World Domination

Ch. 9



Aya's Flight to Baltimore was underway. She insisted on flying with the team of marines she would be working with, so they placed her on a Cargo plane that was holding all the equipment the marines brought, most unnecessary, and the plane was really spaced out. Samuel Logan was also boarded on this plane, who appeared to have a great time, acting as if the wounds to his back were never there.

Right now Logan was badgering the leader of the mission, Corporal Casey Heston. He was the fifth one Logan started rambling to. Aya figured Logan was just so pleased to be around so many people. He had been alone for a long, long time.

Before Heston, he bothered Angela Harding. She was a young, beautiful brunette who had humored Logan for nearly an hour and a half. If Logan weren't about 12 years older than her, she would've figured them to be a cute couple.

Aya followed her thought for a while. She observed all the marines, never speaking more than 2 words at a time. "Agent Brea?" A tall, skinny figure walked into the passenger hold, which was inside the cargo hold. He was the Co pilot.

"Yes?" Aya answered.

"Agent Brea, you have a radio call from somebody named Kuniko Maeda. He says it's urgent."

Aya nodded and followed him into the cockpit. She grabbed the Radio and announced her presence.

"Aya," Maeda's voice was shaky over the static, "I have figured out something about Samuel. You really should hear this."

Aya turned to the pilots. "Is it possible to get this in private?" The two pilots nodded and walked out. "Okay, tell me."

"Well, you probably know that every cell in the body has several mitochondrion. Well, not Samuel. He has one or two mitochondrion in each cell."

"How is he still alive?"

"I think his experience having mitochondria like yours has made each mitochondrion stronger. Each one is producing incredible amounts of energy. His body has compensated for the loss, yet it over-compensated. He is getting too much energy. With this, you might notice a few things about him. He may be hyper, sleepless, and he might possibly have astronomical strength."

"Strength?" Aya listened intently over the static.

"Yes. He is likely to be strong, fast healing, and possibly even numb towards light pain. Don't be too sure that this is all true, but it is possible. That is all I have for you."

"Before you go, I have to ask you something."

"Yes?"

"Is it possible for Mitochondria Eve ever to return, naturally?"

"Absolutely. I learned something from the last incident. Jerome Michaels, the man who had traits of Eve, was just carrying them for a period of time. It's a back up, sort to speak. If Eve fails to give birth, she will go to her back up who was carrying her abilities in dormancy till her next rise, where she could receive them again. The real question is, who got them last time. I know Melissa Pearce is still abnormal with Mitochondria, but I believe Mitochondria Eve's abnormalities would be much more extreme."

"Thank you." Aya hung up the radio. She walked out of the cockpit, and into the passenger hold.

"Hey everybody! The life of the party is back!" Logan shouted, and got a few laughs from the marines.

Agent Lopez sat next to Aya after Aya was in her seat. "Anything I need to know?"

Aya shook her head.

"Remember, we're partners here. I'll lean on your back, and you can lean on mine." Lopez got up, and discussed something with Corporal Heston.