Don't tell me "no!" Chapter 6
White stood in what had been turned into the control room. It was an old office on the second floor of the two-story warehouse.
The risk of being too far away from 452 was worth the relative safety this location provided.
It would be almost impossible for anyone to ambush the control room.
In any case, there was no way she could get out of the cage, it had held every other transgenic he'd put in it. It would hold this one too.
There was only one key-card for the door, and he had it.
452 was not going to escape this time.
He watched the monitor. His earpiece was the only one connected to the audio feed from the camera. His team had thought it odd but Otto hadn't questioned his orders. Otto was quite possibly the closest thing Ames had to a friend amongst the humans.
The reason for these orders, and the camera as opposed to guards was simple. 452 knew too much about him, he couldn't risk her exposing him to his team. If that happened he would have to kill all of them, and while he could manage it, putting together a new team was an inconvenience he didn't need. Besides he'd hate to have to train another second in command. On the upside he may be able to arrange to have another Familiar transferred to his team. He didn't get to spend nearly as much time as he would like in the company of his own kind, there were times when he felt oddly separated from them.
Having another Familiar around would be useful but if the Conclave felt he needed any help they would have sent it.
Ames trusted their judgement.
He looked back at the camera, 452 was leaning against the door, if she was testing for weaknesses she wouldn't find any.
She paced back to the side of the cage so she was facing the camera.
'Sir.' Otto came up to him.
'Report.' Ames ordered.
'We've found no sign of Cale or 494.'
'Keep looking.' He instructed.
A sound through the audio feed from the camera brought his attention back to the monitor. What was that she had said? Coward?
Ames frowned.
He listened, what she said next he had no problem hearing. He pulled the earpiece out and slammed it down on the desk, odds were it would never work again.
He watched as she blew a kiss at the camera.
He wasn't sure why this last gesture offended him more than her words, something mocking in her body language.
He didn't really stop to analyse it, he just headed for the stairs.
'Sir?' Otto asked.
'No-one leaves this room, shut that monitor off.' Ames ordered as he stormed out.
Otto turned off the monitor, he had never disobeyed an order before in his life, although he was sorely tempted to right now.