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Draper and Samuel rounded the final corner of the tunnel and entered the main compound. Samuel ran up ahead of Draper and motioned for him to follow. The compound appeared very dark and strangely vacant. Draper wondered where everyone was. He hesitated ever so slightly until Samuel let out a blood-curdling howl. Draper increased his pace to meet Samuel, who was barreling up the hall towards him.
"What is it, Samuel?" Draper yelled.
"It's the human, sir, he is gone. He is not in the lab! He is not anywhere!" Samuel was out of control with rage. His eyes were blazing red and he was growling his words more than speaking them. Draper was actually afraid of him and placed his hand on the gun he kept concealed beneath his dirty lab coat.
"What do you mean he is GONE?" Draper spat.
"The gurney is tipped over, sir!" Samuel cried, "And the lights are out, but I can see! I can see in the dark! He wasn't there! He wasn't anywhere!" Samuel's disappointment was overpowering him. He wasn't even thinking clearly. He forgot to use his nose.
"Samuel!" Draper replied. "Get ahold of yourself! You said that he was badly injured. Where could he have gone? He is likely hiding. He is good at that! Go back in there and locate him with your nose, Samuel."
As Samuel heard Draper's last comment, he began to smile. "Of course! Of Course!" He lept back down the hallway with Draper close on his heels. They both entered the darkened lab. Samuel had his nose to the air. He was sniffing. The stench of blood was strong. Samuel whipped around and looked at Draper. He pointed to the corner where Brennan was laying. "He's over THERE!" Samuel bound towards the corner. Saliva was dripping from his jowls. He approached Brennan's unconscious, battered body and licked his lips with anticipation. He simply didn't know where to begin. It all looked so good. He placed his snout close to Brennan's neck. He could nearly see the blood coursing through his carotid artery. He could feel it. Yes, this is where he would begin. Go right for the throat - the quick kill - the warmest blood. He licked the spot where next he would bite and rip into the flesh of his first kill. Then, as quickly as he formed the thought, Draper dashed it.
"Samuel!" Draper yelled from behind him. "What did I ask You? What did we agree upon?" He reached down and grabbed Samuel by his nape and pulled him off of Brennan. He looked directly into his raging red eyes. He seethed, "I told you that we would return him to my lab. I told you that you would be rewarded in due time. I told you the only way you would be is if you OBEYED ME!" Draper yelled the last sentence and wielded Samuel to the floor. "I am sorry, sir!" Samuel cowered. "I forgot. I forgot! I will bring him, sir. Please do not punish me. PLEASE! I will do as you ask master, I will. Give me a second chance!" Samuel was pathetic. As he cowered, Samuel thought. He sickened himself with his own weakness. He cast a sideways glance up at Draper - waiting for the kick that amazingly didn't come. One day, Samuel would stand up to Draper. One day, he would sink his fangs into his master's flesh and listen to his last screams as well. THIS human, however, he looked over at Brennan, this human would be his practice. He gazed longingly at Brennan who still, thankfully, had not awakened.
"Alright, then," Draper responded. "Samuel, I will handle Mr. Mulwray. I want you to go and find Jacob and bring him here. Do this for me, Samuel."
"Y-Yes sir," Samuel replied. He bounded out of the lab and down the hallway deeper into the compound. Draper watched Samuel exit and formed a lightening ball in his hand to help him see. He sneered when he saw the state of his victim. He nudged Brennan, not too gently, with his foot - it really was more of a kick - to see if he would speak, moan or scream. He did neither.
"You little fuck!" Draper spat on Brennan. "Did you really think you could outwit me? This isn't fucking survivor island!" He kicked Brennan again. "I am the only one who is going to survive here! Me! And you another kick you spit on Brennan again you - sneer well, no one will find your body. There won't be anything to find. But, of yes - first, your friends will find your body - and Eckhart will get to see it as well. But then, snicker then, I might actually let Samuel have you." Draper reached down this time and picked Brennan up by his shoulders. He was not very gentle about it. Brennan's chest wound was bleeding through the bandage as was the bullet wound. Draper dragged him out of the lab and dropped him on the hallway floor. His body hit with a 'whump!"
Brennan moaned and opened his eyes to the greatest horror he thought he would ever see. Draper was standing over him, sneering. "You're awake!" Draper laughed as he raised his foot over Brennan. Brennan's choking outcry reverberated throughout the compound and drifted into an echo as Draper's heel impacted his stomach. The cry diluted into nothing as it reached the outer cave entrance where the Helix was attempting to land.
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Jacob sat alone in his lair. His mind was saturated with thoughts of murder and rage. The storm had nearly ended outside and he could feel it. All human thoughts were eluding him now and the insanity of the feral change was coming to light. Jacob, too, was seeing red again. He got up from his chair and called to his minions, who were banished to their rooms to come out. He called to them through his comlink, "Come out now. Come out and play!"
XXX
The rain and lightening had stopped but the wind was really blowing. It had begun to get dark outside and Jesse was concerned about finding Brennan again in the dimming light. "Adam!" Jesse yelled, "We are about to land. Shalimar, I need you to be ready to hit the ground running. I think the storm has ended. Adam, how are we going to make it into that cave without being detected?"
"Don't worry Jesse," Adam and Emma were getting their gear together. They had an emergency stretcher and pain killer to name a couple of items. "Get us as close to the entrance as possible. Keep the Helix in stealth. Emma," Adam looked at Emma and place his free hand on her shoulder, "You are our only defense against these beasts. You need to be clear and ready to cloak us. Are you ready?"
"I will do anything, Adam," Emma replied. "These bastards are going down for what they did to Brennan and who knows how many other people!" Emma was very determined and very ready. Her powers had evolved more than anyone knew, including Adam. She thought that she could actually kill anything within a half mile radius of her - completely blow their minds away and leave them writhing in their empty shells. But she couldn't do that without hurting her team members. She would have to be very selective in her attacks. Right now, she was seeking Samuel.
"I want Draper!" Shalimar spat. "I'm not leaving before I am able to sink my 3-inch heel into his sad, sick mind."
"Shalimar," Adam cautioned, "We will get Draper in due time. For now, we have to concentrate on getting Brennan onto the Helix and then breaking through the dome.
"Then I'll have to settle for Samuel," Shalimar whispered, out of ear-shot of Adam. Jesse heard though and added, "Then I get Jacob." The two shared a look of understanding and prepared to exit the Helix.
XXX
The minions appeared before Jacob at the same time Samuel did. Jacob was surprised to see Samuel. "Where have you been?" Jacob asked.
"I - I have been - been busy," Samuel stammered. "Jacob, the prisoner has escaped."
Jacob's eyes flashed feral red. He seethed and drool escaped his mouth as he spoke. He grabbed Samuel by the neck and looked at the rest of his minions. With all of his humanity lost, Jacob yelled out an order, "Hunt, find, kill and FEAST!" With the last word, the entire pack rushed through the tunnel, on a direct course of intercept with Draper and Brennan.
XXX
Brennan's terror was escalating. He was choking as he looked up at Draper. Draper let go a bolt of energy into Brennan. Brennan's body jerked upward in tetanus from the shock. He was trying to keep calm enough to form a bolt of his own. All the while he was listening to an approaching roar coming up from the compound depths. He heard animal sounds and feet. He looked up at Draper just in time to get another shock. He threw his head back onto the floor and bit through his lower lip. This time he managed an audible scream. He looked up at Draper with enough hatred to fill a thousand hearts. He would not die in his hands - not today - not ever. No, as Brennan felt his hatred fuel his rage, that rage filled his soul. He focused that rage on Draper just as Draper looked away from him and down the hallway. He looked back down at the seething, bleeding Brennan and quoted the title phrase from a story Brennan was all too familiar with, "Something wicked this way comes!"
Draper and Samuel rounded the final corner of the tunnel and entered the main compound. Samuel ran up ahead of Draper and motioned for him to follow. The compound appeared very dark and strangely vacant. Draper wondered where everyone was. He hesitated ever so slightly until Samuel let out a blood-curdling howl. Draper increased his pace to meet Samuel, who was barreling up the hall towards him.
"What is it, Samuel?" Draper yelled.
"It's the human, sir, he is gone. He is not in the lab! He is not anywhere!" Samuel was out of control with rage. His eyes were blazing red and he was growling his words more than speaking them. Draper was actually afraid of him and placed his hand on the gun he kept concealed beneath his dirty lab coat.
"What do you mean he is GONE?" Draper spat.
"The gurney is tipped over, sir!" Samuel cried, "And the lights are out, but I can see! I can see in the dark! He wasn't there! He wasn't anywhere!" Samuel's disappointment was overpowering him. He wasn't even thinking clearly. He forgot to use his nose.
"Samuel!" Draper replied. "Get ahold of yourself! You said that he was badly injured. Where could he have gone? He is likely hiding. He is good at that! Go back in there and locate him with your nose, Samuel."
As Samuel heard Draper's last comment, he began to smile. "Of course! Of Course!" He lept back down the hallway with Draper close on his heels. They both entered the darkened lab. Samuel had his nose to the air. He was sniffing. The stench of blood was strong. Samuel whipped around and looked at Draper. He pointed to the corner where Brennan was laying. "He's over THERE!" Samuel bound towards the corner. Saliva was dripping from his jowls. He approached Brennan's unconscious, battered body and licked his lips with anticipation. He simply didn't know where to begin. It all looked so good. He placed his snout close to Brennan's neck. He could nearly see the blood coursing through his carotid artery. He could feel it. Yes, this is where he would begin. Go right for the throat - the quick kill - the warmest blood. He licked the spot where next he would bite and rip into the flesh of his first kill. Then, as quickly as he formed the thought, Draper dashed it.
"Samuel!" Draper yelled from behind him. "What did I ask You? What did we agree upon?" He reached down and grabbed Samuel by his nape and pulled him off of Brennan. He looked directly into his raging red eyes. He seethed, "I told you that we would return him to my lab. I told you that you would be rewarded in due time. I told you the only way you would be is if you OBEYED ME!" Draper yelled the last sentence and wielded Samuel to the floor. "I am sorry, sir!" Samuel cowered. "I forgot. I forgot! I will bring him, sir. Please do not punish me. PLEASE! I will do as you ask master, I will. Give me a second chance!" Samuel was pathetic. As he cowered, Samuel thought. He sickened himself with his own weakness. He cast a sideways glance up at Draper - waiting for the kick that amazingly didn't come. One day, Samuel would stand up to Draper. One day, he would sink his fangs into his master's flesh and listen to his last screams as well. THIS human, however, he looked over at Brennan, this human would be his practice. He gazed longingly at Brennan who still, thankfully, had not awakened.
"Alright, then," Draper responded. "Samuel, I will handle Mr. Mulwray. I want you to go and find Jacob and bring him here. Do this for me, Samuel."
"Y-Yes sir," Samuel replied. He bounded out of the lab and down the hallway deeper into the compound. Draper watched Samuel exit and formed a lightening ball in his hand to help him see. He sneered when he saw the state of his victim. He nudged Brennan, not too gently, with his foot - it really was more of a kick - to see if he would speak, moan or scream. He did neither.
"You little fuck!" Draper spat on Brennan. "Did you really think you could outwit me? This isn't fucking survivor island!" He kicked Brennan again. "I am the only one who is going to survive here! Me! And you another kick you spit on Brennan again you - sneer well, no one will find your body. There won't be anything to find. But, of yes - first, your friends will find your body - and Eckhart will get to see it as well. But then, snicker then, I might actually let Samuel have you." Draper reached down this time and picked Brennan up by his shoulders. He was not very gentle about it. Brennan's chest wound was bleeding through the bandage as was the bullet wound. Draper dragged him out of the lab and dropped him on the hallway floor. His body hit with a 'whump!"
Brennan moaned and opened his eyes to the greatest horror he thought he would ever see. Draper was standing over him, sneering. "You're awake!" Draper laughed as he raised his foot over Brennan. Brennan's choking outcry reverberated throughout the compound and drifted into an echo as Draper's heel impacted his stomach. The cry diluted into nothing as it reached the outer cave entrance where the Helix was attempting to land.
XXX
Jacob sat alone in his lair. His mind was saturated with thoughts of murder and rage. The storm had nearly ended outside and he could feel it. All human thoughts were eluding him now and the insanity of the feral change was coming to light. Jacob, too, was seeing red again. He got up from his chair and called to his minions, who were banished to their rooms to come out. He called to them through his comlink, "Come out now. Come out and play!"
XXX
The rain and lightening had stopped but the wind was really blowing. It had begun to get dark outside and Jesse was concerned about finding Brennan again in the dimming light. "Adam!" Jesse yelled, "We are about to land. Shalimar, I need you to be ready to hit the ground running. I think the storm has ended. Adam, how are we going to make it into that cave without being detected?"
"Don't worry Jesse," Adam and Emma were getting their gear together. They had an emergency stretcher and pain killer to name a couple of items. "Get us as close to the entrance as possible. Keep the Helix in stealth. Emma," Adam looked at Emma and place his free hand on her shoulder, "You are our only defense against these beasts. You need to be clear and ready to cloak us. Are you ready?"
"I will do anything, Adam," Emma replied. "These bastards are going down for what they did to Brennan and who knows how many other people!" Emma was very determined and very ready. Her powers had evolved more than anyone knew, including Adam. She thought that she could actually kill anything within a half mile radius of her - completely blow their minds away and leave them writhing in their empty shells. But she couldn't do that without hurting her team members. She would have to be very selective in her attacks. Right now, she was seeking Samuel.
"I want Draper!" Shalimar spat. "I'm not leaving before I am able to sink my 3-inch heel into his sad, sick mind."
"Shalimar," Adam cautioned, "We will get Draper in due time. For now, we have to concentrate on getting Brennan onto the Helix and then breaking through the dome.
"Then I'll have to settle for Samuel," Shalimar whispered, out of ear-shot of Adam. Jesse heard though and added, "Then I get Jacob." The two shared a look of understanding and prepared to exit the Helix.
XXX
The minions appeared before Jacob at the same time Samuel did. Jacob was surprised to see Samuel. "Where have you been?" Jacob asked.
"I - I have been - been busy," Samuel stammered. "Jacob, the prisoner has escaped."
Jacob's eyes flashed feral red. He seethed and drool escaped his mouth as he spoke. He grabbed Samuel by the neck and looked at the rest of his minions. With all of his humanity lost, Jacob yelled out an order, "Hunt, find, kill and FEAST!" With the last word, the entire pack rushed through the tunnel, on a direct course of intercept with Draper and Brennan.
XXX
Brennan's terror was escalating. He was choking as he looked up at Draper. Draper let go a bolt of energy into Brennan. Brennan's body jerked upward in tetanus from the shock. He was trying to keep calm enough to form a bolt of his own. All the while he was listening to an approaching roar coming up from the compound depths. He heard animal sounds and feet. He looked up at Draper just in time to get another shock. He threw his head back onto the floor and bit through his lower lip. This time he managed an audible scream. He looked up at Draper with enough hatred to fill a thousand hearts. He would not die in his hands - not today - not ever. No, as Brennan felt his hatred fuel his rage, that rage filled his soul. He focused that rage on Draper just as Draper looked away from him and down the hallway. He looked back down at the seething, bleeding Brennan and quoted the title phrase from a story Brennan was all too familiar with, "Something wicked this way comes!"