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Chapter Five: Connection

Help…

Gary Hobson heard the voice in his head again as he looked up at the Institute building, wondering just how he was going to get in. The paper said that the girl inside was going to become, essentially, a lab rat. He had to get her out of there.

He spotted a service entrance to the building where deliveries were made. He went over, hoping against all hope that it wasn't locked.

It was.

Frustrated, he slammed his hand against the door and heard it click open.

Help…

Either he was going crazy, someone up there was on his side, or the girl really wasn't human.

Gary ran inside, then checked the paper again, muttering to himself as he read.
" '…located on the third floor of the building…' Third floor…" As fast as he could, he searched for an elevator or flight of stairs.

Finding the latter, he quickly climbed up, his heart racing.

HELP!

The force of the voice was so strong, it nearly knocked Gary down the stairs. Regaining his composure, he kept climbing.

When he reached the third floor, he glanced around to make sure no one was there, then began to search. Halfway through, he saw a pair of guys in scientist garb coming his way, so he ducked into a nearby room. As luck would have it, it was a closet with spare lab coats.

He quickly shucked his leather jacket and traded it for a lab coat, rolling up the paper and sticking it in his back jeans pocket. While inside, he overheard voices outside talking.

"Don't you think Dr. Von Braun is kind of crazy? I mean, come on. Aliens?"

"He keeps saying he's got one right now. Some girl with wings. Pete saw them. He says they're real."

That must be the girl I'm here to save, Gary thought.

HELP!

It took all of Gary's willpower not to make any indication that he was inside the closet. He wondered if the two outside could hear the voice in their heads as well, but they didn't seem to. They weren't being knocked over by its sheer power.

Why was he, then?

"What's gonna go on with her?"

"Damned if I know. The Doc's obsessed with this girl, so I heard. She's probably gonna become a not-so-human lab rat. Guy's already using that new drug he made on her. Pete's gonna get the stronger version from the guys down the hall and bring it over to the lab."

They walked away and Gary took off again. Maybe he could grab the drug they were talking about, take this Pete's place…but, then what? Well, he'd cross that bridge when he came to it.

He came upon a door where a young man with sandy colored hair was exiting, holding a vial of liquid the color of rusty water. The guy's ID badge made it known that he was Pete.

Help…

Was it Gary's imagination, or was the voice getting weaker? Thinking quickly, he approached him. "Uh, Pete?"

Pete looked up and looked at Gary, slightly confused. "Yeah? Uh…" He was evidently searching for an ID badge. "Dude, where's your badge?"

"I…uh, I lost it. Listen, Pete, the, uh…the Doctor told me to tell you he wanted you to… uh…" Gary thought frantically for a good cover-up. "Tell the guys that made that stuff to make some more and I'll bring that one to the…the lab." Okay, it wasn't that good, but he hoped it'd still work.

Pete looked at him suspiciously and fingered the vial in his hand. "Well…are you sure Dr. Von Braun wants another serum made? I thought he wanted to make sure the first one worked."

Help…

"Positive, yeah," said Gary. "So, gimme that one…I'll take it to him."

Mulling it over for another moment, Pete placed the vial into Gary's outstretched hand. He walked off as quickly as possible without looking suspicious and searched for the lab.

End chapter five.