CHAPTER 3

THE LAB

MONICA

We waited behind the dumpster all day. Finally it was dark enough to get going again. Our stomachs were all growling loudly, but we were forced to ignore them.

"So if we continue down this street here we'll eventually come to another road, which 'll lead us to the police station." I said.

"Ok, I can live with that." Silver said. "Can we go now?"

We began to carefully make our way down the street by hopping from one dark alley to the next and hiding behind buildings. We slowly but surely made our way down the place.

"This is taking forever." Sonic said impatiently. "Can we go faster?"

"If you want to get captured, then by my guest." I hissed. "We're nearly to the other street."

It went smoothly until we crossed over to the other street. I was running from an alley to an alley opposite me when I literally bumped into a police officer. He looked at me for a long time and then said, "You're that Cleveland girl, aren't you?"

"Uh, no, I have no idea what you're talking about!" I began to back up. I hoped the others had hidden themselves. "I'm just trying to get to my friend's house!"

The officer pushed me gently to the side and walked towards the alley I was trying to back up to again. He gave a loud yell and reached for his nightstick.

Silver scurried out of the alley and nearly ran into me. Tails flew wide eyed away from the policeman and Sonic backed away slowly. The guy glared at all of us for what seemed like forever.

"Back away from Monica, right now, or I'll seriously hurt you." The guy warned, raising his nightstick over his head. With his other hand he pulled a gun out of its holder.

Sonic backed in front of me protectively, even though I was in hardly any danger. Tails went pale but he went and stood next to his hero, looking as brave as he could manage. Silver backed behind me and started tugging on my sleeve. "We could run for it…" He suggested.

"But he's got a gun." I reminded him.

"Last time, creatures! Back away from her!" The policeman cocked the pistol.

"No, sir, please listen to me!" I pleaded. "They're not what you think they are!"

"I know exacally what they are!" The man shouted. The pistol shook in his hand. "They abducted you and your brother and we're here to stop them and bring you safely back home!"

"No, sir, we teamed up to stop a madman!" I said loudly. I nudged Sonic and Tails to the side and stepped bravely up to the policeman. "They're harmless!"

The policeman glared at them all in turn, trying to believe me. While he was distracted his gun flew out of his hand and hit the sidewalk with a loud clatter, thanks to Silver. We all took that as a signal to run, which we did.

"Get back here!" The policeman shouted, but we were long gone. I could hear him barking orders into a radio as we ran.

"Now how far to the station?" Tails asked.

"Not far. We should reach it in about…now." I ducked behind an alley and they followed me. "It's right up the road about three buildings down. Now do we have a plan?"

"Break in, get the Emeralds, and get out." Silver said. "That plan works for me."

"What about the security and the fact that we've never been in the place?" Sonic reminded him. "What about that?"

"We'll just have to wing it." I muttered. "We still have time tonight to break in."

"Then let's do it!" Tails said. "The others won't wait forever!"

"Then let's go." I said, tugging the hood of my hoodie over my ears. "Get in, get out, we survive. Sound like a plan?"

"Yep."

A/N: So they begin the invasion process!

JET: ANOTHER BIRD JOKE! WOULD YOU STOP?

GHOSTKING: What the heck did I do this time?

JET: You said you'd wing it! That's a crack at me again, isn't it?

GHOSTKING: No, I just thought of that at that time, and..oh, never mind! Get out of here! Go race someone! Just go away!

…

MARK

The scientists lead me into a small room that looked a lot like something out of a terrible horror movie that took place in a hospital. It was dark, small, and nearly everywhere you looked there was some piece of equipment or some cabinet loaded with what looked like blood. One of them gave me a pair of latex-free rubber gloves.

"What's this for?" I asked.

None of them answered me. They just stared at me until I put them on. It was very unnerving. After I put the gloves on I opened a door at the end of the room and I stepped foot into some operating room.

There was a bright spotlight-like light that was directed straight down on a small operating table. Lying motionless on the table was Shadow. Thick metal restraints were wrapped around his ankles and wrists, but I doubted the scientists even needed that precaution. On one side of the table was an IV drip that was flowing into Shadow's left wrist. His entire body was covered in sensors and wires that lead back to a large machine that had many different weak lines crossing its screens.

"What did you do to him?" I demanded.

"It's stable." One of the scientists said. "That's all that matters."

"He's not an 'it'!" I nearly yelled. "What do you want to do with him?"

"We do what we're told to." Another scientist said almost without any emotion. "We get orders and we carry them out."

"What do you plan to do to him then?"

"Dissection."

I nearly fell to the cold marble floor. "You…you can't!" I managed to say in a hoarse whisper. "I won't let you!"

Suddenly strong arms grabbed me from behind and began to lead me to the door. "No! Let me go!" I shouted, but whoever it was was too strong.

I was deposited out of both rooms and next to Eggman, who was standing there looking more evil than I had ever seen him.

"You…!" I lunged for him but the scientist held me back. "How could you do this?"

"Consider this my revenge." Eggman said so evilly I nearly shuddered.

"…!" I couldn't think of any words to describe my anger and hatred.

"Take him back to his parents." Eggman said. The scientist began to drag me off towards the lobby.

I eventually gave up struggling against the scientist's unnatural grip. "You've got to stop this." I pleaded. "Don't kill him."

"We do what we're told." The guy said emotionlessly. "And we were told to dissect that creature for science."

We had reached the lobby and my parents came over to where the scientist and I were. "What did he do this time?" My mom asked worriedly.

"Nothing. I was just told to bring him back here." The scientist let go of my arm and walked back down the hall.

"Mom, they're going to kill them!"I nearly shouted. "they're going to dissect one of them, and I don't know about the others' fate!"

"That is very inhumane…" My dad muttered, but my mother was deaf to our reasoning.

"They asked for it, honey. That's what they get."

"No, mom!" I hissed. "They didn't mean any harm! They. Were. My. Friends." I said slowly.

My mother still didn't listen to me. She turned to see Eggman walk into the room with a huge evil smile on his face, but she failed to see the evil part of it.

"Aren't you going to dissect him?" I demanded angrily. "You're so twisted and wrong. How can you live with yourself?"

"Mark!" My mom and dad yelled at the same time.

"Now I suppose I owe you all an explanation on what we plan to do." Eggman said, the evil grin vanishing. "We're simply going to….what's the phrase…? 'Put them to sleep'."

I wanted nothing more than to punch him. "Liar!" I nearly yelled.

"Would you look at the time?" Eggman glanced at a nearby clock. "We've still got some unfinished business here, so we'll continue in the morning. But why don't you all come back to the police station and you can stay there for the night?"

"It sure is closer…" My mom said. "Ok, but just for one night."

I wanted to scream until I realized that the police station was where Eggman was also staying, and he had the Chaos Emeralds with him. I would be able to search the place…hopefully…

I didn't want to leave my friends but I had almost no choice. I would just have to hope that the scientists didn't start experimenting or anything on Shadow before I got back.

A/N: Ooooh… horror and suspense! Don't you just hate Eggman? After writing this I wanted to punch him too.

JET: For once I have to agree with you.

GHOSTKING: Good. Lend me your Extreme Gear for a second…

*Smacks Eggman upside his head*

MONICA

The lights were on in the station but there was no one in the main lobby. We all rushed in and hid behind some couches.

"Ok, we shouldn't split up, just in case." I said. "Because if we do and someone gets caught, then we're all done for."

We popped out from behind the couches and headed for a hallway. There were some small closets along the way, but nothing that indicated a stairway or elevator to get up to a second floor.

"Wait, right here!" Tails said, opening a door and reveling some stairs.

We climbed up the flight and entered the second floor. There were six doors spaced an even twenty feet from each other along one wall and six on the other side that matched the others.

"It looks like some sort of apartment complex thing." Sonic remarked. "I don't know about you, but I don't think any Emeralds are around here."

"Wait…" Silver shut his eyes and held his hands, which were now glowing a bright blue, out in front of him. He began to stagger down the hallway like a sleepwalker.

"Um, Silver?" Tails asked.

"Don't distract him." Sonic said.

Silver walked down the hall for a few more seconds and stopped in front of the third door to the right. "They're in here." He said. "I'm sure of it."

The door was designed like a door at a hotel. You would need a card to scan so it'd let you in. Sadly, we had no card.

"I can take care of that." Silver said.

There was a click. I tried the door and it opened into a one roomed hotel thing. A soft glow came from the closet nearby. I opened it and stepped back. "Hey, guys, found them."

Sonic, Silver and Tails rushed over and nearly shouted. "We found them!" Silver cheered. "We did it! Now we can go back to the others, and-"

He was cut off by loud, heavy footsteps. We spun around to see five police officers come barging into the room, all of them armed with nightsticks and guns. "Monica, are you ok?" One of them asked.

"I'm fine, please put your guns down!" I said.

"Back away from her, creatures!" Another of the policemen commanded. Tails grabbed my arm and didn't let go.

"I said back away!" The officer raised his nightstick and took a step towards him. Tails let go of me and backed up slowly.

"Monica, come here please."

I glanced from my friends to the police. "We'll be fine." Sonic muttered. "We'll rally together soon."

I stepped towards the police and one of them lead me to the door. "Wait! What about-" I was cut off as the remaining officers charged at my friends. I heard Tails shriek and he came flying out the door and into my arms.

"Monica, help!" He squeaked as a officer pulled him away from me and cuffed his wrists and ankles. Tails tried to take a step but fell on the floor and curled into a small yellow ball.

"What are you doing?" I broke away from the policeman and rushed back into the room. I was just in time to see an officer bring his nightstick down on Sonic's side. Sonic groaned and didn't resist the officer as he cuffed his wrists and ankles too.

"What are you doing?" I screamed. "Don't hurt them!"

"Monica, they're dangerous!" The officer that lead me to the door said. "Come on, down to the lobby. Your parents are coming soon."

"Monica!" Silver shouted. "Monica help! Please! Don't let him hurt me!"

The policemen looked surprised that he could talk, but that didn't stop them from cuffing Silver all the same. He and Sonic were more or less dragged/marched out into the hall.

The police officer lead me down the hall away from them and down towards the lobby. "What are you going to do to them?" I demanded.

"Nothing. We're not in charge of that." The officer said.

"Who is?" I asked.

"It's classified."

When we reached the lobby I was greeted by my twin brother's shocked and worried face.

"I'm sorry, Mark." I whispered. "But we know where the Chaos Emeralds are."

"Monica, they're going to dissect Shadow."Mark gasped. "Sometime tomorrow. We've got to save him and the others!"

"This keeps on getting worse…" I sighed.

My mom and dad came over and there was a huge family hug thing that you can usually only find in movies. We stayed like that for a few minuets. I couldn't remember the last time our parents had hugged us, but even though I should have been pretty happy over the whole situation, I wasn't. I was scared.

My life was anything but a movie.

MARK

We were given two room upstairs next to each other. Monica and I had one, and our parents had the other.

"So what happened?" I asked slowly. I sort of feared what Monica was about to say.

"We managed to break into Eggman's place here." Monica began. "We found the Emeralds, but then the police showed up and they were captured. What happened with you?"

I quickly told her what Eggman planed to do and what sort of fate Shadow was in store for. Monica sighed heavily. "What are we going to do?"

"I don't know." I admitted. "We need an Emerald, or better yet, all seven."

"Eggman's place is literally across the hall."

I gave Monica a long stare. "Are you nuts?"

"Probably. But we can get all seven, go back to the lab place thing, sneak in, disguise ourselves, and get everyone out!"

I thought about the million ways the plan could go wrong. "Mom and Dad would notice we're gone eventually."

"That's why we've got to be quick about it." Monica crossed to the door and looked out the peephole. "No one's there. Plus it's about midnight, Mom and Dad won't notice until morning."

She unlocked the door and stepped out into the hall and crossed to the door opposite us.

"Wait, what if he's in there?" I demanded.

"So? If you're not helping, go back." Monica glanced at the lock. "Get me a screwdriver."

"Where would I get one of-"

"In the drawer next to the sink. I saw one earlier."

I quickly went back to the room and returned with a small screwdriver. Monica carefully pried the plastic covering off the key card slot and then found a screw to undo. Within seconds, the lock was deactivated and the door opened slightly. Loud snoring came from the room.

"Even if we did make noise he wouldn't hear us anyway." I snickered.

Monica slipped into the room and I closely followed. She lead me to a small door that had a slight glow around it. She opened it and we came face to face with the seven Chaos Emeralds.

"Quickly."

I stuffed two in my pockets and grabbed two more. Monica did the same only she just had to carry one. We inched back towards the door and out into the hall. Monica shut the door.

"I'll be right back. Then we get out of here." Monica went back into our room and returned with a small bag. "We can put the Emeralds here until we need them. Come on."

We took off running down the hall as quietly as we could. We reached the first floor and I glanced warily around. No one was there, except for a guard asleep on duty.

"We have to move fast." I whispered. "And quietly."

We tiptoed to the door and nearly as silent as a mouse slipped out into the cold dark night.

"The lab is this way." I pointed. "I memorized the way, just in case."

We took off running, fueled by anger, worry and adrenaline. We only stopped twice on the way to catch our breath and we continued until the small boxy building appeared in front of us. We hid away from the windows and doors.

"We need a plan." Monica said.

I thought for a second, and then it hit me. The only probablem would be getting in without getting recognized.

MONICA

Mark finally risked peeking into the window. He ducked back down and said, "There's someone there, typing something. We need a distraction."

"I can do that." I smiled smugly.

The guy typing at the computer didn't know what happened. One second everything was calm and peaceful, and the next, nearly all of the windows shattered. He jumped out of the chair he was sitting in and ran outside, armed with a flashlight. "Who's there?"

Mark and I snuck into the building and down a hall until we came to a closet that was full of medical supplies, including what we needed.

"Here, put this on." Mark threw me a long white lab coat, a weird hairnet thing that you see doctors wear sometimes, and a surgical cloth mask thing like you see doctors wear when they're operating on someone. After I put it all on, Mark remarked, "Wow, I can't recognize you, except for the hoodie. You'll have to leave it here."

I dropped the hoodie behind a case full of something. "So I'll try to find my group, and you get yours?" I asked, my voice slightly muffled behind the mask.

"That's the plan. And don't give yourself away." Mark pulled on a lab coat, a hairnet and a mask too. "We're tall enough to pass for adults, but we have no ID."

We carefully exited the closet one at a time. "Oh, one more thing…" Mark muttered. "There's a room in the back that requires a code. That's where they're keeping Shadow. In case you need to know the code it's 6045. Don't forget it."

I handed Mark the bag of Chaos Emeralds. I reached in and grabbed one and put it in my pocket. "I have a feeling you'll need more than me, so take six."

Mark nodded and hung the bag from one of his belt loops. "It's not that obvious, is it? The bag?" He asked.

"Not if you walk sideways forever." I smiled worriedly.

"Good luck, Monica." Mark said, turning to run down the hall towards the locked door.

A/N: Wow, that was short. Anyway, this is pretty much near the climax, but there's more action, horror and suspense on the way! Oh, and the code for the door is sort of a thank-you to Storm 337 for writing awesome stories that I like a lot. If you guys get a chance, go read their stuff, you won't regret it.

MARK

I punched the code in quickly and opened the door, but only to be greeted by a scientist trying to go the way I had just come from.

"No one is allowed back here until the dissection." The guy clearly stated.

"Except me." I said boldly, standing as tall as I could. I reached into one of the huge pockets on the lab coat and felt my fingers brush something that felt like an ID. I flashed it quickly before the guy could get a glance at it. "Let me in."

The guy didn't argue and stepped to the side to let me in. "Sorry, sir."

"You'd better be." I hissed, trying to sound and act like one of them. Hopefully I wasn't as pitiful as I sounded.

I opened the other door and entered into the small operating room. Surprisingly, no one was there. I quickly ran over to Shadow and reached into the bag. "Shadow, can you hear me?" I asked desperately.

Shadow didn't move and I pressed an Emerald into his hand. The effect was blinding.

I staggered backwards as a huge flash of light engulfed the room. I dropped the bag of Emeralds but they seemed to hop out of the bag and drift over to where the light was strongest. Then just like that it was over.

I glanced around the room to see that some of the lights had blown out and sparks were raining down from the ceiling. The bright spotlight thing above the operating table was flickering weakly and then went out altogether. Most of the equipment had been blown back into the corners of the room and were sitting there, smoking. The IV had been ripped out of Shadow's arm and he began to bleed.

"Shadow?" I asked slowly. I was afraid that at any second a group of guards would come tearing into the room and surround me.

Shadow was still holding one of the Emeralds, but when I said his name he twitched and the Emerald fell to the floor with a small plink. He opened his eyes weakly and glanced in my direction. "M…Mark?"

"We need to get out of here, now." I said quickly, unlatching the restraints on the table. "I don't know if they'll send anyone to check this out, but-"

I was cut off as the door opened and smacked the opposite wall so hard pieces of plaster fell to the floor. About twenty guards ran into the room, all armed with rifles that were aimed at me and Shadow. "Who are you?" One of the guards demanded.

Another guard ran over to me and tore the mask thing away from my face. A couple of the guards looked surprised and a bit confused. "I thought you were at the police station!"

"I was, until I came here to rescue my friends!" I said bravely. "You've been lied to thousands of times! How can you believe-"

One of the guards began to gather the six Emeralds up. "How'd you get these?" He demanded.

"Wouldn't you like to know." I hissed. "Let my friends go and I might tell you."

A few scientists pushed their way into the room and got a load of the condition the room was in. "What happened?" One of them demanded.

"That's what we're trying to figure out." A guard responded.

Shadow sat up and held his bleeding arm tightly. "Mark…get out of here…" He growled. "I can get out of here myself…"

"How did he wake up?" the guard next to me shouted. "I thought you told me that you had him completely under control!"

"You did until I showed up." I shouted. "Let him go!"

The guard instead rammed the end of his gun into Shadow's head. I reacted without even thinking. I grabbed the front of the gun as the guard raised it to deal another blow and we began a deadly tug-of-war; which I would end up dead in if I wasn't the stronger and braver one.

"Let go or I'll shoot!" The guard shouted.

"NO!" I kicked at his kneecaps and he nearly fell backwards. I had the gun in my hands, but I didn't know how-and didn't want-to use it.

"Mark, put the gun down." A guard commanded. I turned to face him and gave him a glare. "I won't until you all do."

The scientists dropped to the floor and surrendered immeadentally. The guards didn't budge. I glanced back at Shadow, who was now bleeding from a gash in his head along with his arm. The guards took advantage of my distraction and grabbed the gun out of my hands. "Mark, please exit the room. Now."

I couldn't make a move as two strong hands closed around my arms and dragged me out of the room.

A/N: 0_o I scared myself again by writing this late at night. In the dark. Clock says 11:45 PM. Help. Zzzz…NIGHTMARES!

MONICA

I headed down a random hall. I had no idea where everyone was and how to get there, so I figured I'd better explore a bit. Hopefully no one would recognize me or wonder why a scientist was wondering the halls looking lost.

I entered a unmarked door and found a small room filled with odds and ends. The most effective item I saw on sight was a small dart gun that had at least six shots in it. I grabbed it and put it in my left pocket, hoping it would come in use later. I exited the room quickly and continued walking down the hall like nothing had happened. I hoped against hope that there were no security cameras.

I was about to enter a door that looked suspicious when it flew open and a guy with blonde hair that stuck straight up nearly ran me over. He backed up in surprise, as did I. He had wire-rimmed glasses that looked a bit big on his face and ice blue eyes that seemed to stare into my soul. He was dressed similar to me minus the hairnet thing and his surgical mask was hanging from his neck.

"You don't need the hat, you know." He said with no emotion. I quickly took the net off. "You're here for the experiment, right?" he asked.

"Yes." I said automatically.

"Good. Take this." He handed me a small box with a red button on it. "Press it for two seconds if it tries anything. Come on in."

I took the box and stared at it with wonder and fear. What did he mean by that? I had no choice but to follow the spiky-haired guy into the room. I reminded myself that no matter what happened I would act like one of them.

The door lead into a medium sized room that was occupied by three other scientists who were carrying clipboards and scribbling madly; the icy stare guy, and an operating table. Once I saw who was on the operating table I nearly dropped the weird box thing the guy had given me.

Silver was restrained by metal bars that were welded to the table and twisted around his ankles and wrists. A weird looking band of metal was wrapped round his forehead with two wires connecting the metal to a small machine behind the table. Silver's eyes were half open but he didn't seem to be taking in his surroundings.

The blue eyed scientist-who from now on I'll call Ice- went over to a small supplies table in the side of the room and drew out a syringe filled with something clear. He injected whatever was in it into Silver's arm.

"Remember, any sign that he uses his powers to break out of here and you press that button." Ice commanded, seeming to glare into my soul and see who I really was.

"Yes, sir." I said instantly. I put my hand and the remote thing in one of the oversized pockets on the side of the coat to hide it from view.

Silver's eyes flared open and he glanced around. Once he realized where he was he started struggling violently against the metal restraints.

Ice gave me a look and mouthed, "Press it."

I pressed it after a slight hesitation and sigh.

There was a slight buzzing sound and Silver shrieked. His shout took me by surprise and I lifted my thumb off the button. My knees felt weak and my eyes got wide.

Silver's eyes unfocused and he stared at the roof, drawing in deep breaths. The three scientists with clipboards scribbled faster, if possible.

"I know you can hear and understand me." Ice spoke so suddenly that I nearly jumped.

Silver tilted his head to look at him but he didn't try to struggle. "In fact, you can even speak, can't you?" Ice continued.

I realized that my nails were digging into my palms so hard I thought I drew blood. I unclenched my fists and bit my tongue, trying not to let my emotions reach my eyes. Luckily I was still wearing the mask thing, so Ice couldn't see my teeth barred in a snarl.

Silver made no sign that he had heard Ice and turned to face me with his golden stare. Silver, It's me! I thought wildly, hoping he could read my thoughts. Don't give me away! I'm sorry, but I'll get you out of here!

"Where did you come from?" Ice demanded, still glaring at Silver. "Who are you? If you won't answer, then fine." Ice glanced at me again.

I couldn't believe what I was doing. I stared at the ground and pressed the button in a short two second burst.

I thought my heart would break when I heard Silver's screams. Tears blurred my vision and I didn't look up until they cleared away. Ice was standing beside the table with a small smile playing on his lips.

The sick wretch! I thought furiously. I wanted to run over to him and teach him a lesson.

"Who are you?" Ice demanded.

Silver's eyes were barely open now. His breathing came in short gasps and he began to twitch. He moaned but didn't say anything.

"Fine then, have it your way." Ice went back to the small supply table and unclasped a small case. He drew out a syringe that had to be as long as my hand from wrist to the tip of my middle finger. It was filled with a bright red substance that looked a lot like blood. The needle was longer than my thumb and thicker than a normal needle. I watched in horror as Ice brought it over to the operating table.

"This is what we've been working on lately." Ice said matter-of-factly. "Tiny, tiny robots we call Nanobots. They're so small that a red blood cell would be as big as the world is to us."

Silver glanced at the long syringe and shuddered. Ice smiled a humorless smile. "They were originally going to be used for cleaning up the rivers and streams that were polluted, but our top scientists thought that that would be a waste."

I wondered how the heck that could be a waste. With every passing second I wanted to strangle Ice more and more.

"So after careful research, development and experimentation, we came up with the hypothesis that they can be used to control someone so they could do anything another asked of them." Ice continued.

Silver's eyes got wider. I could plainly see the fear in them.

"That's right." Ice hissed dangerously. "We found out the nanobots flock to two of the most vital organs in anything's body. The heart and brain. The ones in the brain will force you to tell us everything we want to know. If, for some reason, you resist them, then we have a special remote that will command the nanobots clustered around your heart to begin eating through it. Nothing has ever survived resisting. Ah, yes, the experiment is nearly completed. We just need to complete the final test…"

I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

Silver started struggling against his restraints with a renewed will to live. Ice glared at me again and I was forced to press the button.

Silver cried out in agony as another jolt tore through his body. I was nearly to the point when I would run over to Ice, smack him to the 'other land down under', and then knock the other scientists to Kingdom Come.

"Oh, don't worry, it doesn't hurt much." Ice assured in a horrifying voice. "Just a few seconds of pain, and then you never have to worry about it again."

"N…no…no…p…p…please…" Silver shook violently. "….no…."

"A little too late to bargain for that." Ice sneered. "You had your chance to talk."

"...N….no…"

Ice parted Silver's fur at his neck. "Just think, after this, you'll work for us." He said evilly. "You'll be one of us…"

Silver tried to break away from Ice's grip but he couldn't. Ice drew the syringe closer to his neck. I felt fury and anger well up inside of me. I put my hands in my pockets and drew out my dart gun.

POP

With one shot, Ice was unconscious and lying on the cold floor. Three other pops quickly disposed of the three scientists with clipboards.

I dropped the gun, threw the remote with the red button at Ice's face, tore the surgical mask away from my face and ran to Silver.

"Silver, it's me, Monica! I'm so sorry…I had to act like one of them until I got the chance to strike…"

"M..Monica…" Silver's eyes unfocused. "I knew…you'd come…"

I ripped the restraints and metal band off of him and gently picked him up. Silver buried his face into my shoulder and shivered from the cold table and fear. I reached for my fallen gun and then ran for the door.

A/N: OOOOOH MYYYYYY GAAAAAAAAAAAH! THAT WAS TOO CLOSE! CURSE YOU ALL, YOU EVIL SCIENTISTS!

Wow, I was practically screaming, "NOOO! THAT CAN'T HAPPEN!" When I re-read this. I scared myself a lot.

Also Ice is based on someone I used to know. Someone…sort of like that. Well, just the evilness of the guy. I hate him.

Ok, well, one more chapter to go! Will they escape the lab? Will Mark get his group out of there? Will they all get back to Mobius? Will…ah, just read to find out! I'm probably boring you with these author's notes.