"Sir, I don't think it wise to -"
"Don't second guess me." Wye interrupted. "I want all proof that Manticore existed eliminated. They're useless. They have no cause. And they are proof. I said, administer the shots."
The scientist gulped, then signaled to his group. They each looked at each other with weary expressions, then each picked up a vial of liquid and a needle then the room.
"Are you sure, sir?" The scientist asked.
"I'm positive." Wye said, his arms crossed. "I want it done."
"Yes, sir." The scientist said, then grabbed his own vial of liquid and needle. He cast a look at Wye, then walked in the direction his group went in.
A few minutes, a guard, followed by the X7s, entered the lab.
"Odd place to have the sevens meet you." The guard said as the X7s stood in a line in front of Wye.
"None of your concern." Wye said, looking from each X7 to the next.
"Right, sir." The guard said apologetically.
"Which are the C.O. and second?" Wye asked the guard.
"That one, Kev - I mean, X7-566 is the C.O. And the second is X7-431." The guard said.
"Very good." Wye said, stroking his chin. "You're dismissed."
"But, sir. The-"
"I said, you are dismissed."
"Right, sir." The guard said and left the lab.
"Do you know why you're here?" Wye asked the X7s.
None of them said a thing. If why hadn't known better he would've thought they weren't even breathing. They all just stood at attention, waiting for him to speak.
"You're here," Wye continued. "Because Manticore is in trouble."
Still none of the X7s said anything. None of them even moved.
"Do you know why Manticore is in trouble?" Wye said as he walked back and forth in front of the X7s, looking at each of their faces.
One boy looked as if he was going to speak, but he obviously thought better of it because he remained silent.
"The rogues!" Wye half-shouted. "They are free and destroying Manticore from the outside! If we got back the rogues, Manticore would be troubleless again."
The X7s' faces seemed to harden more, if that was even possible. Wye liked it. These children would be the key.
"With the failed attempt to recapture XS-618," Wye said. The X7s' faces went back to normal, acknowledging their failure. "It is of even more importance that they are brought back. The XS and the X5s must be brought back to Manticore and they must become loyal again. Do you understand? Dismissed."
The X7s all walked to the door and Wye smiled as the door closed. His plan would not fail. The problem with the past heads of Manticore was that they wanted to bring the Xs back to Manticore and keep them loyal. His plan was different. Yes, he would bring them all back to Manticore, but he did not care if they were loyal or not. They would all be killed, then he would destroy every trace of Manticore there was. The plan was simple, get the X7s and X6s to bring back the rogues. Then begin to destroy the whole X-series starting with the rogues.
Wye smiled. There was nothing that could ruin his plan. He had thought it through and would make sure that any complication was taken care of. Permanently.
"Sir." Wye's thoughts were interrupted. The scientist had returned.
"What?" Wye snapped.
"X1-zero through X1-455 have been destroyed." The scientist reported.
"Excellent." Wye said, a smile forming on his face. "Go from X1-456 through X1-652. I want them gone."
"Yes, sir." The scientist said, then grabbed a few needles and vials of liquid and stuffed them in a bag. "Sir, is it really true that you plan to eliminate the whole X-series?"
"Every single one." Wye replied.
"Even the sevens?"
"Especially the sevens." Wye said. "I don't want them rebelling. The rogues shall be first when the nomalies are taken care of."
"Yes, sir." The scientist said and left with his bag.
Wye smiled to himself.
'This is going to be easier than I imagined.' He thought.
Wye looked at his watch and left the lab.
"Don't second guess me." Wye interrupted. "I want all proof that Manticore existed eliminated. They're useless. They have no cause. And they are proof. I said, administer the shots."
The scientist gulped, then signaled to his group. They each looked at each other with weary expressions, then each picked up a vial of liquid and a needle then the room.
"Are you sure, sir?" The scientist asked.
"I'm positive." Wye said, his arms crossed. "I want it done."
"Yes, sir." The scientist said, then grabbed his own vial of liquid and needle. He cast a look at Wye, then walked in the direction his group went in.
A few minutes, a guard, followed by the X7s, entered the lab.
"Odd place to have the sevens meet you." The guard said as the X7s stood in a line in front of Wye.
"None of your concern." Wye said, looking from each X7 to the next.
"Right, sir." The guard said apologetically.
"Which are the C.O. and second?" Wye asked the guard.
"That one, Kev - I mean, X7-566 is the C.O. And the second is X7-431." The guard said.
"Very good." Wye said, stroking his chin. "You're dismissed."
"But, sir. The-"
"I said, you are dismissed."
"Right, sir." The guard said and left the lab.
"Do you know why you're here?" Wye asked the X7s.
None of them said a thing. If why hadn't known better he would've thought they weren't even breathing. They all just stood at attention, waiting for him to speak.
"You're here," Wye continued. "Because Manticore is in trouble."
Still none of the X7s said anything. None of them even moved.
"Do you know why Manticore is in trouble?" Wye said as he walked back and forth in front of the X7s, looking at each of their faces.
One boy looked as if he was going to speak, but he obviously thought better of it because he remained silent.
"The rogues!" Wye half-shouted. "They are free and destroying Manticore from the outside! If we got back the rogues, Manticore would be troubleless again."
The X7s' faces seemed to harden more, if that was even possible. Wye liked it. These children would be the key.
"With the failed attempt to recapture XS-618," Wye said. The X7s' faces went back to normal, acknowledging their failure. "It is of even more importance that they are brought back. The XS and the X5s must be brought back to Manticore and they must become loyal again. Do you understand? Dismissed."
The X7s all walked to the door and Wye smiled as the door closed. His plan would not fail. The problem with the past heads of Manticore was that they wanted to bring the Xs back to Manticore and keep them loyal. His plan was different. Yes, he would bring them all back to Manticore, but he did not care if they were loyal or not. They would all be killed, then he would destroy every trace of Manticore there was. The plan was simple, get the X7s and X6s to bring back the rogues. Then begin to destroy the whole X-series starting with the rogues.
Wye smiled. There was nothing that could ruin his plan. He had thought it through and would make sure that any complication was taken care of. Permanently.
"Sir." Wye's thoughts were interrupted. The scientist had returned.
"What?" Wye snapped.
"X1-zero through X1-455 have been destroyed." The scientist reported.
"Excellent." Wye said, a smile forming on his face. "Go from X1-456 through X1-652. I want them gone."
"Yes, sir." The scientist said, then grabbed a few needles and vials of liquid and stuffed them in a bag. "Sir, is it really true that you plan to eliminate the whole X-series?"
"Every single one." Wye replied.
"Even the sevens?"
"Especially the sevens." Wye said. "I don't want them rebelling. The rogues shall be first when the nomalies are taken care of."
"Yes, sir." The scientist said and left with his bag.
Wye smiled to himself.
'This is going to be easier than I imagined.' He thought.
Wye looked at his watch and left the lab.
