After all these years of service I have never seen anything like this. Perhaps it is a sign of change, or perhaps Judgement Day was upon us, a little dramatic but with the way things were going recently it wouldn't surprise me! Her energy readings were so strong and irregular it was as if it wasn't just her energy stats that were being read. More tests had to be carried out on her, the scientists kept on repeating. But something didn't feel right, there was an eerie feeling in the air, it was as if someone or something was watching him. If he had his way, he would've pulled the plug on these experiments a long time ago but the higher beings of Libra City were in charge and they always had the last say.

Captain Reilly watched the computer monitors intently. He watched the red line travel across the middle of the screen with uninterested eyes.

"Readings are normal at 2300 hours," the scientist that sat beside him announced in a dull voice.

Every time he spoke Reilly had to stifle a yawn. His vision was drawn to the containment capsule that stood tall at the end of the steel hall. Its contents was a luminous green liquid which radiated a bright light around the area, it was the only light in the hall apart from the monitors. The cold, steel walls made Reilly shiver and the size of the dark, empty hall was none too inviting. The Libra City detention and research centre was usually a place for criminals or scientists who want to advance technology or medical research but... He looked back up at the containment capsule. A young woman hung on a flat metal cross like slab with a black oxygen mask which enveloped her nose, mouth and cheeks. The only thing holding her in place was two restraint straps on each of her wrists that were attached to the slab. Her head hung limply on her chest and she was in a deep sleep, even so, to him she seemed to be on the verge of despair. He couldn't understand why she was here. She couldn't be a prisoner or she would be in the detention centre and she wasn't a volunteer for an experiment because she was taken against her own will. He guessed these energy readings she was emitting were pretty serious. He couldn't ask any questions about her as he was threatened by his commander not to speak a word about her. This just made him more curious. Reilly watched her long, golden hair sway from side to side as if an unseen wind was playing with it.

"What!?"

Captain Reilly exclaimed as the woman was consumed by a bright white light.

"Her energy readings are off the charts!," a scientist gasped.

Ten other white coats rushed over. She was glowing brighter by the second, soon Reilly had to shield his eyes.

"What's going on!?"

"We don't know!," a female panicked.

Just then everything went back to normal and there was a deathly silence. No one dared to speak, the only sound Reilly could hear was his own deep breaths. He looked at the monitors, energy readings were normal.

"I better report this," one of the older scientist spoke.



He began to make his way to the doors. A huge shudder ripped through the hall and he was thrown to the ground. The computer monitors crashed to the floor and the walls creaked and groaned around them. Reilly fought hard to stay on his feet. His thoughts were drowned out by the screams of terror around him. He spotted the capsule shaking violently.

I have to save her!

He thought. Every step he took was more difficult than the last as the ground trembled underneath him.

"Whoa," Reilly dived to the floor as he lost his footing.

He got to his hands and knees and shook his head. He looked up at the woman but something else caught his eye.

"What is that?," Captain Reilly whispered to himself.

Two pairs of blue eyes hovered on each side of the capsule but his blood ran cold once he realised there was a silhouette around each pair of lights. The towering figures began to move forward and it was clear they were some kind of mechs. The one on the right smashed the glass and the green liquid gushed out smothering the floor. They looked at each other as if to confirm the next action and as the mech on the left carefully snapped the restraints while the other caught the woman before she fell. Reilly was surprised with its gentleness as it scooped her up in his hand. Just then the roof exploded open and Reilly found himself being showered by debris. He looked up and gasped. Two menacing blue optics peered down into the hall. The mechs nodded to the other and a huge, robotic claw reached down and picked up the mechs and the girl. They slowly rose up to the roof and were lifted out. He watched as they all disappeared out of sight. Reilly sat there for a while, trying to take in all that happened. He let out a sigh and threw his head back.

"...This will be fun to explain to the commander..."