Chapter 12

    Now that you're at Genomex you have to be careful, Aurora thought as she got out of the cab and paid the cab fee.

    She looked around the street corner and saw into the main entrance of Genomex.  She saw a woman and two men.  The woman and one of the men were sitting behind desks.  The other man was standing in front of a door and he used some sort of key card, the door opened.  He walked through and walked out of sight as the door closed.  Right then, Aurora walked inside and headed for the door.  She tried to open it, but it was locked.

    "You can't just come in here without an appointment," said the woman as she stood up and walked towards Aurora.

    "I'm making my own appointment," Aurora answered back.

    The woman tried to grab Aurora, but Aurora threw a fireball at her.  The woman hit a wall and was knocked unconscious.  Then the man behind the desk stood up and tried to grab Aurora from behind.  Aurora flipped him over her head and he landed on his back.  Slowly, he stood back up and tried to punch Aurora but she moved her head.  Instead she punched him and he fell to the ground again, but this time he was unconscious.  Aurora bent down and grabbed a key card from the man's jacket pocket.

    "Thanks," she said as she chuckled a little. 

    Aurora walked over, used the key card in a slot, the door opened, and she walked through.

    Brat, Aurora heard someone thinking as she walked down a hallway.  That kid better watch himself or him and his mutant girlfriend are never getting out of here, alive.  I don't care what my orders are; I'm not going back to the second floor to deal with him!

    I hope he's talking about Gabriel, Aurora thought.

    Aurora saw someone around the corner.  Hey, you!" he yelled as he ran towards her.

    "I don't have time for this," commented Aurora.

    She threw a fireball at him and he fell to the ground.  He had no energy left to retaliate, plus he was in pain from the fireball.  Aurora kept walking until she found an elevator.  She pushed "up" button and the elevator doors opened.  She stepped inside, and the doors closed behind her. 

Aurora pressed the second floor button and waited a few seconds as the doors opened to reveal the second floor of Genomex.  She stepped out of the elevator and could see down to the first floor.  Aurora saw these pods that were in a circle.  She briefly looked at them, but then did a double take when she realized there were people in the pods.  They looked as if they were in a deep sleep.  Aurora's eyes fell upon two pods in particular.  In them were the two agents that had tried to kidnap her.

    Come on Aurora, she thought to herself, keep going

    Aurora continued to walk down another hallway until she heard the sound of someone inside; some one struggling to get out.  She grabbed the doorknob, but the door was locked.  Aurora kicked the door and it flew open.  When she went inside she saw Gabriel tied up in a chair in the middle of the room.

    "Get the Hell away from me!" he yelled not realizing it was Aurora.  He looked up and saw her.  "Oh sorry, it took you long enough to find your way here."

    "Don't act like you're not grateful to see me.  If I hadn't come to save your ass, you'd still be tied to this chair," she said as she finished untying the ropes around Gabriel and Gabriel stood up.  "What happened?" she said as she stared at the bump on his forehead.

    "It's nothing, I'm fine.  Let's get out of here."

    As they both headed for the door, three GSA agents entered followed by a man with white hair, wearing glasses with black rims, and a white lab coat.  He was Eckhart.

    "Ah, Miss Mulwray we meet at last," said Eckhart with Daniel Chase at his side.

    "Let me guess, your Eckhart," Aurora said.

    "Who?!" asked Gabriel, not knowing what was going on.

    "So you have heard of me.  Undoubtedly from Adam Kane."  Aurora nodded. 

    "What the Hell is going on?!" asked Gabriel.

    "I'll explain later," said Aurora," when we get out of here."

    "I'm afraid I can't allow you to leave," said Eckhart.

    "We're getting out of her, even if we have to fight to get out!" Aurora exclaimed as four more GSA agents entered the room.