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Ch.6: Infiltration
Dana sighed and rolled up her sleeve.
Once her sleeve was rolled up, she said, "Ok, I'm ready"
Sabrina sterilized a part of Dana's skin and inserted a needle into her veins. Dana's hand curled up into a fist, Sabrina raised an eyebrow "You ok?"
"Yeah" said Dana, who's breathing started to become more rapid "I just don't like needles".
Sabrina snorted and she watched as blood began to flow through the small plastic tube connected to the needle and into small plastic bag on the other end.
Pariah sat on a nearby counter, watching as Dana's blood fill the plastic IV bag.
Earlier that evening, Pariah briefed Dana that he needed her assistance with perfecting the White Light formula.
He explained that the White Light virus was effective and powerful but it was also flawed. Pariah went on and explained that while he treated many injured and ill with White Light, there were still many who's bodies where rejecting the virus.
Dana asked how she could help. Pariah explains that White Light is a flawed variation of Black Light and he need's to study some of Dana's blood, saying that he believes that he could find the answers in her genes.
Dana asked him what was so special about her genes. Pariah explained that there are certain genetic markers in certain people that make them unique above all others.
Dana asked what was so special about the genetic marker. Pariah grinned and said that the genetic marker was able to make that individual a catalyst, some one who was able to make great changes to the virus. He used Alex as an example. Pariah explained that Alex had certain genetic markers that enabled him to survive it, to carry it, to change it and to use it.
Pariah concluded that he may be able to find similar results in Dana's blood, which he would replicate and he would use it to complete the White Light virus, overcoming the rejections and cure people.
Sabrina withdrew the needle from Dana's arm "All done" she announced.
Sabrina placed a band-aid where the needle once was "There, now that wasn't so bad" said Sabrina.
Dana rubbed her arm "Yeah, I guess".
Sabrina took the bag of blood and left the room.
Dana looked to Pariah "I've been wondering, why is Amaya here?"
"Like you, she has unique genes that will help us finish the White Light virus" explained Pariah "Both of your blood will help our research considerably".
Dana smiled "Good, I'm glad that I can do something useful"
Pariah smiled "Me too".
He clapped his hands together "So, how about some dinner?"
Dana's smile widened a bit "Good, I'm starving", the two left Lab-103.
As they walked down the hall Pariah said, "I hope you enjoy military rations and day old doughnuts" "My favorite" joked Dana. They got on the elevator descended to the lower floors.
Meanwhile in a separate lab in the building, Sabrina placed the blood bag on the table and a small glass vile filled with a dark purple liquid next to it.
She picked up a syringe and she used it to combine a drop of the liquid with a drop of Dana's blood.
Sabrina placed the drop of blood on a glass slide and placed it under a microscope. Sabrina adjusted the dials till the sample came into focus. Her eyes widened "My god".
She looked up from the microscope and she replaced the slide with a new one that contained another drop of blood that was combined with a different liquid.
Sabrina looked into the microscope and her heart began to beat faster "Oh my" she muttered. Sabrina couldn't help but grin.
She plucked up both of the slides containing Dana's blood saying happily, "Dana Mercer, you are perfect!"
Suddenly she heard her cell phone ring. Sabrina pulled out her phone and answered "What?" a voice on the other line spoke in a hush tone.
Sabrina's smacked herself on the face groaning "Oh, right I forgot…I'll be there in a minute…just, just stall them".
She hung up the phone and she shoved her phone back into her pocket. Sabrina went to a storage closet and quickly changed out of her casual clothes and put on a clean business suit.
Sabrina finished the ensemble by placing a pair of glasses on her face.
As she walked out of the lab, she glanced back at the slides of blood muttering, "This might actually work after all".
In the Yellow Zone, Heller, Nightwing and Miss Martian crouched behind cover on the rooftop.
Heller peered from behind cover and caught a glimpse of the target.
Across the street was a small Gentek building that sat in the heart of a military compound. A large metal fence surrounded the compound.
The front gates were made of a thick metal that looked like it could withstand a tank and guards posted outside the gates were armed to the teeth.
Earlier that evening, they managed to hunt down a Dr. Billingsley. They questioned him about BlackWatch's experiments but he didn't talk. So Miss Martian picked through his mind and found a memory of him talking with a woman named Sabrina and that of a nearby facility. They erased his memories and made him think that everything was fine.
Following the memory they pulled from Billingsley, the team followed the address in the memory, which led them to the facility.
Heller switched on his communicator "Father, We're at the lab"
"Alright listen up James" said Father Guerra "All BlackWatch and Gentek Facilities use biometric security. Retinal scans, blood-testing, things like that. Getting in won't be easy"
"Relax Father, it's going to be easier than you think" said Heller.
Heller switched off the communicator and he turned to Nightwing and Miss Martian. They nodded and the three of them sprung into action.
Heller, disguised as a BlackWatch officer, Miss Martian, invisible and Nightwing dressed in a stolen BlackWatch uniform, marched across the compound towards the main building.
Heller shape shifted into a BlackWatch soldier and he accessed the front gates. They managed to pass the preliminary security checks and were now heading towards the main labs.
The three came to a door with a biometric hand scanner. Heller glanced around and he shifted his arm to that of a commander he absorbed hours ago. He placed his hand on the scanner. The scanner beeped and the lock on the door clicked open.
Heller opened the door and the three slipped inside.
Inside was a spacious room that contained a pair of BlackWatch trucks they used to transport troops, people and infected.
A dozen soldiers and scientists went about their business, ignoring the three intruders.
Heller's eyes roved around the room till they landed on a single scientist in a blue HAZMAT suit.
The scientist approached a door on the far side of the room and he punched in a code. The lock beeped and a computerized voice spoke "Access granted, Head Scientist, Doctor Genovese".
The door opened and Doctor Genovese walked through the door.
Heller motioned to the door Doctor Genovese passed through and Nightwing nodded in understanding. The three made their way to the door and Heller tried to punch in the access code but the lock beeped saying "Access denied".
Heller scowled and he glanced around the room.
Someone in the base had to have the access code. Suddenly a strange feeling overcame him. It felt like that someone, or something in the room was radiating something that made Heller feel uneasy.
Heller decided to go with his feeling and he marched towards another door on the other side of the room.
Miss Martian and Nighwing followed "What are you doing?" asked Miss Martian, telepathically
"Don't know, I'm just going with a gut feeling" replied Heller.
They opened the door and entered the room. What they saw almost made Miss Martian gasp out loud.
Inside were at least a dozen cages filled with people of various ages dressed in shabby clothing. They all looked malnourished and sick.
A pair of guards marched around the room.
A dark haired woman cradling a baby cried, "Please let us go, my baby is sick" "Shut up!" barked one of the guards.
Miss Martian looked around the room in horror "This is terrible"
"There's nothing we can do now" said Heller "We got to find Dr. Genovese".
Heller walked into the room and he froze. The weird vibe Heller had grew stronger.
A voice came on over the BlackWatch radio Nightwing carried "Stratus two four, this is Stratus. Prepare for another sweep, over"
A voice replied, "Stratus, this is Dr. Genovese, Can you do my team a favor and please bring a few of the agitators back alive?"
"Copy that doctor" said the first voice "Shouldn't be a problem. Standard spread?"
"Yes please" said Dr. Genovese "As wide a range as possible through ages and ethnicities. Oh and no fatties this time, the containment tanks are too narrow so we had to gas the last ones and toss them out"
"Roger that Doc" said the voice.
Miss Martian gasped, "They're going after more people"
"We got to do something" said Nightwing.
Heller grumbled something to himself then nodded. Heller nodded to one of the guards "Get the code from him so we can get to Genovese, then we can do something about these people".
Miss Martian nodded and she used her telepathy to pick through the soldier's mind.
She shifted through a lot of chaotic memories till she found the code. An image flashed through her mind that made her heart stop.
Immediately she pulled out of the soldiers mind and said "I got the code"
"Something wrong?" asked Nightwing, noticing a sense of urgency in Miss Martian's tone
"I think I found something" she said "But it'll have to wait, for now, lets get Genovese".
Heller nodded and the three left the room filled with cages. Heller punched in the code and the door slid open "Access granted" droned the computer.
Heller, Nightwing and Miss Martian passed through the open doorway and the three found themselves in a spacious lab. It was filled with tables, shelves crates and other lab materials. But what troubled Heller was that it was filled with other scientists in HAZMAT suits and a few soldiers.
Heller shook his head "Why is this never easy?"
He motioned Nightwing to guard the door. Heller and Miss Martian carefully navigated their way through the occupied lab.
Once they were close enough, Miss Martian quietly accessed Dr. Genovese's mind.
She was linked with Heller's mind so he could help search through the vast amounts of information.
After a minute of searching, Heller grumbled, "He doesn't know anything"
"We can use his access code to get on to their database" suggested Miss Martian.
Heller shrugged and he returned to the door with Miss Martian and the trio left the lab and went in search of a terminal.
After a few minutes of searching, Heller found a computer in an empty corner office of the building.
He told Miss Martian and Nightwing to try and free as many people as they can and smuggle them out while he download the files they require.
Heller sat down and muttered, "Ok, I'm going to press this" he clicked one of the buttons on the screen then the screen turned blue "Damn it" he rebooted the computer and he pressed a different button that brought up personnel files "That's more like it" thought Heller.
He inserted a thumb drive and he downloaded all the files that he needed. Once he completed the download, he logged off the computer.
He left the corner office and he quietly made his way towards the exit. Heller reached out with his mind "Got the files, you guys clear?"
"Just about" said Nightwing.
Heller smiled "Good, now meet me at the rendezvous point"
"Got it" said Nightwing and Miss Martian.
Heller got to the exit and he slipped out unnoticed.
Or so he thought.
A BlackWatch soldier was watching him the whole time from a distance.
He glanced around and he slipped out of the exit unnoticed as well. The soldier tailed Heller from a distance.
The soldier followed Heller out of the compound and down a few streets and alleys. Heller shifted back his normal form and he quickly ducked into an alley.
The soldier shifted as well, turning into a dark haired woman in casual clothes.
She stopped and she peered into the alley and she spotted Heller, with Nightwing dressed in a BlackWatch uniform and Miss Martian standing beside him.
The woman smirked and she pulled out a small camera from her pocket. She leveled it at the trio. The three were talking about something in hushed tones. Heller fished a small thumb drive from his pocket.
The woman snapped a few shots of Heller holding it and another few of Heller handing it to Miss Martian.
Once she got what she wanted, the woman slipped away and she studied the photos.
While she got a clear shot of Miss Martian and Nightwing receiving the thumb drive but Heller was only a silhouette and she couldn't clearly see him. But the woman didn't care.
She shoved the camera back into her pocket and she quickly retreated back to her post.
Karen Archer felt proud that she finally had something that Pariah could use to his advantage.
After downloading the files and freeing as many people as they can, Heller, Nighwing and Miss Martian returned to the church where Father Guerra, Beast Boy and Blue Beetle waited.
Once there, Heller asked Miss Martian "So what's the big rush? What did you find in that soldier's mind?"
Miss Martian took a deep breath and spoke "Dana and Maya are alive"
Heller's eyes widened "They are?"
Miss Martian nodded "And I know where they are".
In the Green Zone, Batman and Colonel Rooks sat alone in a private conference room.
Earlier Batman had received information from Nightwing that BlackWatch and Gentek were experimenting on people in the Yellow Zone.
Nightwing also reported that they were also experimenting with infected.
Batman didn't know what to make of it, so he decided to talk with Colonel Rooks.
If Colonel Rooks and Gentek were experimenting on people, he would know for sure.
Batman glared at the Colonel "What are we waiting for?"
"The last member of this meeting" said Rooks, coolly.
After a few minutes of silence, the door opened and in stepped a woman dressed in an expensive business suit.
The woman had long black hair, pale skin and dark eyes. She wore a pair of glasses on her face and she carried a briefcase.
Colonel Rooks and Batman stood "Sorry I'm late" apologized the woman "Traffic was hectic"
"It's alright" said Colonel Rooks.
The woman walked over to Batman and shook his hand saying, "Nice to meet you"
"Likewise Miss…" said Batman
"Galloway" said the woman "Sabrina Galloway, CFO of Gentek".
In the Red Zone, Pariah, Dana and Amaya ate dinner in the basement with the refugees that Pariah and his associates rescued. Pariah was in the middle of telling a joke when he heard his phone ring.
Pariah smiled and said politely "Pardon me, i have to take this".
He walked out into the quite, empty hall and he answered "What is it?"
"We've been compromised" said the voice of Karen Archer.
Pariah scowled "How?" "Heller and the Junior Justice league broke into Facility B and they stole some files" explained Karen "But they also picked through Nick's mind and they got our location"
Pariah cursed but Karen spoke "Theres something else" "What else?" growled Pariah.
Karen explained and Pariah's eyes narrowed. Finally, when Karen finished explaining, he said "We might be able to use this to our advantage".
End of Chapter.
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