It was 9:30 pm when Leila escaped the Factory. She spent the last two months slowly override the silent alarm and cameras leading to the escape pods. If she took bits and pieces at a time then those fools will not notice. The cameras will display frozen shots of the empty hall. The girl knew this when she heard the guards talking to a rookie. They point out that the shifts do not include them because of the security system. She enters the pass code from her magic device conjured on scrapes the guards deemed harmless. The mechanic giggled, guards are idiots. She raised a nearby chair in the air, its show time
Bang!
"Hey kid it will take more than that to bring this door down." A guard says into the door's intercom.
Bang!
"Seriously kid its best if you stop it."
Bang!
"Stop it or you're going to hurt yourself."
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"Finally"
Bang!
"Damn it," The angry guard quickly unlocks the door. A punch in the face greets him at the door. He stumbles back a few steps, unaware of the assault... He turns his head back to the girl, livid.
"You are helping me escape." She commands him
"Like hell I am."
"Well I guess there is only one way to solve this," Her right fist swings, "is by force."
The guard doges the girl's right hooks and tries his own. She ducks and kicks him but he catches it. The guard throws her to the wall behind him. He lifts his left leg up for the final blow but Leila's sweep kick is faster. He falls on his back and she quickly sits on him. She searches his pockets for a weapon and pulls out a knife to his throat..."Now you are going to help me unless you want to lose a finger, one at a time."
Once he agreed, which she found suspicious because he was determined to apprehend her. The mechanic decides to allow him to help afterward she will knock him out before he does her. The escape ran smoothly after the agreement. Whenever a guard asks where they are going the guard, Banes, explains that the kid wants to make some last minute improvements on their merchandise. This did not surprise the guards when Leila has done this several times before. Banes tell her the escape pods are close to the hangar. It is in one hallway down but the path is long. Along the way Banes craftily turns the panic button attached to his belt.
At the end of the hall, it is a dead end. Soon they hear foot steps behind them, "It's the end of the road for you, kid." said Banes with a smile.
SCANNING…VOICE RECOGNIZED, said a feminine voice coming from the wall behind them. Both of them jumped in surprise. Suddenly two scanners appeared on the wall. One is big enough for a finger the other an eye.
PLEASE INSERT THUMB ON BOTTOM SCANNER…
The others are coming closer and with shots of gunfire. Banes stared at the wall in shock. Blood splatters on the wall... He falls. Leila with wide eyes covers her mouth. This is the first time someone has died in front of her. She was one of the lucky ones who only witness the violence in the newspapers and news reports.
PLEASE INSERT THUMB ON BUTTOM SCANNER…
The security system snaps her out of it. She had to get out of here first and worry about it later. Who knows if she will escape next time? She pulls the dead man's hand up and places his thumb on the scanner.
SCANNING…SCANNING…COMPLETE. PLEASE STARE DIRECTLY INTO THE SCANNER.
Leila knew she could not hold this mass up to scan his eye without moving. She could barely stand on her toes to reach his height. There is only one thing to do, take out the eye. Pull the knife out and wince as she carves it out. She quickly stands on her toes to reach to scanner with the blood hand.
SCANNING…SCANNING…SCANNING…COMPLETE.
A line appears on the wall and separates into an opening. She runs.