Posted an extra chapter as chapter 5 was a short one

Chapter 6

Lieutenant Amber escorted Captain's Scarlet and Blue to the lab that moments ago they had been watching the video footage from. He removed a key card from his pocket and swiped it at the control pad next to the door. The door beeped as it unlocked, allowing for the men to enter. Amber told the Captain's that he would be waiting outside if they needed him for anything. Doctor Gold had stayed behind in the control room, but he was watching everything through the live video feed.

Cautiously both men entered the lab, Scarlet taking the lead; this was in case there was anything which posed any kind of threat. He thought that if he was in the front he may be able to provide some sort of protection for his friend. "Well everything appears normal, I guess" Blue commented as he took a look around. "I mean, it looks like it did in that footage we just watched" he added

"Over there" Scarlet pointed to the water tank on the far left side of the room "that's where the anomaly was on the feed".

Slowly both men walked towards the tank, again Scarlet taking the lead. They looked around them as they went, keeping their eyes open for anything which may seem suspicious; although nothing grabbed their attention.

"What do you suppose this is all about?" Blue asked his friend, as he walked passed him to peep into the water tank. Looking closer, he noticed what appeared to be small black specks of dirt floating in the liquid. But as he continued to watch, it seemed, to Adam at least, like they were moving around together almost as if they were in some kind of formation. It was as if whatever it was was alive.

"What the hell?!" he exclaimed. His sudden outburst drawing Scarlet's attention away from whatever it was he was looking at. While Blue had been looking at the tank, Scarlet was having a look around by the bench which contained the computers and other laboratory equipment

"What is it Adam?" Scarlet asked as he approached his friend and the tank and stopped beside him.

Suddenly there was a high pitched tone emanating from the control panel attached to the water tank. This was followed by what sounded to the men like a timer counting down.

"What the..." Blue exclaimed again

"We need to get out of here...fast" Scarlet yelled back over the noise coming from the tank as he pushed Blue towards the door. As both men turned to move back toward the door the panel let out a loud, droning 'BEEP'. Automatically both turned back to look at where the sound was coming from.

"That doesn't sound good" Blue commented, his voice barely audible over the deafening sound.

"Adam, get down!" Scarlet yelled, hoping Blue could hear him over the noise which seemed to be getting louder. He lunged forward in an attempt to push his friend out of harm's way as an eardrum shattering explosion rocked the lab; the force of which threw both of them forward.

The explosion had originated in the water tanks control panel and it had been powerful enough to have destroyed the tank itself. Shards of shattered glass were sent flying around the room. Embedding themselves into anything they came into contact with, including Scarlet's back. As the explosion hit, as well as the glass, Scarlet could feel the flames burning the skin on his back as well as the backs of his arms and legs. Before he even had time to react, the floor came up to meet him with a sickening thud; then darkness devoured him.