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Calan sat in the Providence tank waiting for Six's signal. He had a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach. He checked his watch. An explosion shook him out of his seat. He pulled himself up and pushed the intercom button."Report!" He snapped.
"Sir! There was an explosion in the warehouse where Agent Six was suppose to meet the arms dealer." A grunt replied.
Calan cursed. "We need to get over there now!" He started the tank.
When they reached the site, a raging fire greeted them.
"Sir, do you think Agent Six was in there?" One of the men quietly asked him.
Calan gritted his teeth. He jumped out of the tank and tried to walk over to the warehouse. He put his arm up to his head to try to ward off the stinging heat coming from the inferno.
"SIX!" He felt stupid. If Six was in there he's as good as gone. Yet he felt compelled to call for him. "SIX!"
His comlink crackled with static but he could make out his voice, stoic as ever. "Six here."
Calan released the breath he was holding. "Good lord, man! You scared me to death, where are you?"
"In the water. It was Fell." Six said.
Calan directed the men to the water's edge to look for Six. "Fell? You mean Dr. Fell?"
"One and the same." This time it was almost a growl.
"I'll put out an all-points bulletin to be on the look out for him." Calan promised.
Six was currently bobbing up and down in the rough water. He waved when he saw the Providence agents who threw a life preserver in his direction. Six knew he was lucky. Since he knew he wouldn't make it to the exit he cut a hole through the floor. It so happen that the warehouse was directly under the water which absorbed the impact from the explosion. That was the only reason he was still alive.
He gritted his teeth as they pulled him in. But they lost their only lead. He hoped Noah and the others were having better luck.
0o0
The two officers walked into the locker room.
" Hey, Joe you going to the evidence locker?"
"Yeah, the lady filled out the paper work."
"Have fun. It's a mess down there right now. There's all that crap from that EVO incident at the Burger Shack."
"Didn't they sort it out?"
"Naaa, they just dumped everything in a pile. The chief wouldn't let Providence have it."
"Why?"
"Dunno. But between you and me I think the chief hates EVO's and Providence."
"Can't say I'm fond of EVO's myself." Joe walked to the door in the back of the locker. He took out his key and unlocked the door.
"See you later."
"Later, Joe."
The officer went to his locker, grabbed his jacket and left.
Noah tumbled from the top of the lockers. Now he knew where the evidence was held.
He heard footsteps coming from the evidence room. He quickly hid behind the door.
Joe opened the door and walked out with the purse. He didn't even notice Noah behind the door. Noah again grabbed the door before it closed and swiftly went in. He ran down the stairs and stopped.
Darn it! The evidence was locked behind a gate. He could see the knife lying on top of some debris from the fight in a plastic bag. But there wasn't anyway Noah could get in without breaking something. Then they would know. Noah looked around and spotted a thin sliver of a window. He climbed up on some boxes to get a better look. It actually could open. He managed to unlock and push it open a crack. It was rusty but functional. Noah was getting an idea. He left the window open and jumped down. He ran back up the stairs and out the locker. He ran out of the police station. he had to get Rex's friends from the alleyway. This would require precision timing and acting.
0o0
Circe and Holiday carried Rex to an abandoned lab.
"This room hasn't been used in years." Holiday told Circe. Circe ran her finger through the dust that had collected on the equipment.
"Yeah, I can see." Circe brushed the dust off her finger.
"So it won't be connected to the main computer. Cain doesn't have access to anything in here." Holiday added absorbed in her own world. "You and Rex stay here."
"What?" Circe asked alarmed. "What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to distract Cain. I'm going to lead him away from you." Holiday answered pulling out a Providence blaster.
"But he'll kill you if he catches you." Circe protested.
"Well, then he better not catch me." She said wryly. "Meantime I want you to try to contact Six on the old radio frequency. Cain won't have access to that either."
Circe nodded surprised at Holiday's self-sacrifice. " But if Rex gets worse."
"He's stable for now. Let's hope Six gets back in time."
"But even if he gets back. They'll need you to find the cure." Circe said.
"We'll worry about one thing at a time. Right now Cain can not get anywhere near Rex. Understood? " Circe was surprised at the fierceness of the doctor's voice.
"Understood."
"Good girl. I know I can count on you." She gave the girl a smile.
Circe wished she felt as confident as the doctor. But this time she gave a small smile back. Holiday cocked her gun and left the lab. She shut the door.
As the door slid shut she added.
"Don't let anyone in this room except me or Six."
Circe nodded even though Holiday couldn't see her anymore. "Good luck." She whispered.
