  Delphina climbed into the clam shell bed and lay down.  She focused her mind on the exact point when she first time jumped and held it there, remembering the rain stinging her skin and the toss of the waves.  She slid the capsule between her lips and envisioned where everything was on the dingy.  She looked back at Kira.  “90 seconds is all I have, I’ll see you soon.”  Del swallowed the pill her mind intent on the timeline.

 

Waves crashed against the small boat and threw Delphina off balance.  Remembering the task at hand, she quickly found the fire extinguisher, pulled the pin and set it in the water.  She saw the fishing vessel from the corner of her eye and pressed the trigger.  At first it didn’t seem to move her any but slowly she saw the distance between them widening.  The fishing boat careened past with a slight bump to her craft.  Del fell back and heaved a huge sigh of relief until she noticed the fishing boat coming about.  They’d spotted her.  She checked her time, 50 seconds had lapsed.  The boat circled around and she saw men lining the deck and pointing.  65 seconds.  She heard shouts over the pounding rain just before she saw the guns.  Del felt several bullets wiz by her before she dove into the ocean.  75 seconds.  She kicked down to get away from the bullets that riddled the turbulent sea.  Soon she heard nothing at all, looking back she saw her small craft being hooked and pulled toward the larger vessel.  They were stealing her boat!  80 seconds.  She thought of her ultra modern equipment and the time remoter in the hands of poachers.  Her heart skipped and she kicked for the surface.  90 seconds. 

 

Delphina opened her eyes, no longer underwater but back in Pacifica.  Kira and Kyran stood over her, their faces anxious.  Kira looked to be crying.

 

“I’m back, it’s ok Kira, I avoided the collision.  No explosion.  But those poachers took my boat and shot at me!”  She made to sit up but Kyran held her down, an unusual expression in his eyes.

 

“Delphina, they didn’t miss,” he said.

 

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The Mind Jump - Chapter 11 - Beyond Pacifica