The plan was for Jesse to go into the laboratory where the scientists were working on the virus while Brennan made sure he was safe nearby and was able to provide assistance if necessary. According to the plan, Lexa was supposed to hang around the laboratory and the nearby area just in case she was needed, but Jesse and Brennan secretly knew that she would venture off elsewhere. They were okay with that, just as long as she didn't do anything to let the Dominion know that they were onto their plans and sneaking into their headquarters.
Jesse entered the lab and took a brief moment to admire all of the advanced technology the Dominion possessed. He walked over to one side of the room, where the virus was in a containment field. He stood next to a naive looking scientist who was staring at the Petri dish containing the virus, even though there really was nothing that could be seen with the naked eye.
"Wow, that really is something." He said. "That can mean the end of all mutants within ten years."
Jesse felt slightly uncomfortable, but did not let it show. "Well, not all mutants are bad. Some of them actually are helpful to us. What if one of them was infected? There isn't a cure, is there? I was recently assigned to this project; I'm just getting up to speed."
Jesse was right in assuming the young man was naïve. "Oh, I didn't know there were any new people." He said. "Yeah, we have a cure; it doesn't undo all of the damage, but it's believed to restore between 80 and 90 percent of the lost time. So that's really not too bad. If a good mutant gets infected, and his expiration date is made ten years sooner, the cure will push it back eight to nine years; that's better than getting none back. But of course this is only an estimate. These are the conclusions drawn by applying the cure to the virus in a Petri dish, and then running a simulation. The virus is destroyed, but the damage isn't completely undone. That cure is pretty powerful. We made more than enough to destroy the entire virus we've created in case something happens; you know that panel, they're so paranoid that something bad will happen or that someone will try to sabotage, so we always have some way to abort it. Anyway, if you want to see the cure for yourself if you haven't already, the cure is over there."
Jesse followed the man's finger across the room to another containment field with a Petri dish. "I think I will go have a look at it." He strode across the room and looked at the cure. When he was absolutely sure that no one was looking, he used a miniature containment field inside a device he brought from Sanctuary. He extracted some of the cure and kept in his device.
Again Shalimar found herself sitting in the helix overcome with ennui when the face of Lexa's Dominion contact came onto the screen.
"This is a very bold move you are making." He said.
"What do you mean? We're looking for your disc right now." Shalimar tried her hardest to remain calm.
"You can stop lying now. I know that you have Brennan, Jesse, and Lexa in our headquarters right now. Do you really think that you could sneak in that easily?"
