World Domination
Ch. 8
Kuniko Maeda was working in the newly restored med lab, after the Golem soldiers had come and trashed it out of fury that there was nobody here. The only living organism was Dylan, so they brought him away. Maeda had become most fascinated by Melissa Pearce, nearly as much as he feared her. He did a lot of studying on the patterns of movement of her mitochondria in the cells. He barely lifted his head from the microscope when Aya walked in.
"Knock, knock," Aya said and tapped on the doorframe in the lab. Kuniko lifted his head.
"Oh, Hi Aya." He made a quick brush of his hair using his hands. "Uh, what can I do for you?"
"I want to know what you can tell me about Samuel Logan, or Logan Samuel. Either name works, I guess."
"You mean the man who used to have mitochondria similar to yours?"
"Used to? Does that mean he doesn't anymore?"
"Of course not, he died quite some time ago."
"No, he didn't. It was just a cover up. He is alive and well in a hospital in town."
"Well, he should have it. If you still do, I guess he probably does. I'll need a sample to be sure."
"Alright. I'll go get a warrant to find a sample."
"That's not necessary. He will probably let me take a sample, if you ask him." Maeda went over to a cabinet and pulled out a vaccine. "Shall we go?"
"He probably won't let us. He seems to hate everybody now. He is also mentally unstable, that is obvious. I don't know how to figure this whole mess out."
"Well, I probably can't help you then."
There was a pause of silence, and then the intercom came on in the lab. "Agent Brea, report to Rutgers's office immediately." Aya sighed, and then left.
John Rutgers waited patiently for 10 minutes, till Aya arrived. "Take a seat, Aya." He decided to save the casual talk, and get strait to the point. "We've decided to accept Logan's offer. We are letting him join a group of Marines to Baltimore. When he is there, he will reveal the location of a second base. I want you to keep an eye on him. He used to have mitochondria like you, and he may be dangerous. Agent Lopez will also be with you. Then when he reveals the other location, Agent Pearce and Agent Harrison will join another group of marines. You are leaving tomorrow morning. The plane leaves at 5:00 am. You will be on it. Go home and get some rest. You look beat."
"Is it possible to decline?" Aya said, thinking of Eve, who had been by herself for nearly 6 hours.
"No."
"I have to. I can't leave Eve by herself right now."
"Then, if you don't go, I'm afraid you lose your job. This is a matter of life and death. Are you going to turn your back on that?"
"Yes. I have to. I will miss working here." Aya set her badge and gun on Rutgers's desk.
"There will be a car waiting outside for you at 4:30 tomorrow morning. If you have any decency towards mankind, you won't miss it." Rutgers pushed the ID and gun back towards her, but she didn't accept them. She walked out of the room.
Aya had no intention on going. Her main concern was Eve, but that all changed when she reached her apartment. She found Eve in the kitchen, cooking herself a dinner of spaghetti and meatballs. Aya walked in, slowly, and Eve kept busy cooking. "Eve? How are you?"
Eve turned around from the stove. "Oh, I'm fine. I sensed you were leaving the headquarters so I began dinner. I guess you came home quickly cause I thought I had it all timed out to be ready when you got here."
"You sensed that I was leaving?"
"Of course," Eve looked into Aya's eyes, and Aya looked into Eve's. "You may not realize it but our mitochondria talk to each other, and if you listen, you can hear them." Eve's eyes suddenly flashed from a bright blue to an emerald green.
Aya took a step back. "Are you sure you are all right? You weren't doing to well earlier today."
"Oh, I just had to get back in touch with reality. Sit down, dinner is almost ready." Eve stirred the sauce into the noodles, and then added the meatballs.
"What reality would this be?" Aya reluctantly sat down, not taking her eyes off of the teenage girl in front of her.
"That I am destined to rule this planet. I am to be the leader of evolution, of the creation of the true rulers of this planet. Eat up, you have a big day tomorrow." Eve set a plate of spaghetti in front of Aya. "It's for the good of the world that you have your strength."
Aya stared at the plate, and then back at Eve. "I can't let any of what you said happen. I have to stay here, to protect my species... humans."
Eve moved over to Aya. "Aya, what those horrible people are doing out there is unnatural. They are forcing evolution, and defeating my whole purpose. You will stop them for me, won't you?" Eve sat down across from Aya, and began to eat her own serving of spaghetti and meatballs.
The rest of the meal was eaten in silence, although Aya ate only three bites of the dinner. She then went to bed, feeling helpless and in a position of no hope. If she were to defeat one threatening mankind, it would be too late to stop the other. Aya decided which one she would go after, deciding at this particular moment she stood no chance against the other. She was going to head to Baltimore.
Ch. 8
Kuniko Maeda was working in the newly restored med lab, after the Golem soldiers had come and trashed it out of fury that there was nobody here. The only living organism was Dylan, so they brought him away. Maeda had become most fascinated by Melissa Pearce, nearly as much as he feared her. He did a lot of studying on the patterns of movement of her mitochondria in the cells. He barely lifted his head from the microscope when Aya walked in.
"Knock, knock," Aya said and tapped on the doorframe in the lab. Kuniko lifted his head.
"Oh, Hi Aya." He made a quick brush of his hair using his hands. "Uh, what can I do for you?"
"I want to know what you can tell me about Samuel Logan, or Logan Samuel. Either name works, I guess."
"You mean the man who used to have mitochondria similar to yours?"
"Used to? Does that mean he doesn't anymore?"
"Of course not, he died quite some time ago."
"No, he didn't. It was just a cover up. He is alive and well in a hospital in town."
"Well, he should have it. If you still do, I guess he probably does. I'll need a sample to be sure."
"Alright. I'll go get a warrant to find a sample."
"That's not necessary. He will probably let me take a sample, if you ask him." Maeda went over to a cabinet and pulled out a vaccine. "Shall we go?"
"He probably won't let us. He seems to hate everybody now. He is also mentally unstable, that is obvious. I don't know how to figure this whole mess out."
"Well, I probably can't help you then."
There was a pause of silence, and then the intercom came on in the lab. "Agent Brea, report to Rutgers's office immediately." Aya sighed, and then left.
John Rutgers waited patiently for 10 minutes, till Aya arrived. "Take a seat, Aya." He decided to save the casual talk, and get strait to the point. "We've decided to accept Logan's offer. We are letting him join a group of Marines to Baltimore. When he is there, he will reveal the location of a second base. I want you to keep an eye on him. He used to have mitochondria like you, and he may be dangerous. Agent Lopez will also be with you. Then when he reveals the other location, Agent Pearce and Agent Harrison will join another group of marines. You are leaving tomorrow morning. The plane leaves at 5:00 am. You will be on it. Go home and get some rest. You look beat."
"Is it possible to decline?" Aya said, thinking of Eve, who had been by herself for nearly 6 hours.
"No."
"I have to. I can't leave Eve by herself right now."
"Then, if you don't go, I'm afraid you lose your job. This is a matter of life and death. Are you going to turn your back on that?"
"Yes. I have to. I will miss working here." Aya set her badge and gun on Rutgers's desk.
"There will be a car waiting outside for you at 4:30 tomorrow morning. If you have any decency towards mankind, you won't miss it." Rutgers pushed the ID and gun back towards her, but she didn't accept them. She walked out of the room.
Aya had no intention on going. Her main concern was Eve, but that all changed when she reached her apartment. She found Eve in the kitchen, cooking herself a dinner of spaghetti and meatballs. Aya walked in, slowly, and Eve kept busy cooking. "Eve? How are you?"
Eve turned around from the stove. "Oh, I'm fine. I sensed you were leaving the headquarters so I began dinner. I guess you came home quickly cause I thought I had it all timed out to be ready when you got here."
"You sensed that I was leaving?"
"Of course," Eve looked into Aya's eyes, and Aya looked into Eve's. "You may not realize it but our mitochondria talk to each other, and if you listen, you can hear them." Eve's eyes suddenly flashed from a bright blue to an emerald green.
Aya took a step back. "Are you sure you are all right? You weren't doing to well earlier today."
"Oh, I just had to get back in touch with reality. Sit down, dinner is almost ready." Eve stirred the sauce into the noodles, and then added the meatballs.
"What reality would this be?" Aya reluctantly sat down, not taking her eyes off of the teenage girl in front of her.
"That I am destined to rule this planet. I am to be the leader of evolution, of the creation of the true rulers of this planet. Eat up, you have a big day tomorrow." Eve set a plate of spaghetti in front of Aya. "It's for the good of the world that you have your strength."
Aya stared at the plate, and then back at Eve. "I can't let any of what you said happen. I have to stay here, to protect my species... humans."
Eve moved over to Aya. "Aya, what those horrible people are doing out there is unnatural. They are forcing evolution, and defeating my whole purpose. You will stop them for me, won't you?" Eve sat down across from Aya, and began to eat her own serving of spaghetti and meatballs.
The rest of the meal was eaten in silence, although Aya ate only three bites of the dinner. She then went to bed, feeling helpless and in a position of no hope. If she were to defeat one threatening mankind, it would be too late to stop the other. Aya decided which one she would go after, deciding at this particular moment she stood no chance against the other. She was going to head to Baltimore.