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extremely complicated, the results of the effects are equally simple. What all that means is that you have a near limitless potential. It should also be noted that distance has no diminishing effect on this drawing of power. As far as we can tell, once connected, you are always connected.”
    The doctor’s face grew serious. “You do have an Achilles’ heel, and it’s a big one. Now that your auras have connected, should one of you die, so does the other. It might not be immediate, but it would certainly happen within a matter of weeks.”
    “Are you okay, sir?” Paris asked, seeing Steven’s trembling hand as she steadied his arm in support.
    “I don’t know. I feel like I’m suffocating.” Steven unclasped his helmet and dropped it to the floor. It rocked back and forth, its spotlight swishing up and down on the wall until it stilled. He took a deep breath, the coldness in the air bracing him for the words to come.
    “As for the completion of the fugue, that will occur the moment the two of you have intimate contact. The full depth of your powers cannot be achieved until that final melding takes place. There are circuits within the human brain that are only accessed during that higher state of consciousness and awareness. Hence, my ‘happy ending ’ . Again, I must state that this is a mandatory step. Additionally, it is also the only way to preserve your sanity. For now, psychologically, the changes are manageable. But, I must caution you: if left unchecked, in the weeks ahead, your biological need to join with her will grow far beyond your ability to resist. Even as we speak, hundreds of neural pathways are opening. Your thought patterns are deepening, and soon the two of you will be entertaining theories and ideas that mankind has never dreamed of,” said Tynabo.
    “That may explain how you understood the web-song. You’re already changing,” said Stratton.
    The doctor then added, “You will, and may have already experienced, what we call bleeding. If so, know that it is a natural part of the fugue. Bleeding can give you glimpses into Ashlyn’s mind and she into yours. You will begin to learn and understand things that may be foreign to you, but not to Ashlyn, and vice versa. The two of you are becoming, in many respects, one person. You were bred to have an inherent need and attraction to one another. It is who you are and who you are meant to be. The two of you must, and will, become one. Neither of you have a choice in the situation. Even now, you are being drawn to her. The inherent pheromone attraction will give you an unbreakable and deep love for her. It was by design.”
    Steven now had his explanation for the things he had seen aboard the transport. Tynabo’s words were enlightening. They provided the reason for his panic attack.
    Tynabo continued, “Within a few weeks, though, you will develop the ability to open and close the door at will. Privacy is a basic human need. It would be too intrusive if the door could not be closed. Just as the mind needs time to rest and dream, so does the mind need time to be alone and contemplate. By design, the connection is only open if both parties are willing. That being said, it does not mean that you can choose to resist the fugue. Quite the opposite—to resist the fugue would mean being driven into a pit of desire and despair from which you cannot escape. You would be broken, insane. Following that, you would lapse into a coma and die. I say that as a warning only.
    “It is your right to know what lies before you, the bad—and the good. As for the physical changes, well, you will discover those in the months and years ahead, but in short, they are herculean. The fugue is making you immensely strong. Even now, your increasing adrenaline levels will enable you to perform great feats—feats that no human would believe possible. I also gave you the mental capacity to gauge such efforts, to control them. You have the wisdom to use your abilities for