Chapter 24 : The Target
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The system recalibrated.
Again.
Again.
Again.
Because the pattern didn’t fit anything they had recorded before.
Until it did.
REPEATING TIME SIGNATURE CONFIRMED
CARRIER: NIKKI TATE (ZELLA)
ATTACHED ANOMALY: UNKNOWN CHILD ENTITY
“Track it.”
Across timelines—
Across systems—
The signal spread.
In 2046—
Chief Jetson Walker stood over a projection of fractured timelines.
His jaw tightened.
“We’ve tracked anomalies for years,” he said.
“Disappearances. Time slips. Bermuda cases. People showing up where they shouldn’t exist.”
He shook his head slowly.
“But this…”
He stared at the data.
“This is the first time something moved before it was even born.”
Alexander’s voice came through.
“It’s worse.”
Walker didn’t look surprised.
“How bad?”
Alexander didn’t hesitate.
“He’s not just following the jump.”
A pause.
“He’s stabilizing it.”
Silence.
Walker exhaled slowly.
Then said the one thing no one else had yet.
“Then Syndicate won’t just want him.”
A beat.
“They’ll build around him.”
Final Beat
Far away—
Zella held the baby close.
Unaware—
That across timelines…
She had just become the center of a hunt.
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