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Daydreamer in the Dark
Julia peered into the darkness of the lab; it seemed to be safe. Quickly she hurried across to the large bank of computers, trying to be as quiet as possible. With a last glance around the shadows, she sat herself in front of the monitor and began searching the database for what she wanted. It didn't take too long to locate. Soon she had her entire project data displayed before her on the Mishima Zaibatsu's supercomputers.
"Hmm, some things have been changed… What have they done here?" Julia murmured to herself, frowning at the bizarre DNA information mixed through her research data. Still puzzling over the data on the screens, Julia quickly copied the files onto disc and slipped it inside her jacket before continuing her search in more detail.
"Devil gene? My god, they're trying to use GENOCELL to create some kind of monster. That's unconscionable!"
"GENOCELL is the key to making our experiment a success. Without it, the devil genes would destroy the human genes." Julia turned to see a man emerging from the darkness. He was dressed in a lab coat and wore unusual red sunglasses. His smile was menacing as he approached her. "You have an exceptional mind, Ms Chang. Why not join us in our work. This is your chance to be part of something special, this research represents the future of mankind" the scientist leered.
"I will never join you! This cannot be mankind's future, this monstrosity. I will not allow it." Julia stood defiant before the scientist, as she quickly set the computer to delete all the GENOCELL data.
"Nooo!" Julia leapt for the door, narrowly avoiding fatal wounds as the scientist drew a gun and began to fire. Alarms sounded their disapproval as she raced down the corridor, skidding and barging through a fire exit into the stairwell.
The pounding feet of the guards were hot on her heels as she thundered down the stairs. More foot soldiers issued into the stairwell below her and she had no choice but to exit through the nearest doorway. She emerged in a hallway, disorientated by the flashing security lights. Unsure of which way to go, Julia ran senselessly through a labyrinth of corridors, narrowly escaping the tekken force at every turn. A left turn here, a right turn there, down more stairs and yet another identical passage, all the time the deafening alarms, tearing through her thoughts.
As she raced past yet another hallway there was the sound of shots and Julia gasped at the pain in her arm. A quick glance revealed a tranquilliser dart. Julia hunted desperately for an exit as the first wave of nausea hit her. 'There! Garbage shoot!' she flung herself headlong into the shoot and plummeted into the darkness, landing with a painful crash outside. Struggling to hold on to consciousness, she hauled herself out of the dumpster. The world swimming around her, she collapsed ungracefully on the ground. Despairingly, Julia fought to focus her eyes on the pair of feet in front of her, but it was futile, and the last thing she heard was the heavy footfalls of guards approaching as she succumbed to the drug.
