Chapter 15
Theodore's Gambit
Benjamin deciphers Theodore's final logs. His brother believed Project Asteria didn't just travel through time, but dimensions. He was trying to create a stable bridge to retrieve Benjamin.
The flickering light of the holographic projection cast long, dancing shadows across the sterile laboratory. Benjamin Hawthorne, his gaze fixed on the spectral images of his brother’s handwriting, felt a profound stillness settle over him. Theodore’s final logs, salvaged from the wreckage of Project Asteria and meticulously reconstructed, were a testament not just to scientific inquiry, but to an unwavering, almost desperate, love.
“He didn’t just think it was time travel,” Colonel Mitchell murmured, her voice hushed with a mixture of awe and concern. She stood beside Benjamin, her arms crossed, her usual professional detachment softened by the weight of Theodore’s words. Agent Torres, ever vigilant, was a few steps back, his eyes scanning the periphery as if expecting an unseen threat.
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