Dark Angel
Dark Time Episode Two: Kris's Past
LAST EPISODE: Logan and Max find another Manticore Project Prototype, Kris Colum.
Kris was born at Vividyne Labs in Southern Wyoming. She was part of a different of experiment of Project Manticore. She had the genes like all the other experiments from the year before except she had one extra gene than them. She had a canine gene in her. There were nine others in that experiment but they were stillborn.
She was a loner throughout the training and testing. Kris didn't want to go through the training because she hated to fight (unless if she gets pissed off). Her best friends in the Manticore Project was a boy who called himself Zack, another who called himself Ritchie, another boy named Michael and a girl named Vic. Kris had no name at the time and she was called by the barcode on the back of her neck.
One day one her fellow group members had a seizure. Lately all the group members were given Tryptophan because it stopped the seizures from coming. Kris and the other knew what would happen if Lydecker saw this.
Lydecker happened to walk in on the seizure with two of the scientists and a guard. Suddenly Eva attacked the guard and she was shot him. Then the others went through the window, Kris was right behind.
Kris didn't make it far, either did her friends Vic, Michael and Ritchie. Vic was shot and killed. Both Ritchie and Kris stunned and taken back to the lab. Michael was wounded. Five were taken back to the lab, one was killed, and twelve escaped.
Kris, Ritchie, Michael and the other three taken to jail cell made especially for the Manticore Project prototypes. It was only opened and closed by a computer. They were there for months.
One night the power failed (the pulse). Kris and Ritchie pulled all at the door to the cell. It easily opened. Kris, Michael, Ritchie ran out of the cell and the other three followed.
Only the lights powered by the generators were on. It seem everything run by a computer wasn't working but they still had to seek by the guards. Kris came in handy by the other four because of one of the skills they didn't. She had the extra sensory skills of a wolf.
They broke into the lab and took two bottles each of Tryptophan to avoid seizures on the road. All of them managed to get outside the complex. One thing they didn't know was out there now. A generator now ran the outside security system. One of them hit a beam and the alarms sounded.
"Oh great." whispered Ritchie. "We got to split up."
All six of them split up. Kris went straight for the fence. She threw some water from a puddle on it. She sees some smoke come off the fence. The fence was electrified and was also ran by a generator.
Kris looks back the others. Three of them were lying on the ground not moving. Ritchie and Michael were nowhere to be seen. She was in enemy territory and Kris had get out of there. Using her cat-like agility she jumped over the fence. She then ran into the woods and disappeared under the cover night.
She walked throughout the night. Near sunrise she found a dump. Kris changed from her lab clothes into some blue jeans with ripped knees and a black T-shirt. She put on some socks and shoes she also found. Kris used a baseball cap to hide her barcode tattoo. She knew it would be a few months before her hair grew long enough to cover it.
Kris found a backpack. She went through the dump for some more clothes and stuff she might need. When she heard some barking, she crawled back under the fence and ran away.
She became a thief but it didn't last long. She was caught by the police and placed in a foster home. The person that was her surrogate mother later adopted Kris.
Her surrogate mother, Laura Colum had a son named Jeff. He was only three years old. Kris liked it here at the house. Laura promised Kris, she will never tell Lydecker she was living with her. Laura knew what Lydecker did to her and the others.
When Kris was seventeen, she moved to NYC and rented an apartment. She got a job as a photographer for newspapers and magazines. With the money she made, she bought herself a motorcycle.
One night, another motorcyclist stopped her in the streets. He had flames on his helmet.
"I know who you are, 671000158902." he said in a mild tone.
That was her barcode number from Manticore. "Who are you?"
"It's Zack."
"Zack?"
"Yes. 671000158902 you are in a lot of danger."
"By who?"
"Lydecker, if he tracks you down. I suggest you stay away for the public and become low profile like the others. Lydecker is trying to track down all of us."
"The others are alive?"
"Yes."
"Where are they?"
"It is better if the last you know about the others, the better."
Kris remembered what he said. A year later, Kris was asked to take some photos at a Genetic Conference. She tried to avoid doing the offer but she was forced into it.
The conference was long. During the middle of the conference, Kris' hands were beginning to shake. She knew, she was going to have a seizure. Kris had to get out of there. Just as she reached the door it hit.
She fell to the ground. People began to swarm around her. Kris heard someone to call for an ambulance. One of the people that was around her pulled her hair away from her neck, revealing her barcode tattoo.
The seizure quickly ended. She knew the guy who saw the bar code. He worked for Lydecker at the lab. She ran out of the building and straight for her motorcycle.
That night she packed her things and left her apartment. Kris knew by now Lydecker's men would be searching for her. She had to leave the city; she was now in enemy territory.
Kris arrived in Seattle a few weeks later. During her trip, she found Michael. He works with Zack on keeping track of the others. She was given the e-mail address of Eyes Only. Michael told her if you want to find them sent a coded message to him.
"So that's what happened." said Logan.
"Where is Michael?" asked Max.
"He prefers if he wasn't found." Kris answered. "Like, all the others Lydecker is after them."
"Have you seen the others?" questioned Max.
"Not all of them. I only seen you, Zack, and Michael."
THE END
NEXT EPISODE: Ritchie is found.
Dark Time Episode Two: Kris's Past
LAST EPISODE: Logan and Max find another Manticore Project Prototype, Kris Colum.
Kris was born at Vividyne Labs in Southern Wyoming. She was part of a different of experiment of Project Manticore. She had the genes like all the other experiments from the year before except she had one extra gene than them. She had a canine gene in her. There were nine others in that experiment but they were stillborn.
She was a loner throughout the training and testing. Kris didn't want to go through the training because she hated to fight (unless if she gets pissed off). Her best friends in the Manticore Project was a boy who called himself Zack, another who called himself Ritchie, another boy named Michael and a girl named Vic. Kris had no name at the time and she was called by the barcode on the back of her neck.
One day one her fellow group members had a seizure. Lately all the group members were given Tryptophan because it stopped the seizures from coming. Kris and the other knew what would happen if Lydecker saw this.
Lydecker happened to walk in on the seizure with two of the scientists and a guard. Suddenly Eva attacked the guard and she was shot him. Then the others went through the window, Kris was right behind.
Kris didn't make it far, either did her friends Vic, Michael and Ritchie. Vic was shot and killed. Both Ritchie and Kris stunned and taken back to the lab. Michael was wounded. Five were taken back to the lab, one was killed, and twelve escaped.
Kris, Ritchie, Michael and the other three taken to jail cell made especially for the Manticore Project prototypes. It was only opened and closed by a computer. They were there for months.
One night the power failed (the pulse). Kris and Ritchie pulled all at the door to the cell. It easily opened. Kris, Michael, Ritchie ran out of the cell and the other three followed.
Only the lights powered by the generators were on. It seem everything run by a computer wasn't working but they still had to seek by the guards. Kris came in handy by the other four because of one of the skills they didn't. She had the extra sensory skills of a wolf.
They broke into the lab and took two bottles each of Tryptophan to avoid seizures on the road. All of them managed to get outside the complex. One thing they didn't know was out there now. A generator now ran the outside security system. One of them hit a beam and the alarms sounded.
"Oh great." whispered Ritchie. "We got to split up."
All six of them split up. Kris went straight for the fence. She threw some water from a puddle on it. She sees some smoke come off the fence. The fence was electrified and was also ran by a generator.
Kris looks back the others. Three of them were lying on the ground not moving. Ritchie and Michael were nowhere to be seen. She was in enemy territory and Kris had get out of there. Using her cat-like agility she jumped over the fence. She then ran into the woods and disappeared under the cover night.
She walked throughout the night. Near sunrise she found a dump. Kris changed from her lab clothes into some blue jeans with ripped knees and a black T-shirt. She put on some socks and shoes she also found. Kris used a baseball cap to hide her barcode tattoo. She knew it would be a few months before her hair grew long enough to cover it.
Kris found a backpack. She went through the dump for some more clothes and stuff she might need. When she heard some barking, she crawled back under the fence and ran away.
She became a thief but it didn't last long. She was caught by the police and placed in a foster home. The person that was her surrogate mother later adopted Kris.
Her surrogate mother, Laura Colum had a son named Jeff. He was only three years old. Kris liked it here at the house. Laura promised Kris, she will never tell Lydecker she was living with her. Laura knew what Lydecker did to her and the others.
When Kris was seventeen, she moved to NYC and rented an apartment. She got a job as a photographer for newspapers and magazines. With the money she made, she bought herself a motorcycle.
One night, another motorcyclist stopped her in the streets. He had flames on his helmet.
"I know who you are, 671000158902." he said in a mild tone.
That was her barcode number from Manticore. "Who are you?"
"It's Zack."
"Zack?"
"Yes. 671000158902 you are in a lot of danger."
"By who?"
"Lydecker, if he tracks you down. I suggest you stay away for the public and become low profile like the others. Lydecker is trying to track down all of us."
"The others are alive?"
"Yes."
"Where are they?"
"It is better if the last you know about the others, the better."
Kris remembered what he said. A year later, Kris was asked to take some photos at a Genetic Conference. She tried to avoid doing the offer but she was forced into it.
The conference was long. During the middle of the conference, Kris' hands were beginning to shake. She knew, she was going to have a seizure. Kris had to get out of there. Just as she reached the door it hit.
She fell to the ground. People began to swarm around her. Kris heard someone to call for an ambulance. One of the people that was around her pulled her hair away from her neck, revealing her barcode tattoo.
The seizure quickly ended. She knew the guy who saw the bar code. He worked for Lydecker at the lab. She ran out of the building and straight for her motorcycle.
That night she packed her things and left her apartment. Kris knew by now Lydecker's men would be searching for her. She had to leave the city; she was now in enemy territory.
Kris arrived in Seattle a few weeks later. During her trip, she found Michael. He works with Zack on keeping track of the others. She was given the e-mail address of Eyes Only. Michael told her if you want to find them sent a coded message to him.
"So that's what happened." said Logan.
"Where is Michael?" asked Max.
"He prefers if he wasn't found." Kris answered. "Like, all the others Lydecker is after them."
"Have you seen the others?" questioned Max.
"Not all of them. I only seen you, Zack, and Michael."
THE END
NEXT EPISODE: Ritchie is found.