Son of a Pitch Entry: The Aldar Dominion

Title: THE ALDAR DOMINION

Age and Genre: Adult Science Fiction

Word Count: 85,000

Query:

The Aldar Dominion saved the World. 
 
Three hundred years ago when humanity needed it most, the alien corporation swept humans away from their mundane world, and gave them hope. But that hope came with a price.

Clones saved the human race from extinction by disease. With the technology to transport one's consciousness from body to body, the Dominion has profited endlessly. The value of real human life plummets further and further with this renewable source.

Infuriated by the Dominion’s merciless experimentation on animals, Selene and the captain of her international smuggling crew go on a mission to rescue these creatures, only to be found out at the last possible moment. Their subsequent chase through the city gets more attention than intended. When Selene knocks her head against the back of their hovercraft, the trauma brings back a past that might hold the key to the sudden disappearance of natural-born humans. 
 
When images of stark labs, human experiments and torture pour in, Selene wonders if these dreams could be a nightmare from the twenty years she's lost. But when every rescue mission starts to go wrong, and humans start dropping like flies, Selene suspects someone on the inside might be selling information on her crew's exploits. If the Dominion is really the enemy, no one can be trusted. As Selene’s dreams reveal travesties that can’t be ignored, the Dominion is closing in and finding someone to trust may be the least of her worries. 

First 250 Words:

Dangling from the open hovercraft door, Selene wondered if the lab security had any idea what was about to happen. It was late, well past midnight. They had spent the last few days staking out the low security facility on the edge of the city. It was a fairly large building, with small security bots sweeping the yard. All was quiet, aside from the low thrum of the hover propellers.

"Stick to the plan," Rikkard snapped.

At the front of the cockpit sat the captain of their small smuggling operative. Selene had been part of Rikkard Gunnar’s team for three years, and still she found it hard to break through his cool demeanor. Rikkard was a handsome man, with messy dark hair, tan skin and striking cold blue eyes.

Taking stock of the dark roof one last time, Selene turned inward, meeting her partner's all too knowing gaze.

"Don't I always?" Selene couldn't help but grin.

Rikkard rolled his eyes and turned back to the control panel at the head of the hovercraft. He clicked through the ship's navigation system until the craft began to lower. Fifty feet up from the lab, they were a black smudge in an otherwise starry night sky. He'd have to hide their ship while she was inside or risk being seen by security.

"Twenty minutes should do it," she said, turning from her captain and back to the open door. The wind whipped at her black and green wig.