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Chapter 9: Rescue-Continued Again
White's cell rings loudly. He quickly answers.
"You can't find them...They keep disappearing? Otto, transgenics to not just 'disappear'…not only that, HUMAN BEINGS cannot disappear…Otto, turn off the device and turn it on again…"
White looked around…as if he sensed something, but then resumed his conversation with Otto. He hid his mischievous grin from view.
"Ok, thank you, Otto. I know. Don't worry. Just return to the base. I'll handle everything…"
The call ended. White looks at the entrance. It was open…was there someone out there?
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Alec hears the conversation on White's cell. Why didn't he attack then…when White would be caught off guard? Did White know where they were? He motioned to Joshua that he would attack soon.
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Max continued to struggle to free herself from the steel chains. She just felt herself getting weaker. Every time she tried to do something, her muscles rebelled. It must have had something to do with the liquid in the small container White held. She decided to question White.
"Just how are you planning on getting back at me? You'll never win."
"This small bottle holds my victory, 452. It contains all I will ever need. You will soon find out I'm right." White evilly grinned. I'm evil again. It must be the Familiar side of me taking over. He continues to look back at the entrance.
"None of your friends can save you now, 452. They cannot defeat me. I will defeat them. In fact, my men are on their trail right at this very moment. Oh, they came, but they won't expect this…"
White tossed the bottle he held into the hallway where it shattered, leaking out unknown gas particles…
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Alec stood listening to White's gloating. At the end, he was about to enter. He told Joshua to stand back. Unaware of the bottle that came right at him, he made his entrance, but fell to the ground before long. Joshua, seeing Alec down, backed away further. Even then, the gas particles sent chills down his spine and made him felt slightly woozy. He was lucky, though. He escaped through the door and breathed in some fresh air. It was enough to counter the effects of the gas chemical. Unfortunately, he was not lucky enough…for when he stepped out, he found himself surrounded by White's army…
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White grinned as he heard a thump. He turned to look at his prisoner. Any ounce of hope on her face had disappeared. Ah, hope. The feeling he had when he finally managed to take Ray away from his mother. The feeling he had when Ray bravely took the test, trying to be like his father. The feeling he despised, for it took away his son. The feeling that burned a hole in his heart and brought him sadness along with despair. It brought him anger and dread. He smiled at his long-lasting revenge. He was going to enjoy this…Ray would be avenged. 452 will feel his wrath…
He walked up to the doorway. 494 lay there, weak, but not unconscious. White dragged him into the room. He showed 452 his new prisoner. He was finally winning, for once. He would at last have his revenge…
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Logan desperately tried to reconnect. He had lost the signal. Logan heard footsteps approach his location. They must have finally figured out what he was doing. He quickly packed up his equipment and was about to head out the door when…
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Alec laid there on the floor, trying to figure out what happened. He tried moving his muscles, but they only hurt more. He felt himself being dragged into the room. He looked to the side and saw Max chained up tightly. Then he looked up and saw White. White dragged him onto a chair and tightly tied some steel chains onto him. It was so tight it nearly cut off his blood flow. White said something, but he felt too weak to interpret what was said…
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White looks down at 494 and back again at 452. Both were clearly too weak to do anything. He grinned. Familiars did feel…how could they not? He felt great! His mind silently crept away and imagined the taste of revenge. All his thoughts were washed away when his phone loudly rang. It was Otto. They had a transgenic with obviously a lot of canine DNA surrounded right outside his building. They were waiting for further orders. White orders Otto to terminate and dispose of it.
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Joshua looks around. As far as he could see…there were guards. What would he do next? He backed up…entering the building once again and locking the door, preventing them from getting in. They loudly pound on the door. Joshua heads down the hall, but remembers to stop right before the entrance. He slowly peeks in and sees White chaining Alec to a chair. Max was nearby, also chained. They both looked spaced out. What was he to do? Where was Logan? What happened to him…did they find him? They were able to find Alec and himself…
Joshua toys around with the idea of attacking White, but then remembers that Alec fell to the ground instantly. It was from some gas. Transgenics weren't affected too much by the regular sleeping gas the police threw out occasionally. They would simply feel dizzy for a while, then return to there senses within seconds. Joshua knew this…he experienced it once.
***flashback***
He was out at the grocery story trying to get some mac-and-cheese. The policeman around the corner suddenly got scared when Joshua tried to hand him his gun he dropped (he was being very irresponsible and spinning it around his finger tips). The policeman quickly threw some sleeping gas he had on him. Joshua felt dizzy for a while, but then recovered. The policeman was truly scared when Joshua didn't show much of a reaction. He quickly took his gun back and ran. Joshua had no choice but to laugh at the sight.
***end flashback***
This chemical White threw at them was different and much stronger. What would he do next? If he got caught, would they have any chance of escape? Joshua continues to wonder around the hall wondering what to do…he was so deep in thought that he didn't know White was near him…
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Logan hears them break down the door…he looks for another way to escape as they enter, but can't find any…they draw their guns…
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***That's it…a little longer than the last one…isn't it? I don't know if it's any better though. Tell me what you think about the details and stuff. Anyway, I thought it would be interesting if the bad guys won for a chance…but the question is…will they? Continue reading to find out. ***
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