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Chapter 7

Flashback two years ago (John)

Mutant Relocation Facility, Georgia...

"You all right there?" John asks his good friend Gus who just killed a mosquito on his neck. "You know, back in the Corps, I used to think the cold was the worst part, but I got to say, these bugs might change my mind. You know what we need? We need a mutant who keeps bugs away." John crosses his arms. "Or a can of bug spray." Gus chuckles, then his expression serious. "You should have sent me in first. I could have knocked out the power, everything." John nods turning to his anxious friend. "Yeah, and then they would have known we were here immediately. Look, we stick to the plan. We'll wait for them to get to that second fence, they send us the signal, then we get in there." Gus sighs. " It just pisses me off, you know? They call it a mutant relocation facility, like it's just some nice place to pass the time?" John can hear the frustration in his voice. "Hey, we got you out of there. We're gonna get them out, too, all right?" Gus nods. "Oorah." John lightly punches his shoulder. "Oorah is right." -Gunshots- "Was that?"

"Get down! They found us! Get down!" Marcos says as he dives when John and Gus move the fence so he and Sage can get through. -Gunshots- "Randall's dead. Elsa, too."

"What happened?" John asks.

Marcos shakes his head. "They have a whole system of automated guns, infrared trackers. With that kind of hardware, there's no way we're making it out of here." -More gunshots- they all duck.

"Look, if I can get closer, I can shut down their system and the automated weapons. I can buy you some time." Gus says.

"Yeah, what about you?" John asks not liking this.

"Look, I'll be fine. I'll be right behind you, okay? Just go!" Gus says.

John, Sage, and Marcos all move away from the fence and towards the trees. While Gus moves to the other side of the fence and uses his mutant powers to shut off the weapon systems. He turns ready to run and join the others, but he gets shot in the back.

"Pulse! Gus? Gus! NO!" John says as Marcos tries to get him to move. "No!" Then John moves and joins Sage and Marcos.

End of Flashback...

Mutant Underground Headquarters

"We know that Lorna is being held in a cell at the Sentinel Services Regional Headquarters. We believe that Reed Strucker is there with her. They're being moved soon to an ultra-secure facility. And we don't know much about it, except that the people who go don't come back. That's why we got to move now. And I'm not gonna sugarcoat this. We're talking about attacking the Sentinel Services." John address everyone who's sitting at the table or standing like he is.

"We lost six people the last time we went up against them directly." Sage says.

John nods. "I know that better than anyone."

"It won't be like last time." Marcos chimes in.

"You're right. Last time, we just hit a relocation center with a fence and some guard towers. This time it's a prison. Their systems have improved. Extrapolating from other attacks, we've got an 86.5% chance of failure." Sage says not convinced.

"And if we do nothing, then there's a 100% chance we never see them again." Marcos fires back.

"I know were new here, but please." Caitlin says her hand on Lauren's shoulder.

"Lorna's risked her life for everyone in this room. Harry, your parents would be dead without her. Sage, she pulled you out of a gutter, and she got you clean. I mean, she's She needs us." Marcos says.

"Doesn't change the math, Marcos." Sage simply says.

"I don't care about the math. I care about Lorna. Who's with me?" Marcos asks.

"I'm in." Sonia says. Harry raises his hand too.

"Yeah, I'm in." Clarice says from her spot next to Zingo.

"Okay." Marcos nods. And they dismiss for now John, Clarice, Marcos and Sonia move to look at the monitors Caitlin joins them after talking to her kids. "Five people? Unbelievable." Marcos shakes his head.

"Marcos, don't be so hard on 'em. A lot of 'em lost friends the last time." John tries to reason.

Marcos sighs. "Five of us to break into a prison."

"Um, six, technically." Caitlin chimes in. John, Sonia and Marcos turn around.

"I'm sorry, Caitlin. But-" Marcos is cut off.

"So how are we gonna do this? If there's a window, I can portal us in, but there's gonna be guards and cameras. Harry, could you?" Clarice asks.

" I can make the guards see this, but not the cameras." Harry says.

"Well, if we go in like that, we're never coming out again." John says.

Clarice nods. "Exactly."

"What if we don't go in? Look, I know I can't shoot lasers from my hands, but I do have an idea. Daniel said the place they're taking them is far away. To put them on a plane, they'd have to move them. Let's get them while they're moving." Caitlin says

Marcos nods. "That's not a bad idea."

John nods. "It could work, but we don't know the route. Without that-" He's cut off by Marcos.

"I think I might know how to get it." Marcos says.

"How? We don't have anyone with that kind of intel." John says knowing what he's getting at.

"The network doesn't, but I might." Marcos insists.

John shakes his head. "The cartel?"

Marcos shrugs. "They have people everywhere, man." Sonia rolls her eyes while Harry shakes his head.

"The last time the cartel got their hooks in you, you barely got out. Marcos, you sure you want to go back to that?" John asks.

Marcos shakes his head. "No, but I'm out of better ideas." John sighs, but gives him a firm nod. Marcos leaves prepare. John looks back at the monitors for a few minutes before he goes to find Sonia. She's on the second-floor getting some coffee.

"Hey." John says when he catches up to her. "Hey, would you like some?" Sonia asks. John shakes his head. "No, no, I'm fine. Um. So, did you ever talk to Clarice about what happened?" Sonia sighs. "No." "We should." John insists. "You know, she seems fine. I really don't think it's necessary-" Sonia says, but John cuts her off. "Sonia, it's wrong. You gave her a memory it isn't hers without her permission. A false memory of me." John says. Sonia shakes her head. "It's not like that. It's like a dream, okay, or, or an impression."

"Oh." John says not convinced. "It'll fade." Sonia says. "And what if it doesn't? You should tell her. If you don't, I will." John says. Sonia shakes her head. "You don't know how she's gonna react. Okay, say you tell her. Maybe she's cool with it, or maybe she leaves. And if she does, then you can forget about saving anyone. Look, I know that you're not happy with what I did, but I had no choice, okay? I had to save you. All of you. And if I'd had the time, then, yes, I would have asked her." Her voicer lowers when others pass by. "And what if she said no?" John asks. Sonia shrugs. "I wasn't gonna let you die. This is a war, Johnny. In case you forgot." With that she walks away from him. John sighs and goes to find Sage and Harry he needs a distraction.

Night soon falls over the underground and everyone, except a collective few go to sleep. Clarice is among them when she closed her eyes she dreamed of him.

The alleyway isn't familiar to her, but John is. They have a rather intimate moment. At first it starts with a kiss and then it escalates from there.

Clarice's jade eyes shoot open she places a hand on her head confusion written all over her face. She sits up on her cot turning on the lamp she looks at the clock on her mini nightstand. 3:30 a.m. It reads Clarice sighs.

Meanwhile on the other side of the Underground...

"I don't like it, brother. Whatever you think this is gonna cost, it's gonna be more." John says as he leans against the pillar burner phone next to his left ear. "Yeah, I'll deal with that later. Listen, they made some calls to some contacts they have in Sentinel Services. They're moving Lorna and Reed by truck. It's a convoy. I'll send you the route." John nods. "When?" He asks. " I don't know the time frame yet. I'm working on that. She's playing with me." John moves away from the pillar and heads upstairs. "She? Carmen? Marcos, you're dealing with Carmen? Are you insane?" Marcos sighs. "This is Lorna's only chance. I can handle it. I just have to-" the line goes dead. John lets out a frustrated sigh. Knowing that there is not point to call him back. John goes to his room to sleep on this new information so they can come up with a plan.