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nThey had planned this for him and Sam the moment they got word that they would be visiting, and though Sam didn't get any one of the ladies, but they were pleased James alone could please them both…

nThey gave James a knowing thumbs up, before having some few minutes talk and sending Sam and James back on their way…

nFew minutes later Sam was already back at the firm, and in less than two minutes he was at the penthouse meeting with Roy once again;

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"So how did it go?

" Roy asked wearing a kimono with wildlife embroidered on it;

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"I have done the necessary evaluations and assessments, we are solid!

"

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"We! That's fantastic…

"

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"It is good to know that you are finally on board with us…

"

nRoy added as he moved ahead, and after noticing Sam's silence, he turned around and looked at him;

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"Is there something bothering you?

"

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"Why was I given that SUV…?

"

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"I know my level of clearance of job doesn't even come close to accounting for why I would be given such a tank…

" Sam voiced his thoughts;

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"Do you want me to be frank with you?

"

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"Frank and veggies are my middle name, let me have it…

"

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"The reason why I assigned that SUV to you was in case all plans fail and you have escape with your family and mine…

"

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"I have made my peace with my enemies and their shenanigans, but Daisy and Tulip deserves none of it…

"

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"So, if everything goes to **, I want you to take my wife and my daughter and get as far away from civilization as you can…

" Roy began;

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"I have also made some alternative identity for not only my wife and daughter, but for you and your entire family as well, as well as a lot of money to last you all for two lifetimes, and there is also a private jet which would take you all to an island I know nothing about…

"

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"All these preparations has been tied to an A.I mainframe which automatically activates the moment any mishap happens…

" Roy continued;

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"You guys would be safe there and I purposely chose not to know about the exact values of these preparations as it is randomly selected by the A.I itself and it is also subjected to total changes at regular interval to ensure no one has any information concerning you guys…

"

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"I have an acute feeling and sensation that this firm might no longer be as pretty as it seems anymore, and that feeling grows within me by the day, almost like a sixth sense…

"

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"Furthermore, in recent months, that feeling has been intensifying, and as a man who had survived on my instincts for so long, this one is unmistakable…

" Roy concluded;

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"Why are you being targeted so much… Have you any of their top classified secrets they don't want you to leak out?

" Sam asked with furrowed brows…

nIf what this guys is saying is even half true, based on every security measures he had put in place, it would be nigh impossible for even his own team to make it past the first ten floors of this firm…

nBut here he was despite all that, his fears only seemed to be intensifying rather than being rest assured…

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"I think it is better I show you…

"

nRoy said as he moved towards the center of the penthouse where the massive tree they built their apartment on was located…

nBut instead of climbing up the staircase, Roy turned around the stairs to the base of the tree, there Sam saw what seemed to be the handprint of someone which was burnt into the base of the tree…

nBut just as his imagination was about to run wild thinking of whatever mythical and mystical creature that left the palm print there, Roy placed his hand on the print and it fitted like a glove…

nBeebe beep!

nThe sound of a scanner echoed subtly as the tree trunk slid open revealing a hollow space within that was about forty square feet in size…

nIn here there wasn't anything fancy and as a matter of fact, there was only an elevated platform right at the center, holding three objects encased within what Sam could make out to be a highly dense bulletproof glass casing…

nBut just as he was about to enter, Roy stretched his hands to block Sam's advance, then he took out a blue silky tape and threw it ahead…

nSam watched as the silky tape floated downwards rippling along its way until it suddenly split into about ten different pieces…

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"I wouldn't be shocked if you called it an invisible laser light….

" Sam suggested;

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"Nope, anything that has to do with technology ends at this entrance…

"

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"What we have here, is a high density vibranium and adamantium woven thread, which is so thin that it is almost invisible…

"

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"Almost?

"

nSam interrupted, he could basically see nothing within this room asides for the elevated platform right at its center…

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"That is the effect of the lighting system of this place…

"

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"It is dark, and as a result, the nigh invisible metal thread becomes invisible…

"

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"Furthermore, it had been stretched in an uneven, random patterns that even I don't know about…

"

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"I only know about what to do to pass through to the other side…

"

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"Asides that, there are also pressure sensitive tiles on the ground that give way the moment one steps on the wrong tile…

"

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"Beneath these wrong tiles aren't spikes or a swarm of crocs, nope…

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"Beneath these wrong tiles are emptiness which means anyone who takes a wrong step here will fall down to the ground floor and inevitably meet their ends…

" Roy explained;

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"Okay, that is pretty reassuring… So how do we get there?

"

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"Just follow my steps…

"

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"The area around that platform is surrounded by two rows of stable tiles where we can stand on…

" Roy explained as he took his first step into the room...

nThe moment he did so, he looked to his right and saw a tiny slot on the tree wall that looked like the one on a Jukebox…

nColom!

nRoy placed a coin into the slot and the random tacks of metal thread began to rise from the floor, and when the entire place was clear, Roy added;

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"The coins I place into that tree not only have a specific texture and size, but also a specific weight also...

" He explained as he began to walk across towards the center of the room…

nOn getting there Sam was finally able to see just what was inside these cases, and not only did they stun him greatly, but also changed his perspective about so many things…

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"What do you think?

"

nRoy asked with a smile looking towards Sam who shook his head with an incredulous expression etched onto his face;

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"I don't even know where to begin… But how did you come across these things?

"

nSam asked without looking away from these three mysterious objects…

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"I always make sure that whenever a comet or asteroid lands anywhere on the planet, I be the first person to access it…

"

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"We obtained this one from a comet that came in twenty years ago and landed in Ijoko, Sango Ota… A place in Ogun State, Nigeria…

"

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"When we got there, they were pretty oblivious about what it was, but it was how we were able to get our firm to where it is today…

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"As for this one, we obtained it from a comet that landed in Ouagadougou ten years ago, and it was the first form of confirmation for us that there is a biosphere somewhere within the asteroid belt that was suitable enough to support life…

"

nRoy continued and pointed to the item right in the center of it all…

nThis object was extremely mysterious; it floated mid-air, and seemed to constantly change its structure into different shapes that has not been discovered by science, art or religion…

nIt also seemed to be flashing lights at several intervals…

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"This is our history's most prized discovery, and it was obtained when a vessel of unknown source abruptly flashed past the surface of the planet and grazed our satellite on its way across…

"

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"When the residue of our satellite crashed back into the planet, we found this amongst the debris that was scattered all over the place, and ever since then, I have been funding an expedition to our neighboring planets, where that vessel seemed to have crashed into…

" Roy sighed at this point before continuing;

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"Apparently, the government space industry were also aware when the collision happened, and believed that there was no way, something like that would have happened without leaving something behind…

"

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"…and that is the reason why you are being targeted...

" Sam knew where the conversation was heading;

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"Why didn't you just give it to them, or are you implying that this thing is more important than the lives of your wife and daughter?

" Sam interrogated with a slight frown on his face…

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