An Unauthorized Genetic Experiment: episode two.
Author: Chippewa Livingston
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Disclaimer: I claim no affiliation or ownership of characters or material related to Dark Angel.
Episode 2, Rabbits
Ding. The doors slid open on well oiled tracks and Asha stepped out ready to be escorted from the building.
At least, that's how it should have happened.
The doors never opened. Something else happened though. New sounds entered the equation. Tires on pavement and doors slamming.
The elevator emitted a loud buzzing alarm. "Seems Asha's jammed the doors, somehow she knew the party was starting."
"Maybe her friend was invited." We were both out of sight through the nearest vent by the time the soldiers who had come with the cars realized the doors couldn't be forced and decided on the fastest alternative means of entrance which involved a thick panel of glass and the butt of a sniper rifle.
I conducted a little reconnaissance via a ceiling panel left open just a crack. In my little slice of the room I saw a team of soldiers pass that was obviously highly trained but they lacked the precision of my Manticore bunkmates as well as their perfect physique.
Still the unmarked black fatigues didn't belong to some rundown unit of rent-a-cops,cops; these were a group of elite, prepared for the most formidable opponent they could imagine. It was kind of ironic. That opponent- times two- was sitting back and watching them from the ceiling with no intention of discovering just how prepared they were. Jack gestured in the dark (no obstacle to us) to his left and I followed him. It was painfully slow going since we needed silence above all. I smelled fresh air ahead and wanted to question 'Jack' but decided I'd have to trust him on this. In the field, if the leader says the sky is green you say 'yessir' and don't ask about the grass.
The cramped duct ended in a grill on the far side of the building. Wordlessly we slipped away in the night. While we were still in the open 'Jack' grabbed my wrist halting our progress. He pointed and I followed his finger to a flash of blond moving furtively across the property. So we were not only playing escape and evade we had a rabbit of our own to chase. "I checked the emergency hatch on the elevator while you were playing peek-a-boo. It hadn't been opened and Asha's not stupid enough to stay in a cage like that." Jack's voice was barely audible.
She'd sent the car down empty. Nice.
Our mark was on her own way to safety but we still didn't know what she was after. "We need to get a look at those files."
"Maybe she was just looking up our favorite foods for the next roaring party."
We moved in Asha's direction now, aiming to get some answers from the misguided little girl who had gone looking for them."
Author: Chippewa Livingston
Archive: Please ask
Disclaimer: I claim no affiliation or ownership of characters or material related to Dark Angel.
Episode 2, Rabbits
Ding. The doors slid open on well oiled tracks and Asha stepped out ready to be escorted from the building.
At least, that's how it should have happened.
The doors never opened. Something else happened though. New sounds entered the equation. Tires on pavement and doors slamming.
The elevator emitted a loud buzzing alarm. "Seems Asha's jammed the doors, somehow she knew the party was starting."
"Maybe her friend was invited." We were both out of sight through the nearest vent by the time the soldiers who had come with the cars realized the doors couldn't be forced and decided on the fastest alternative means of entrance which involved a thick panel of glass and the butt of a sniper rifle.
I conducted a little reconnaissance via a ceiling panel left open just a crack. In my little slice of the room I saw a team of soldiers pass that was obviously highly trained but they lacked the precision of my Manticore bunkmates as well as their perfect physique.
Still the unmarked black fatigues didn't belong to some rundown unit of rent-a-cops,cops; these were a group of elite, prepared for the most formidable opponent they could imagine. It was kind of ironic. That opponent- times two- was sitting back and watching them from the ceiling with no intention of discovering just how prepared they were. Jack gestured in the dark (no obstacle to us) to his left and I followed him. It was painfully slow going since we needed silence above all. I smelled fresh air ahead and wanted to question 'Jack' but decided I'd have to trust him on this. In the field, if the leader says the sky is green you say 'yessir' and don't ask about the grass.
The cramped duct ended in a grill on the far side of the building. Wordlessly we slipped away in the night. While we were still in the open 'Jack' grabbed my wrist halting our progress. He pointed and I followed his finger to a flash of blond moving furtively across the property. So we were not only playing escape and evade we had a rabbit of our own to chase. "I checked the emergency hatch on the elevator while you were playing peek-a-boo. It hadn't been opened and Asha's not stupid enough to stay in a cage like that." Jack's voice was barely audible.
She'd sent the car down empty. Nice.
Our mark was on her own way to safety but we still didn't know what she was after. "We need to get a look at those files."
"Maybe she was just looking up our favorite foods for the next roaring party."
We moved in Asha's direction now, aiming to get some answers from the misguided little girl who had gone looking for them."