Chapter 140

"Aliens?" Adam couldn't help the query. He'd only recently come to the conclusion that the military might be dabbling in science that wasn't earth-based in origin. What had his brethren discovered that made them sound so certain?

Seth shot his wife a look, to which she didn't reply but arched a brow. Seth sighed. "Testing has not been conclusive as of yet. However, things we discovered have led us to believe that our origin might not be Earth based."

"You mean we've got green Martian genes spliced into us?" Adam teased, treating the revelation lightly, lest he reveal too much. It was one thing to believe in an alien intervention, another to admit it aloud.

"Possibly Martian. Or Venusian or Plutonian."

"You forgot Uranus." Seth snickered.

She ignored her husband's juvenile rejoinder. "The point is, we're dealing with something completely unknown."

"Which is so reassuring," Avion interjected, finally joining the conversation.