Ch.10: Friend or foe
Virgil had just come out of hiding when he slinked away from the cafeteria. The special research was all he had wanted to know and more. Corruption of a sweet youth was something he looked forward to.
Tainting the subject's blood and body was something he valued. All for the sake of science, now if only he persuade his conscience Peter to join him. Spotting his best friend who looked so sullen he greeted him with open arms.
"C'mon, lets do this, lets do this like the friends we are." Virgil wrapped his arms around his friend squeezing him tightly.
"I don't know about that…" Peter gasped as he felt the light from his eyes leave him.
"We were doing out of the best interests of humanity. We're dissecting, using, and exploring the capabilities that we've only dreamed of." Virgil let Peter go who backed dizzily away up against a wall.
"I'm really not sure about the plans we had as children were what we actually dreamed of." Peter had heard about military bases scattered throughout the world. How they treated their subjects less than human. The scientists that worked on the test subjects seemed sub-human.
Virgil's eyes glittered with hope locking onto Peter's pallid face.
Peter just became more silent rubbing his arm.
"What you don't mean?" Virgil wondered what had just happened between their life long friendship. They were both equals and yet as they almost were about to make their dreams come true.
Some barrier was shielding Peter from getting exactly what he wanted.
"Why are you acting that way?" Virgil saw him with a less than inviting grin on his face.
"I'm feeling a little ill at the moment." which in fact was true due to the fact his stomach began to bother him. After the expendable finished his business he was left with the most distressed thoughts.
Hobbling straight out the double doors to another place in the building. Peter felt relieved for the moment that he evaded Virgil. After experimenting on the woman there was a small chance they'd let her leave. Probably drug her beyond her comprehension afterwards. Keeping her here temporarily for scientific study. In every place he's heard of there was not one person save a few.
That could comprehend, that could barely understand anymore. Because they did not want them to recollect their former memories. Memories that told the person who they were. Exactly what they truly thought of and how what the experiment had done to them.
Free will was out of the question.
After this stint performed in the THEM base. Anything goes after that. She might as well be transported to some highly maintained base underground. Where detainees and future subjects are kept in waiting.
Peter's stomach twisted into painful knots making him feel horrible. Maybe it was his wake up call telling him to do the right thing.
Alan and Lacey were shoved dramatically out of Doctor Doctor's office. They were given details of what and how the genetic experiment was to be performed. They had no choice to do the predetermined surgery.
"We're going to Hell aren't we?" Alan said softly to his wife. Lacey stood behind gently laying a hand on his shoulder. Everything they've done in the past could truly never be forgotten for the both of them.
It was a sad truth they figured out.
"I want to go home." Alan touched his forehead feeling a headache coming on.
"Yes, lets do that for now and see what we can come up with tomorrow." Lacey stated sadly following her husband to the exit.
Kent was a mere foot away from the notable couple. The Knights as they've been called and whatever else they've been hiding. It was to his knowledge before Doctor Doctor got a hold of them.
She'd been planning this since day one.
Whatever the first day was of her scheme. Though he couldn't possibly tell. He knew something had been amiss sometime in the past before all this happened. Kent heard his watch beeping wildly telling him that his shift at U.Z.Z. was coming up.
Slapping the watch stopping the alarm called attention to himself and the scientists in front of him.
It was a moment where it seemed a flash in time stopped movement. Himself and the Knights turned to each other wondering the matter.
Kent said nothing even though it would have benefited him the most. To his dismay if he was their seconds earlier hearing the Knights cry for help. Then maybe they would have been able to help each other.
The Knights turned there back to him and just kept walking forward.
Leaving Kent feeling terrible than ever holding his arm out for their help. Though he didn't move or shout to tell them to stop. He just let them keep going until they were out of sight.
Doctor Doctor's facility was rampant with whistle blowers.
If he let his comrades catch wind about what he wanted to accomplish. He might as well be dead and buried that's all he has to say. Kent shook his head and knew there had to be progress up at U.Z.Z. he figured he better get changed.