Chaos IV

(Author's Note: This chapter may be a little short, but bear with me on this. The later chapters will be a little more deep. By the way, thanks for the reviews. I appreciate the comments and I'm working to get this story finished ASAP)

Brian Reynolds checked his wristwatch. It was getting late and he still wasn't here. Time wasn't really an issue, but Brian hated waiting.

At last, he arrived. Alex Mercer casually flipped over the edge of the building and strolled over toward Brian. "Do you have it?"

Brian tossed him a vial, which he caught. "This compound is supposed to reverse the mutations caused by the Mercer virus. Gentek's calling it 'Whitelight'."

Mercer nodded. "So I understand. Did you extract any details from the scientists?"

"Not enough…not yet."

"Get on that," added Mercer. "I don't need to remind you of its importance." He turned to leave, but then said, "Oh, and do keep an eye on your cousin."

"Jessica?" Brian inquired.

"Yes," Mercer said. "Keep her in one piece if you can. She's more vital to the plan than she realizes."

Jessica knocked on the door of the apartment. The door opened just a crack, but then was thrown open and she was pulled inside.

"Hey, watch it!" She said fiercely to the two women.

Jessica recognized one of the women as Dana Mercer. She had been contacted by Dana a mere three days ago. In that time, Jessica had worked on weakening Blackwatch and furthering Alex Mercer's plans for New York.

The other woman, Jessica couldn't recognize. She looked official, but not Gentek.

"Chaos," Dana told her, "this is Doctor Harriet Lee. She's an expert in the field of Genetics, particularly mutations of the kind that you and my brother have experienced."

"I need to examine you for a minute," Dr. Lee said, emotionless. "Take off your clothes."

"What?" Jessica exclaimed, dumbfounded.

"All of them," Lee added. "Quickly would be nice."

"Just do it," Dana reassured Jessica. "She won't bite…and I promise I won't look." She turned to her computer screen.

Jessica sneered and started removing her articles of clothing. First her shoes and socks, then her shirt and pants.

"Those too," Lee said, gesturing at Jessica's underwear.

"What the hell?"

"I have to examine all of you," Lee retorted. "You'll thank me later."

Jessica sighed and shakily removed her underwear. "This feels so wrong."

Doctor Lee started looking her over, examining the odd pulsing veins of red that occasionally revealed themselves. She began prodding her in multiple places, some of it felt incredibly invasive.

When she was finished with her examination, Lee told her, "You can get dressed now." Jessica did so quickly.

Once Jessica was dressed, Dana turned around. "How does she look, Doctor?"

"Scrawny," Doctor Lee said. "Her mutations are benign for an evolved, although I can't really tell from a simple examination of her body. I'd need to run more thorough tests."

"There is no way I'm letting you go any further," Jessica grunted.

"Mercer might have planted some form of mutated seed inside of you," Doctor Lee said. "The only way to tell is if I run a few thorough tests to see what's up your-"

"Enough, Doctor," Dana cut her off. "Provoking Chaos won't change anything. We need her on our side too."

Lee crossed her arms but said nothing.

Jessica looked at Dana. "What is it you want from me?"

"I want to inform you of a few things." Dana stood up and walked over toward her. "First and foremost is that my brother, Alex, is not who you think he is. Second, is that Harriet and I believe that you are going to become a vital tool for his plans."

"So?"

"You'd be more of a pawn than anything," said Lee.

"That's the best case scenario," Dana added.

Jessica glanced from one woman to the other. "Dare I ask what the worst case scenario is?"

There was no response.

"We can't take up too much time here," Lee told Dana. "Mercer expects his prized Chaos to be out living up to her name."

"You're right," Dana said. She gave Jessica her phone number. "When you contact me, remember that my code name is Athena."

Lee looked at her again. "We've done what we needed to do. Keep your eyes open, Chaos. Things will start to change soon."

Jessica started for the door. As she opened it, she turned and said, "For the record, my name is Jessica Reynolds." She left without another word.

(Post Script: This chapter serves more as an introductory chapter for the new characters. As I said, it is shorter, but I'm going somewhere with this.)