Mated to the Vikings

Prologue

“We will make Earth great again. We are the chosen and we will command the Universe!”

Dr. Steve Forrester allowed the political promo to continue as he walked into the room, taking his usual seat. He was confident as well as arrogant, his project nearing completion after years of dedicated work. The select few would never understand his greatness or the sacrifices he’d made.

“Dr. Forrester, what is the status of our… project?”

He sat at the head of the table, looking out at the extensive group of other esteemed colleagues, including his investors, or what he liked to call snakes.

This was his baby and the stench of their greed formulated vile thoughts in his mind.

He’d been forced to play politics in a time when the world couldn’t afford the luxury.

People were dying, civilization on the brink of anarchy.

And still, he’d learned how to play the game with flair.

Soon the entire world would bow down to him. There was one more test to go through, a very personal endeavor.

“The facility has been up and running for months, our finest scientists already in the process of finalizing the DNA compilations. The beasts I designed have risen and a full schedule of training will begin within one month. If all goes well, which I anticipate it will, the creatures will be fully capable of completing their functions.” His answers were succinct, skirting over the truth.

What he was attempting to do was to play God, but there was no other choice.

At least in his mind.

The entire room full of people seemed to grow more uncomfortable.

“But they aren’t human,” one of the doctors chirped. “They’re… monsters. That’s what we’ve been led to believe. Your account isn’t what we were told in the beginning.”

“And how did you manage to get the volunteers to agree to this?” another demanded.

“Wouldn’t you prefer to ask about the real experiments behind our project?

” Dr. Forrester asked, snickering as he glanced from doctor to doctor.

They had no idea how far he’d already come with the testing cycles.

Ah, the element of surprise. His work was brilliant, far superior to any scientist’s in the world.

They would exalt his heroic efforts with a kingdom of his own, creatures serving his every need.

Only the finest humans would receive his glory, by his criteria of course.

“Just answer the questions, Dr. Forrester,” the minion from the government agency interjected, looking far more relaxed than the others in the room. “There is nothing to hide.”

Dr. Forrester chuckled as he rapped his fingers on the table.

Bullshit. There was everything to hide. “Criminals. The most vile and murderous criminals known on Earth were given an opportunity for a new life. They eagerly agreed as you can imagine. As far as the others, well, you can see for yourself.” He noticed the disbelieving look amongst the other scientists.

No one understood how vital this mission was.

“They still have human characteristics for very important reasons. They will be our new generation of workers. As our success grows, we will bring others to Earth Two.”

The whispers in the room were full of disrespect, but he’d been prepared for their animosity as well as their lack of understanding. “Why don’t you see for yourself.”

With a simple wave of his hand, the compserve unit flashed brilliant pictures in vivid colors, splashing across the screen.

“As you can see, my expectations have become reality. The next step in our process, one very special human female. We will ship others within two weeks if my calculations are correct. They will… let’s just say cohabitate.

” He placed his finger on his personal compserve, flicking his fingers.

Her beautiful face appeared on the screen, her lovely lavender eyes shining brightly from laughter.

She was the one.

She’d always been the one, groomed from the beginning, a special prodigy.

Now, she would serve her rightful purpose.

“Oh. My. God.” A doctor’s strangled mutterings brought his attention back to the larger screen. “You can’t be serious.”

“I’m deadly serious,” Dr. Forrester stated with authority.

As the writhing bodies of the beasts cavorted, twisting and morphing, their soulless eyes staring into the webcam, he heard the first sounds of…

disgust. Within five seconds, several left the room, racing out with their hands over their mouths.

They had no desire to grasp the validity of his project.

He sat all the way back into the soft leather, staring up at the ceiling as he twisted his chair.

Back. And. Forth.

And he laughed.

And laughed.

When his communication band rang, he glared at the indicator before answering. “I hope you are ready because your work is vital.”

“You mean my deception.”

“You know what must be done in order for us to survive. No matter what you have to do.” Ending the call, he was satisfied that his directions would be followed. After all, he was the true commander of Earth and if they didn’t heed his command…

They. Would. Die.