Not sure if the Miles X Victoria idea will be 100%, but what do you guys think? Love it? Hate it? Ok, feedback appreciated as usual! Thanks Everyone!
"What are you doing here? I can't believe that after all this time, I'd never see Veronica Victoria ever again! Where did you go anyway?" I asked.
Victoria gave an embarrassed look, she looked like she didn't want to look at me.
"Miles, it's felt like forever ever since we've seen each other. I told you I was going to be on top of the world with my scientific interests. You had your investigative journalism interests, and here we are." Victoria said.
She then reached into her pocket and pulled out something which looked like a piece of paper. It wasn't any piece of paper, a photo! When I took a closer look with my camcorder, it was me, only younger and there was Veronica, younger. We look so happy in that picture, she's just hugging me.
"Wow, never thought I'd see that picture again, I lost mine." I said embarrassed.
"Oh Miles, you haven't changed. Miles Upshur, always willing to dig into the stories no one else would. And there's me, always trying to achieve the impossible in science." Victoria said.
"So…that night, when we were leaving A. Nigma to achieve our goals, you were just gone. I know you wouldn't want to talk about it, plus my camcorder is on, but I need to know. You avoided me the whole time during the whole time in university and-"
"It wasn't you Miles!" Veronica interjected.
"It wasn't?" I asked.
"You see, I wanted to work for MWF research facilities, the issue was that, I couldn't handle it at first. I realised that I had to put full dedication to the company, no one should know the secrets of this company, and you shouldn't be here Miles." Victoria said.
"So, based on the security protocols, you had to prepare yourself right? You applied to MWF to be a researcher, and you avoided me because you didn't want me nosing around this company due to my…instincts?" I asked.
"Hmm, you always deduct things so, so deeply."
I'm not sure if I was being delusional, but Victoria's voice began to sound a little flirty. It was probably just me, but we have a past ok!
"Not now!" I said.
She didn't appear to be listening, she was standing with her hand on her hip, standing slightly sideways, smiling.
"Ok, I've missed you too Veronica, but can I let you out? I mean, I've seen the report."
As soon as I said that, she immediately lost her smile and stood straight.
"Project Brainwash, I've seen the file. Your name was on it, Lee Ping killed it, I've met him. Why? What drove you into such madness? I thought you were good." I said sadly.
"Miles…"
"Look, I remember now. I remember that night on Graduation we said to each other: "I will love you no matter what happens!" Believe me, I would like to get you out of this cell, but this key card I've got ain't going to cut it! And, and…"
I couldn't finish, I was too held up.
"Seems like you didn't miss me enough huh?"
She repositioned herself with her hand on her hip, standing sideways.
"I probably know someone who might love me enough to stick around!" She said softly.
She still kept the flirty tone, but in the darkness, I could familiar chains rattling. I pointed the camcorder down the hallway, used the night vision, and zoomed in. Chris Walker…
"Chris and you? No way." I whispered.
"Better get to the sub then! Ta ta!" Veronica said.
There seemed to be no other way, I had to run for it, past Chris Walker.
"Victoria, I'm here!" I heard him call out.
I used the darkness for the advantage by scaling the wall, plus I had night vision. Chris stopped just scanning the room, then he continued towards Veronica's cell.
"Oh my Chris, you look exhausted!" She said.
I was just watching, bursting with emotion.
"Hmm, it was a long patrol night. However at least I can see you." Chris said.
"I feel safe around you Chris, I wish I could come out of there and hug your strong manliness!"
Ok I had enough, I snuck away back to where I remember was the elevator. I made my way through the dark hallway, then I was greeted by light, didn't need night vision then. The elevator was illuminating the light, I got in, and I had to get back to the docking bay, which was the first floor. I pushed the button and was on my way, I had also filmed some of the floor selections which was for the prisons, had locked symbols on them. To bide my time, I wrote down more notes.
Met Veronica Victoria, Coral Grove: P1. She's being held here due to her failure of her superiors, something about brainwashing. It's official! Lee and his buddies have some explaining to do, and so do I. Victoria still had the photo of me and her, I still can't believe after all these years…
It seems she went down the wrong path, I'm going to get her out of here! I will show her the light again! That is if Chris Walker doesn't interfere.
The elevator suddenly stopped, and it suddenly was going back down, slowly. I suddenly heard this voice from a microphone.
"So sorry for the intrusion my friend, but I'm not waiting around while Cassandra isn't here!"
"Finnwich?" I said.
"There are some things you need to see before you go! Meet me outside, we're close! Oh and if you're wondering what time it is, it's specifically 2:01 AM!"
The mic shut off, and the elevator door opened. The walls read P2, and there was the outside that Trager was pointing to. It seemed to be a dark and stormy night, but I had to, plus my camcorder was water proof as well, thank God. I could barely see a thing in the darkness, just rock, and I turned around to see what Coral Grove looked like, and it looked like a giant pointy pillar. I could only see it when the lightning struck light.
I continued to wander to wherever I was going on this rocky island, plus I could hear water splashing. Getting nowhere, I was running out of battery, suddenly I saw a light and a figure that was gesturing me to follow. I reloaded the battery , there was four out of five batteries remaining, then I slowly approached the figure and found it to be Finnwich.
"Yes, it is quite stormy on this island." He said.
"So, what do you have to show me?" I asked.
"Yes, I know that you have recently discovered your girlfriend is here, it's disappointing I know." Finnwich said.
It's almost like he was taunting me.
"I…! How did…"
"I see a lot of things in this facility, like Trager, used to be an associate of mine 'till he got the song injected into him and turned into the maniac that he is now." Finnwich explained.
"What song?" I asked.
Lightning struck once, I could hear water becoming more aggressive, Finnwich then explained.
"There is a song used in your girlfriend's-"
"VERONICA'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!" I interjected.
"Alright fine, my apologies… Now she used this song, and it was the beat that could manipulate a person's mind. The big prank committed by Lee Ping as the Press have known it, had that song."
"What happens if I hear it?" I asked.
"That's what I'm here to test." Finnwich said.
I put my camcorder away, then he pulled out I guess an MP3 player, and he played it.
"I should warn you, it's deadly, plus I like on the piano much better." Finnwich said.
"Just do it." I said.
The lightning had flashed one more time, he pushed the play button, it was the techno song that I've heard about.
"I can't feel anything." I said.
"Genzooks! You're immune to it as well! Perhaps it's because of your good will! Or your journalistic mind!" Finnwich said.
"Is Veronica immune?" I asked.
"Yes, she is. She's worked with it long enough for the song to not take a toll on her." Finnwich said.
Suddenly I heard chains rattling of Chris Walker once more, and Finnwich just vanished.
"It's a nice rainstorm, all it needs is a little rat to be flushed out!"
I took out the camcorder and used the night vision to get around. I could see him, but he couldn't see me. The thunder was getting more tense, I had to go back inside. I was able to sneak around him, I was heading back inside and only then he hears my footsteps, I just made a run for it towards the elevator and closed the door, pushing the first floor button to get back to the submarine docking bay, I put away the camcorder.
To my luck there was a submarine, but some guards as well, and there were these big floating grim-reaper like robots, kind of like the green ones, only they were blue, helping to load cargo onto the submarine. I decided to take a shot of them with my camcorder, they weren't looking, I still had an ammo-less crystallizer, which was good enough for a distraction so I could get into a crate before they turned around. In the darkness once again, waiting to go back to The Hydra.
Later…
After hours of painfully waiting, I finally felt the crate being lifted and being put down. I slowly opened the crate, and found it was indeed the submarine base I came into. There was no patrol, and I knew a way out from last time, which was the elevator to the top floor of the owner's office. That's where I went, but the door wasn't opening, now what? I was hearing another door open, which I had begun to realise that it was the big door. Hazmats on hover vehicles were leaving, I just ran for it inside right before it closed. There I was again, in the dark tunnel, only then there was a latter that led up, I ceased the opportunity to get back up there before more guards show.
Alright then, fresh air, and there was The Hydra casino, and I was lucky today. My Jeep was still parked where I had left it, I thought my first thought was to go home and rest, but I second thought myself and decided to get back to A. Nigma to see what has been happening. Alright alright, got into my car, started the engine, drove off. Sounds about right! Oh, and the time in my car said 10:41 AM. I Later came up towards A. Nigma, but saw these white ambulances were parked out front, and that the school had this Quarantine sign at the gate.
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