Chapter 10-Capture

They were closing in on them. They got out their guns and pointed them in their direction. They put their hands behind their heads. "Smart move kids" said one of the agents. "Now move!"

In HQ Zoe was looking anxiously at the screen.
"Frank, we've got a problem" she said shakily. Frank walked over to the screen to see Tom's and Ashlea's mark on it, surrounded by about 20 KORPS agents and they were moving down the corridor.
"We need to alert the team quickly! Who's that with him?" he asked curiously.
"I think I have an idea" she replied.
"Aniesha, Dan we need to abort the mission, Tom and an unidentified person has been captured and you're at risk as well. Get out of there and fast!" Frank said down his communicator.
"We need to rescue Tom!" Aniesha shouted.
"I know and we'll come back for him! It's too risky!" Frank shouted back.

Stella walked into HQ after sorting things out in the safe house.
"Frank? What's going on?" she asked. He had ended the call before Dan could say anything about his decision.
"Tom has been kidnapped along with another person. I have told the team to withdraw" Frank replied.
"That bloody organization! We need to get him back!" Stella exclaimed angrily.
"We can't it's too risky!"
"Wouldn't it be risky for them to get out unnoticed?"
"There is a system of tunnels underneath the base that we have just found out about. Zoe you said you had an idea of who that person is?" Zoe spun round on her chair to face them.
"Well Tom called me and said that he was in some kind of department for genetic engineering and they were talking about the U19 project" Zoe told.
"And you didn't bother to tell us this?" Frank huffed.
"Sorry I would but you were at the safe house"
"Okay so that girl you think is project U19 but that means she's…"
"Genetically engineered" Stella butted in "Would KORPS really want to do that?" She added.
"Well they created me" Zoe said quietly and hanged her head in shame.
"With KORPS they will do anything to achieve their goals" Frank said and walking over to Zoe and sat on a chair next to her. She looked like she was about to cry.
"How can you all stand me? I'm a product of KORPS I'm the enemy!" Zoe whimpered.
"Zoe because you were made by KORPS doesn't mean you're bad. It's you're actions that make you what you are and the services you have done to MI9 is pretty good" he reassured. Zoe knew he was the best at advice.
"Thanks Frank" Zoe said and gave him a hug.

Tom and Ashlea were taken into a laboratory where Tom's communicator and tracker were taken off him. Now the others in HQ couldn't see where they were going. The KORPS agents had also realised that he had a microchip inserted under his skin. They found a way to deactivate it and he changed back into his normal appearance. Ashlea was shocked by this. They were dragged into small cells which were next to each other and had a series of bars where the teenagers could see and talk to each other. Ashlea was now very angry and started kicking the walls and destroying the pillow on her small, single bed.
"Ashlea stop!" Tom shouted. She stopped and looked at him.
"Why should I? All my life I've been experimented on and tested on! I thought it was my chance to escape but I'm back in this stupid, miserable cell!" Ashlea shouted back and started again. After a few good minutes of intense kicking and punching she stopped and fell to the floor crying. Tom didn't know what to say. He was disgusted at what KORPS had done but they were the worst organization in the world! With them it could always get worse.

Ashlea was asleep about 20 minutes later. Tom was at breaking point. He was very frightened and so angry. He wasn't properly trained for field work and he was dreading the thought of what KORPS were going to do with them. Suddenly, 2 KORPS agents opened the door with guns. Tom could see another 2 agents in Ashlea's cell walking towards her bed.
"Out now! The crime minister wishes to see you. Both!" he said then smiling grimily. Tom knew this was going to be terrifying. He walked out of his cell followed by Ashlea who looked very pale.

They walked through lots of twisty corridors and around lots of corners. Finally they stopped outside a set of glass doors and there were lots of KORPS henchmen looking at them as they walking towards the back of the room where there was a chair. The crime minister was sitting on it looking very stern. The room looked a bit like the old KORPS HQ (the one the team blew up) only it was much bigger. They pushed them in front of the crime minister.
"Well, well, well why it isn't one of those spy brats. The damage you have done to my organization is minor but has made us slow our progress! Oh and it's U19. One of KORPS best projects I believe. You will be punished for trying to escape!" the devilish woman clicked her fingers and two KORPS henchmen came up behind them. "Beat the boy!" she screamed. They grabbed him and punched him a few times in the stomach. He fell to the floor, struggling to breathe and the henchmen kicked him in the ribs a few times, his shoulders and then they picked him up by his jacket and punched him a few times in the cheek, nose and mouth. "Enough!" the crime minister shouted. They let him go and he fell to the floor screaming in agony. Ashlea knelt beside him. She was so angry that they had hurt her only friend that she wanted to kill the crime minister. "If you don't want this to happen to your friend again then you will obey! Understood?" Ashlea wanted to scream no but she knew that she couldn't let this happen again to Tom so she just nodded. "Good! Take them back to their cells" she ordered.

Back in HQ Stella, Frank and Zoe were becoming increasingly concerned about Tom.
"Dan and Aniesha are safely going through the tunnels. I've sent MI9 to pick them up" Frank informed the others.
"Tom's still in there! We need to do something. We've lost all ways of seeing where he is!" Zoe shouted.
"Zoe, I'm sorry we can't do anything at the moment! We will get him back and uncover what KORPS are planning I promise" Frank said trying to stay calm. He too was very worried about Tom even if he didn't show it. Suddenly, there was a blinking light that flashed on the screen. It was Dan.
"Frank, we've safely exited the area and we're waiting for an MI9 van to pick us up. Is there any news on Tom?" he asked.
"We've lost track of him and there's no way we can know what's going on" Frank replied.
"We should off helped him! He's not trained like the rest of us! He won't last!" Aniesha screamed down the line who had just taken Dan's communicator.

"Aniesha we can't do anything! It's far too dangerous! There will be double the guards, scans and everything. You're lucky you've got out and I won't lose another member off this team!" Frank shouted. Aniesha ended the call.