"Hello Deck." Renfro said as she strolled into Lydecker's office. He glanced up from his paperwork and nodded acknowledging her presence. "I wish that I could be here on better circumstances."

"Yeah me too." Lydecker muttered into his paperwork. He had mixed emotions about everything that happened; he wasn't sure whether to be sad, embarrassed, angry, or concerned. But no matter how he felt one thing was sure, Kaitlyn had made him look like a fool.

"Where is she?" Renfro questioned as she sat down in front of Lydecker's desk.

"Solitary, she better make herself comfortable because she's going to be there for a long time." He said emotionless.

"The committee has a proposal for this unfortunate situation." Lydecker glanced up at her.

"What?" No matter what she said, he wasn't going to like the answer. Renfro grabbed one of the picture frames on his desk and ran her fingers across it. It was a picture of Lydecker, Brandon and Kaitlyn when they were younger.

"They would like to try out an experimental procedure on her." Lydecker laughed stood up and snatched the picture from her hands.

"As long as I'm alive you won't put a fucking finger on her." She raised her eyebrows.

"No matter what Deck, I'm going to have to go through with it. You have two options. You can help me, or I'll kill you and do it anyway." Lydecker sighed and sat down resting his head in his hands. "Knowing you Deck, I'd assume you'd like to be there for her."

"What's the procedure?" He rubbed his forehead and tried to relax.

"Mixing her DNA with X5 DNA."

"We've already done that." Lydecker groaned.

"Committee wants to try it again." She stood up. "Think about it Deck, but think fast." Renfro turned on her heel and walked out.

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Kaitlyn laid curled up in her bed, well not her bed but the bed in her cell that had become all too familiar to her. There wasn't much else to do besides stare at the walls and lay in bed. But she was stronger then her father thought. I'll show him. She knew that he had figured she would only last a few days but it had been two weeks now that she stayed in her cell. Both of them were waiting it out to see who would give in first and Kaitlyn wasn't giving in anytime soon.

As she lay in her cell she could hear footsteps in the hallway. Probably the guards making their rounds. She could hear them stop outside her door and she raised her eyebrows. Kaitlyn sat up in her bed ready to put up a fight with anyone who was about to bother her. The cell door slid open and two guards entered.

"Can I help you?" She asked sarcastically. Neither one of them said anything. "Fuck off." Kaitlyn muttered as she went to lie back down in her bed. One of them grabbed her arm and she pulled away before standing up. "Don't fucking touch me!" She screamed. Again the guard grabbed her, this time overpowering her and pushing her into the wall. Kaitlyn kicked and screamed in his hold. "Get off me!" She yelled. The guard said nothing as she continued her attempt to fight him off. Kaitlyn suddenly felt a pinch in her side and looked down to see the other guard injecting her with some kind of drug. Moments later she could feel her body weaken, and her vision blur before passing out.

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Lydecker sat in his office gazing at the picture of his daughter on his desk. What am I doing? He asked himself. His options were limited here, follow Renfro's order and turn his daughter into a transgenic experiment or attempt to escape with his two children. As much as he wanted to up and leave he knew that Manticore would find him and kill him eventually and do whatever they wanted with Kaitlyn and Brandon.

He nervously tapped his hand on his desk as he again examined his options, both were bleak. Am I really about to do this? Am I about to make her X5? Lydecker sighed heavily and continued to stare at her picture on his desk. I'm so sorry Kaitlyn, so sorry. The door to his office opened and Agent Sanvadol walked in.

"Yes?" Lydecker muttered without looking away from the picture.

"She's ready; all we need is your ok." Sanvadol said. Lydecker took one last glance at the smiling girl on his desk. He nodded.

"Do it." He said blankly. Sanvadol turned and walked out. I'm sorry Kaitlyn.