"He hasn't returned. Ugh, I knew it! Our talk meant nothing. He wanted to go solo!" Luna was clearly aggravated.
"We can't jump to conclusions yet. Its been an hour, that's true, but-"
"But what? An hour to go and come back with whatever the hell he needs? The armory above has everything! Why the fuck...?" Lynn sat her down. "Be rational. There's no way..." Lynn began to doubt herself. There's no way...
"We'll give him half an hour more. That's it. If he doesn't return, we have to assume he went alone. Or worse..." Luna's face was serious, and that scared Lynn. "Someone should have gone with him."
Lincoln opened his eyes. The room he was in was an unfamiliar one. The color tone around was similar to the one he was taken from. Only, it was more clean and dust-free. His face was still throbbing in pain. "Hey! Hello?! Where am I?!" His hands were strapped to a pair of poles. He tried to free himself from the shackles, but to no avail. He tried to kick away at the bases, but they were firmly strong. They did not budge. The doors slid open. Lori, accompanied by a teenage girl with an average build, wearing a labcoat and glasses, walked inside. This must be Lisa.
"Big brother, at long last." She adjusted her glasses. "Have you met Lori?" She laughed. "Of course you have. But..." The little girl who resembled Lincoln walked in. "Lori's not my only achievement, as you have deduced by now." Lisa motioned to the girl. "Come here, sweetie. He won't hurt you..." Lincoln saw the instilled fear within the little girl. "I bet you're wondering what's with her white hair? Well..." Lisa plucked a brand of hair from Lincoln's head.
"I cloned you. Linka here, as she chose that name, has all your memories from before. She wasn't supposed to be as you see her..." Lisa glanced at Linka. "No, she was bred to kill and take your place, so that I can dismantle the Agency with the passed information the clone would be planned to send over through closed networks. The members of Agency are my true adversaries. Not you guys." She removed her glasses. "Through Luna, I warned you all to stop. You took everything I worked for! Everything I've worked so hard to achieve! You took it all away! And I did this all for you! I planned to put you all in cells under the same Vial facility. You'd all have roofs, have food, have better lives than I've seen you have. It was always for you. I'm not the monster here..."
He attempted to break free. "But it doesn't matter anymore. The only thing I have now is the Black Network. And, like Vial Corp, I have various, but limited, facilities. So, I'm going to kill all four of you!" Lisa stepped back. "You're dead!" She drew a revolver and fired at Lincoln. The bullet ricocheted. Lori growled quietly.
"So... Its true. It was you who stole one of my serums, the same year I started this, the same year you went "missing." I used the opportunity to take some of your blood while you were in that coma. I knew you were going to live. Even if no one else did." She sighed. "But somehow, Linka was a female, and, man, did that put a dent in my plans, big time. But she still serves me in other ways. I halted her growth, because I didn't need another person like you around. No telling what she could do if she reached her intended age. You're dangerous enough. But so was she..." Lincoln knew Lisa meant Lori.
Lincoln eyed Linka. "My memories, inside of that girl? Damn it, Lise..." Lori looked at the girl. "It is a bit harsh, Lisa. Even for me."
"Torture him, make him suffer, and then kill him. He has no use to me." Lisa and Linka left the room.
"HAHAHAHA. I'm going to have fun torturing you." Lori prepared herself. Lincoln himself laughed.
"What's so funny? I'm gonna wipe that grin off your face!"
"Oh, Lori. Look at you. You took orders from no one, never did. Now, you're just a pawn Lisa can move about. If anything, you're her bitch. How does it feel to be helpless?" Lori let a claw fly towards him. Lincoln timed it correctly, managing to redirect it to his tied up right hand,, using his leg. He found the hand freed and fended off the beast of his sister. Lori cut the other hand from its imprisonment. "Let's settle this, once and for all!"
Lisa led Linka back to her chamber. "No... I don't want to go back. Its cold inside... I want to be in a warmer bed." She tugged at Lisa's coat. "Please..." Lisa stopped.
"Linka, sweetie, we talked about this. That's your bed. I know its not the best one, but it won't be forever. I'll get you something more comfortable." Lisa placed her hands on Linka and walked her towards her cylinder shaped, brass chamber. Then, Linka broke free. "I won't go back! I won't!" She sped away from Lisa and ran back towards where Lincoln was captive. "Linka!"
Lincoln had his hands around Lori's throat, as she squirmed wildly. She kicked at his feet, tossing him off balance, kicking him away. Lincoln charged at her, and jumped over her claws on offensive, taking his knee into her face. Lori went down, unconscious.
Lincoln flipped Lori off balance. She went down, unable to get back up with his foot on her chest. "I win." He removed his leg and helped her up. She seemed more proud than defeated. "Good, Lincoln. You graduated from pussy to combat-ready." She pulled him and threw him down. "There's other things I have to teach you. Lincoln was filled with joy, now finally besting his oldest sister in a fight.
Lincoln grabbed her head, and was about to smash it in against the hard floor, when Linka burst in. "No, stop. Don't kill anymore!" Lincoln stopped, and stared at her. "We're getting us out of here. Come on!" Lincoln stared at her. This is a trick...
An alarm rang outside the hall. "Hurry! We have to go now!" Linka grabbed his arm and ran off with the confused Lincoln. "What about her?"
"No time!"
She kept running through the halls, going in a specific pattern. Lincoln activated his emergency signal.
Back at the Agency, the three sisters were waiting out in the hall. "For fuck's sake. Damn him..." Luan had been staring at the elevator doors, hoping Lincoln would emerge. "Luan, he's..." Lynn finished Luna's words. "He's not coming back." Lynn left the hallway. Luna stayed, actually looking out for Luan. "Hey, he'll be fine. He'll be back. Come on back." Luan turned away after a long stare.
"What if you were right? What if he might get-"
"Hey, don't think that. Don't think that at all. Maybe he is really just-" Luan's watch went off. So did Luna's. "Lincoln?! Guys, prep up!"
Lincoln stopped her and pinned her to a wall. "What the hell are you doing?" He looked at her. Linka shoom with more fear. "She makes me do things I don't want to do. Please, take me away from here. I've never... I've never had time to play. I don't want to stay..." Lincoln let go.
This girl, this clone, she's innocent, and almost harmless... So much like Lily...
"I've got my eye on you. Lead the way." Linka did so, as Lincoln watched out for anyone around. "Where are we, anyway?"
"I don't know. There's snowy woods outside. And there's a view of the ocean." Linka turned to the final hallway, but stopped. "Why'd you-?" Lincoln spotted the detour. Lori stood in their way, blocking them from the exit. "Where do you think you're going?" Lisa emerged from behind them. "The easy way... Or the hard way?"
Lynn and Luna dropped from the ship, detecting the signal directly underneath them. "Luan, stay here!" Luna climbed on Lynn's back. Lynn slammed to the snowy grounds of Maine. They approached the visible opening feet away.
A beeping alarm went off in Lisa's pocket. She took out a device that they couldn't see clearly. 3:16 P.M. Her eyes widened. "No... not now!" She immediately turned to Lori, who was now toppled over, in a worn out state. Lincoln noticed Lynn and Luna in the distance. Lisa also spotted them, deciding to retreat. "You'll pay the price. YOU'LL ALL PAY THE PRICE!" She turned back and ran back further the facility. Linka rushed towards the fallen Lori. "No, no, no!" Lincoln looked on in wonder.
AN: Ughhhh, shorter chapter than the last. Me so sorry ;-;
Take a feel trip in this next chapter!