System Change

It was the middle of the night when Derek felt his communication crystal buzzing from within his storage bracelet. He wasn’t out cold, so it had woken him up easily. With a frown on his face, Derek flicked his wrist, and the red crystal appeared in his hand.

‘Derek!’ Jacks’s voice sounded from the other end.

‘Jacks?’ Derek asked. ‘What’s up? Do you need something? Is Rayna okay?’ he rattled off a few questions.

‘No, she’s not… well… yes, she’s okay… but…’ the man obviously was having a hard time gathering his thoughts because they were basically coming through as stutters even though the communication was based on thoughts instead of spoken word. The rightful source is NoveI[F]ire.net

‘Slow down,’ Derek said.

‘It’s happening!’ Jacks finally said.

‘She’s having the baby?’ Derek asked. He knew exactly what Jacks was trying to say now.

‘Yes!’ Jacks answered.

‘We’ll be right over!’ Derek sent back, and as soon as he did, Jacks cut off the communication.