The walls trapped me in a hole. I didn't know where I was, but I knew I couldn't get out. I decided to sit and rest for a while. I slowly drifted off to sleep.

"I found another." I heard from above me. I stirred around. "Should I shot it?"

"Nah. They'll probably want this one alive."

"So what now?"

"Stun it, I guess." The voice then trailed off as I fell back to sleep.

"Now would be a good time to wake up." The voice was feminine, not like the two near the walls. I slowly sat up. My head hurt worse than anything. "Take it easy." I nodded. My eyes adjusted to the brightness of the room. The white walls and floor reminded me of a sterile hospital room.

"Hey, am I in a hospital?" I asked as I held my head.

"No, you're at the Providence Base."

"Where?" I didn't know what that was at the time.

"A safe place for you EVOs."

"What's an EVO?" Still confused, I swung my legs over the side of the bed, or table, or whatever.

"An EVO is a... monster, to put it simply." I looked around. A large computer was against one wall. A woman was typing at it. Her black hair tied up in a perfect bun. I glanced down at myself. A tube ran from my right hand to a machine. I had a classic hospital gown on. "Can you tell me your name?"

"Will you tell me yours?"

"Yeah." I swallowed the lump in my throat.

"Call me Doctor Holiday."

"I'm Juliana, but everyone called me Ana." I curled my legs up against my chest. "That's before I left the village."

"Where was your village?"

"Near El Paso."

"I see. Why did you leave?"

"I didn't want to marry the man my parents wanted me to. He's almost twice my age."

"What is his age?"

"Thirty-one. He's too old for me."

"How old are you?" Dr. Holiday pressed. I felt uncomfortable.

"Do I have to answer?"

"Not if you don't want to."

"No more questions, please."I closed my eyes. Doors slid open. A tear fell down my cheek. Footsteps sounded. I squeezed myself into a tighter ball. The footsteps came closer until they were right in front of me. I swung my left arm to get the intruder away. They grabbed my arm. I focused. My arm felt warmer. There was a yelp of pain. I peeked. The intruder was no older than me. I looked at my flaming arm. I shook the flames out.

"Dr. Holiday." I looked around for her. "HOLIDAY!" I yelled. I felt like a caged, frightened animal.

"Ana, I'm right here. Just calm down." Her voice came in crystal clear. "Omigosh." She turned to the teenaged intruder. She studied the burn.

"Holiday, get him out. He is here to hurt me. Get him away." I spoke quickly.

"Doc, tell her to get out of here. She burned my arm." The intruder countered.

"Only because you're an intruder."

"No, you are."

"Holiday is helping me." I showed the tube in my hand.

"Doc, you didn't say she was an EVO."

Holiday laughed, "You two didn't let me explain anything. Not with your bickering." She let go of the intruders hand. "This is Ana." She pointed to me. "This is Rex." She pointed at the intruder.

"Hello, Rex." I said politely. "Holiday, can you tell Rex to leave?"

"Doc, tell Ana to leave. Or make her go to the Zoo." Rex pointed to a window. I got off slowly. I walked myself up to the window. Mutant creatures were flying, swimming and roaming the area below.

"Is it a petting zoo?" I asked as I glanced over my shoulder. They both started giggling. Rex burst out laughing and fell to the floor. "What's so funny?" I turned completely around. Holiday locked eyes with me.

"No, it's a place to keep EVOs."

"Oh. Wait. You think I'm an EVO, a monster, an undesirable?" I started crying. I couldn't believe my situation. I should have married that awful man, I thought.

"Not at all." Holiday said. I read through her thoughts. She wanted Rex to apologize, but she knew he probably won't.

"I know he won't." I said. "He's too caught up with reversing EVOs to care about some EVO like me, because all I am to Rex is another one healed. He wouldn't even think about what will happen if he tries. He doesn't even realize how much I could help him. He doesn't even realize that I'm..." I stopped. I became frustrated at the thought of continuing.

"What were you going to say, Ana?" Holiday pressed.

"I said no more questions." I walked past them both. I stared at the computer. The computer generated codes every few seconds. I sighed. "I know something about Rex." I glanced over my left shoulder.

"What is it?" Rex asked this time. Holiday told him to shut up. I turned back the computer.

"I know you have a sister. She's older. I think her name was," I smiled. "Juliana."