Out of Time

Moe

The landing in Portugal is rough, but that is to be expected due to the hurricane in the area. To make matters worse Dariela and Jamie got into a fight while we were landing. We break the two of them up and keep them separated, but I have to say Jamie did something I've wanted to do since Dariela closed that door on Chloe. The group gathers back in the cargo bay when we land, Mitch filling us in on what we're heading into. "Alright, uh, listen up. The guy who has our jellyfish, his name is Duncan Santos. He's the local venom dealer here in Lisbon because God knows every city needs one of those."

"What else do we know about him?" I cross my arms.

"Biochemical genius. Did some time for producing a whole bunch of LSD. He also made a ton of money developing antivenom, which was in short supply after the animals went nuts. He's a war profiteer is what he is. He also did a little time in a psych ward. Sipping too much of his own sauce."

"So, we're going after a crazy, drug-addled venom dealer in the middle of a hurricane?"

"Yes, because that is what we do."

Jamie sighs "let's get this over with."

Allison stops her and Logan, "not so fast. I'm afraid I can't let you two go with the rest of them."

As Jamie, Logan, and Allison talk, Jackson stops me, "I don't want you going either."

"Why? Dare I ask?"

"I don't trust Logan, Jamie does, so one of us needs to stay with the two them."

I nod and take a deep breath, "okay." Jackson pulls me into him before giving me a kiss before he, Mitch, Abe and Dariela leave.

Allison questions Jamie and Logan while the others are gone, giving me very little to do, so I end up looking over some of Mitch's research. As I sit in the lab I look around and notice that the Triple Helix animals we have in the lab are acting rather normal. I shake it off and go back to looking over Mitch's findings. Finally, Jamie finds me in the bar, "I can't get over this place. Beats the hell out of those hotel bars from last year."

"Yeah, well, I don't know. We had some pretty good times in those bars." I take a deep breath, "as much as I hate saying it, Dariela really not all that bad. She made a tough call. She hides it well, but I know it's eating her up inside"

"So you're saying, what, that I should forgive her."

"What I'm saying is, you weren't there and I froze. None of us know what we would have done in that moment."

Jamie nods and I head down to the lab to check out the jellyfish the group brought back. "Hey, so this is the little guy."

"Yup, I named him Moe," Mitch comments looking over to me.

"Well, what does Moe tell us?"

"A lot, actually. First thing I noticed in his cell sample, radiation, lots of it. We can pinpoint the exact year he was exposed to radiation."

"Let me guess, 1895?"

"The same year as our Courier articles. The radiation exposure, environmental events, all of it."

"You think that they're all connected?"

"Look around. Anything's possible."

Allison nods, "speaking of anything being possible, Logan Jones checks out. He has a shady past, but he just wants to help."

"You sure about that?" Mitch looks over to her, "because he really seems like he's trying too hard."

"Maybe. But I think that we have a bigger problem."