Chapter 7

Smith quickly put the glass dome over the feather and breathed a sigh of relief. He put it back where it belonged and walked out the door. Once in the hall, he saw Carl running towards him in a panic.

"Indigo is gone!" Carl cried.

"Why didn't you stop her?" Smith yelled.

"I tried but she was so quick, I couldn't catch up with her."

"It's okay it's not your fault Carl." Smith reassured him. "The important thing is we need to get her back and we need to get her back now!"

"Okay." was all Carl could say.

Smith ran down the hall to elevator, he pushed the button and it seemed like an eternity before the doors would open. He stepped inside and as the elevator was going down, he was hoping it was not too late. He would never be able to stand himself if anything were to happen to her. Finally the elevator opened and he ran through the lobby, through the doors and into the cold winter night looking for Indigo.

Indigo kept running from the two men, she ran down an alley and she kept running until she hit a dead end and she knew her only choice was to fight back if necessary. The two men finally stepped into the light, they both looked like carbon copies of each other. Each man wore the same white suit, dark glasses and the exact same hairstyle, it was almost as if they blended right in with the fresh white snow on the ground. Indigo's heart was beating in her chest and the blood rushing to her ears sounded as loud as a thousand cannons going off in her head. She stood looking at them and all they did was look at each other and just grin at her menacingly.

"What's a pretty young thing like you doing out here?" asked the twin on the left.

"Yeah, all ... alone." smirked the twin on the right.

The both edged closer to her.

"LEAVE ME ALONE!" Indigo screamed.

All the twins could do was laugh because they knew they had their prey right where they wanted her. They got closer and when one of them least expected it, Indigo took her best shot at the left twin's manhood and ran like hell. Just when she thought she was getting away, the other twin had materialized right in front of her knocking her down.

"This one has a lot of fight in her ... don't you agree brother?"

"Oh yes she does!" he said as he yanked Indigo up by her hair.

The first twin ripped open her blouse and twisted her left nipple making her scream in pain and then his brother did the same to her right nipple making her scream louder. He slapped her hard across the mouth making her bleed.

"Now play nice!" he said as he held a knife up to her throat. All Indigo could do was spit in his face. His brother on the other hand, forcefully turned Indigos face to his and kissed her hard forcing his tongue into her mouth. Indigo had struggled against both of them but she knew she would rather die than have the twins rape her.

Smith was running and he heard screams coming from the alley and he ran in that direction. He turned the corner and he saw Indigo being pinned by the twins against the wall struggling as they were ripping at her clothes.

"Hey!" he yelled.

One of the twins yelled back, "Mind your business! Agent!" and they both just laughed.

Smith saw the look of pleading in Indigo's eyes and he knew he had to do something.

"You know it's pretty sad when the only way you can get laid is by force." said Smith.

"You have got a smart mouth for a sentinel program." said one the twin on the right.

Smith just stared at them and asked, "So what are you two going to do about it?"

He was obviously pissing them off. The more he could make them angry the more they would want to attack him instead Indigo and his plan was working.

"No wonder you and your brother are so desperate to get some ass!" Smith continued "Have you guys looked in a mirror lately?"

"Shut the fuck up!" one twin yelled as he charged at Smith. Smith blocked his punch and another punch until finally the other twin leaped in and Smith was fighting them both. One twin had pulled out a knife and stabbed Smith in the side. Smith was unaffected, instead her reached inside the man's chest and he was writhing in pain, this went on for a few seconds until the twin finally exploded in burst of green light. His brother was furious and also charged at Smith. With one movement Smith plunged his hand into his chest as well making him explode in a flash of green light until there was nothing left of them both. Indigo just sat there watching as Smith was standing there where the twins once stood. He walked slowly over to her. She thought to herself, 'This is it, I'm going to die!' but instead he just looked at her with sort of a concern in his eyes. He reached out his hand.

"Are you alright Miss Miller?" he asked.

Indigo was too shaken for words so Smith just pulled her close and held her, all she could do was shake in his arms, she couldn't say anything.

"It's going to be okay. You're safe." He reassured her.

At that moment all Indigo could do, was bury herself in his chest, Smith just held her and let her cry.

"Come on we need to get back."

Indigo nodded and they made their way out of the alley back to the building. Indigo was shaking from the cold and Smith had taken off his jacket to placed it around her to keep her warm. Shje protested but he explained that as a program he didn't feel the cold and that he would be fine. Once they got to the building, they were greeted by Carl and the other Agents. They all looked relieved. Smith guided her to the elevator and as the doors opened. Smith collapsed right there on the lobby floor. He was bleeding from where one of the twins had stabbed him. At that moment he was surrounded by the other Agents who immediately transferred him to the medical facility of the building.