The medical facility seemed to take on a completely new personality at night. The once bustling halls were now empty shells to support the roof. The halls were empty and silent. The only sound you could hear was the distant hum of the air-conditioning units. Some nights you could hear the late night oil being burned by scientist sitting at his laptop. This night was one those nights in which the John was trying to finish his reports to present to his bosses the very next morning. Little did he know that he wasn't the only one keeping late hours on this night . . . .
"Kalisa do think this plan will work?" Bruce asked as she was helping him get dressed. Kalisa has always had a crush on Bruce. Who could resist? When he came to the institute, he was charming, bright, funny, and quite the stud. These were the things that she adored and craved for in a man. Bruce was still a little unsteady on his feet, and quite frankly he still didn't know where he was.
"It will if Ashley and Stark don't end up going into a bed for late night hour's fun. That Stark guy seems to quite good at making clothes fall off the body…" Kalisa trailed off almost as if thinking about the thought. She helped Bruce slip into a pair of standard issue tennis shoes and began giving him some medication to help subdue his dizziness. That's when there was a gentle rasp on the door.
"Come in!" Bruce whispered.
Tony Stark wondered in with Ashley in tail. Tony was dressed in his typical suit and was of course throwing his smile around towards Kalisa. Ashley was dressed in a track outfit to help be more comfortable. Tonight's goal is simple. The goal is to move Bruce from this facility before he could be harmed or used for evil.
"How is he doing K?" Ashley said while looking at Bruce's charts. She still wasn't sure from the medical standpoint if Bruce was safe to move, especially seeing that they would need to sneak him out of a secure government facility.
"He's definitely doing better than he was earlier."
"Alright Bruce, can you stand up and follow us out of the door?" Tony asked. Tony kept looking at his watch wondering if they would be able to pull this off. Bruce slowly rose up from the edge of the bed. His mind was still on cloud nine. He started walking towards the door, and slowly felt his body to begin working with him again. Ashley and Kalisa both smiled as they followed him outside of the door.
Tony glanced around the hallways. The only light was coming from the fluorescent bulbs that lit up the hallway. The group slowly wondered down the corridors. They stopped at every corner to wait for the cameras to sway to the other direction, and they waited for the occasional doctor or guard to finish walking by. Bruce started to feel like his old self again. He started to finally piece together where he was. He soon realized that Ashley was holding on to his hands and guiding him with a gentle touch. Kalisa was of course hanging by Stark. They finally made it the front of the complex. Stark had already contacted a guard that helped them break out Captain America earlier. This guard was at the main door waiting for them.
Tony turned the corner to see his friend. They just nodded at each other, and the guard opened the door. Bruce was finally outside. The cold damp night air was almost intoxicating to him. He suddenly felt like he was a human being again.
"How are you feeling Bruce?" Ashley asked. She was still nervous about this plan. She knew they just did the easy part. Now they would have to escape the grounds before the guards did their morning roll call. The clock was clicking.
"Yeah I'm fine…. I'm just not use to this feeling,"
"Yeah I love the night time…you can have so much fun at night!" Kalisa chimed in while sort of glancing towards Tony.
"Yes you can…" Tony said with a special wink. He started leading the group towards his truck. They were almost all in the truck when they heard the one thing they were hoping not to hear come from the silent medical complex. Deep inside the building you could hear yelling and a loud piercing noise of an alarm tone.
The office was a dark, quiet, and cold place especially when you were in the office by yourself at 4am. John was sitting at the computer looking at the computer screen almost as if he was just on auto-pilot and typing his reports. He was one that was used to burning the midnight oil to get a report or two done, but this time was different. He couldn't help but to smile a little as he typed this report. He finally caught the break of a lifetime. He took an ordinary citizen, and transformed him into a powerful beast that could be triggered at will.
He finally finished the paragraph he was working on. He popped his knuckles in satisfaction and looked at the picture of his family that was on his desk. He cracked a smile and released a sigh of relief. In just a few hours, his name would be up in lights. He got up to make himself some coffee when he heard a knock at the door. It was just night guard asking permission to begin the nightly head count. John went ahead and gave the okay. He couldn't think about anything else except about what he would name his lecture circuit.
A few minutes passed by, and John was just finishing packing up for the night. That's when the guard came running into his office.
"Sir! We have a major problem!" The guard was out of breath.
"Well what is it boy?"
"Subject #6969 is missing from his cell." The guard said looking at John. John knew exactly whose number that was. He just stood in silence for a minute and then dashed for the hallway. This couldn't be happening. The presentation was just over four hours away. This was his time. John finally arrived at the room and saw that it was true. Bruce was missing. He yelled for the guard to sound an alert and to stop all traffic leaving. The guards and staff started running around securing the doors. John just fell onto Bruce's bed. Everything was running in slow motion. This couldn't be happening to him. Bruce was his possession.