Day Five: Evolution
Chapter One: Into the Sewers…
Outside of SSPD HQ, the four of them are looking at the map that Jerick got from his office. "Alright," He said, "I'll check on the city streets by using my air board. Kaz, you check out at the abandon warehouse right next the subway entrance." "Roger!" She said. "Sonika, Maeda," He continued, "you two will be at Chinatown right over Central City." "Okay…" Said the two. "Like I said," He reminded, "when you find any trace of her, call for back-up." The three nodded. Kaz used Chaos Control with the help of the Chaos Emerald; Jerick got on his air board then zoomed off while the two got on Jerick's car then drove to Chinatown.
At the entrance of Chinatown, Maeda got out of the car then started to run. "I'll meet you over there!" He shouted. "Alright Itako-san!" Sonika shouted back. She got out of the car then placed the car keys in her pocket. She got out G3A3 from her belt pocket then started to follow Maeda.
By the time she was at the market street, she suddenly saw mitochondria cats. She started shooting at them. One of them was about to spit out acid. She suddenly saw it then shoots. She quickly dodged it then shot it on the back. Then it died. The cat turned its back then its tail started to chomp like crazy. Its tail was about to bite her on the leg, but suddenly missed. She pointed the gun to its tail then started to shoot. Its tail was down, but the cat was still standing and really angry. Then it went near her then jumped. It opened its jaws then bit her on the left arm. She started to shake it out of her arm, but it didn't move a bit. "Let go!" She shouted. Then she suddenly feels a fiery energy inside her. Then the cat turned to fire then died. She placed G3A3 back to her belt pocket. She placed her right hand on her left arm. She started to walk instead to run.
At the plaza, she saw Maeda. She went near to him. He looked at her. "Sonika, there you are." He said, "I've been waiting for a while. What happened?" Then he suddenly saw her arm bleeding. "Oh my god," He reacted, "what happened to your arm?" "I've been attacked by the mitochondria cats." She answered, "I've shot down one, then there's one left. As its tail was shot, it's really angry. It jumped then opened its jaws then it clamp on to my arm. I tried to shake it off until I felt energy on my body. Then it was caught on fire then died." "What kind of energy?" He asked. "Some sort of fire-like energy." She answered. "Seems interesting though…" He said, "Here let me help with your wound." He grabbed a gauze bandage from his pocket then wrapped it around her left arm. Then he got bandages then wrapped it over the gauze. Then he got tape then placed it on the edge. "There ya go." He said. "Thanks for that Itako." She said. "No problem." He said. She suddenly saw flesh on the edge of the sewer hole. "Is that…?" She said. "Yup," He said, "its rotten flesh. If my guess is correct, the slime might be down there." "I'm going down to have a look. Notify Jerick for me." She said. He got out another charm from his pocket. "Take this…" He said. "Thanks." She said. "Be careful Sonika-san." He said. "I will…" She said. She climbed down the ladder slowly.
When she went down, she felt a strange presence. "Is that…?" She said. She started to follow the strange presence. She was at four corridors. Then she saw mitochondria bats. When she's about to get her gun, she felt pain on her left arm. "I can't shoot them with my left arm in pain…" She moaned, "Now what should I do now…?" The bats used supersonic. She heard high pitches. One of the bats flew near her then started to bite. She screamed a little. She stretched out her right arm then fireballs appeared then shoot the bat. Then she did the same to the other two. When the bats are burned, she lowered her arm. She suddenly felt the soothing energy, the same from the hospital, and then it healed her body. "Is this the same energy from the hospital…?" She asked to herself. Once she raised her left arm, she didn't feel pain. "Why my arm isn't in pain anymore…?" She asked to herself again, "Maybe it's from that energy that healed both body and wound…" Then she felt the presence again. She went to the arch in front then started to run. She was at the corridor then was at another four corridors. She went straight again. She was at the corridor then was at the four corridors.
She felt the presence getting stronger. She went left of the four corridors. She was almost close to the source. The presence is getting stronger. "I'm almost close…" She said. She suddenly heard running water from afar. She followed the sound. As she ran, the sound was getting louder.
She was at the corridor of the control area. She saw a metal ladder then went up. She walked then saw something from afar. She went closer to then saw something. Her irises shrink. "This is…" She said softly, "This is the audience from SS Central Park…" She saw the slime going down. She went to the edge then saw it forming into a stream. She saw it going up. She stepped back slowly, trying not to get near its distance. Then it went down then the current drifted it away. "I have to get the slime out of the reservoir before it infects Station Square." She said. She headed left then went the stairs. She opened the door then entered.
Inside, she saw another door. She opened it then entered. Then she was at the control room. She went near the machine. She suddenly had an idea. "I could move the slime out of the reservoir by using the control panel." She said to herself. She activated the master control. She activated the first pump. Nothing happened. She activated the second pump. She suddenly felt the ground shaking.
Out of the reservoir, the slime was out. It rise up then it got the steel beam from above then debris appeared then destroyed the pump.
At the control room, she turned off the master control. She went to the door next to it. She opened it then entered. At the corridor, she saw the pump completely destroyed. "Why would it do such things…?" She said to herself. She saw stairs from afar. She jumped down, went across, got up, and then headed to the stairway. As she went up, she saw a door. She opened it then she was out of the sewers.