Chapter 6: Moving
Four shadows slipped along the halls. Four shadows, sixteen legs, eight eyes glittering through the dark halls, all heading softly toward the smell of food. And faintly, the smell of a strange plant. The white wolf was in the lead, followed closely by the grey, then the brown, then the black backed one.
"Here." He said, standing up on two legs. He pointed at a dark pair of strong, foreboding doors.
"You sure?" Aysu snarled softly, not liking this at all. She felt something in her body that told her to run, far and fast. It had something to do with the scent that now was quite clear.
"Yes, I'm sure."
"How do we get in?" Tsume asked with a bored droll.
Gin smiled. As she stood in human form, her hair was a soft, silvery blonde that brushed Tsume's shoulder in the sudden movement. "Follow me. We have to go back a little, but there is an air vent that'll probably lead straight into the room.
"An air vent?" Tsume sniffed. "How original."
"Lead the way." Kiba said, nodding.
Gin turned and led back only two halls, turned a corner, and gently pried the vent off of the ceiling. She leaped up and in, followed by an annoyed Aysu, Tsume, and determined Kiba, who closed the lid behind him. Gin turned. "Your nose is better than mine. You lead."
Kiba nodded and crawled forward, following his nose and staking several different directions, which left the others rather confused. Finally, he stopped above another vent and pointed down. Below his hands he spied the fox, her eyes glowing viciously as she sat at a desk looking at someone he could smell.
"The flower is in the lab, in the special container. Already we have it together and I'm sure you'll be able to crack the code." She smiled coldly. "I hope you will not disappoint." Her eyes traveled to the red stains on the white carpet.
"Lady Kadra, I'm sure we will find a way to re-enact this, but I will need a replacement, since you killed-"
"Ah, yes. I have someone in mind. Come in, Col." The huge black cat walked in, stretching his human formed muscles. "Col is very clever, smart, quick. You tell him what to do, he'll do it. And…" She smiled politely. "He'll let me know how things go."
The cat smiled. The scientist knew what she had meant. He planned on keeping things exactly as she said. "Oh!" Kadra's eyes glinted as she watched the man almost leave. "The Master wants the flower and all equipment moved to the new base toward the south. Have everything packed and ready to go on the third cargo ship in the basement. Most of the stuff's already in there."
"Why does he want it moved?"
"Suspicious activity with some youths in the town. We ran into some trouble getting the flower back."
"Wasn't that little silver dog you had?" He asked sarcastically.
"No…she won't be a problem. It's…one of her friends."
"Ah."
"Now go, Dr. Hin. I have work to do and so do you. I'll meet you all at the base
tomorrow evening."
"Of course, Lady Kadra." He bowed and left, feeling as if his stomach would unravel as he passed the red stains etched into the floor.
Really short but I at least sat down and wrote some. My keyboard has been acting weird and this is the first time its actually worked properly in nearly a month…its worrying me. Anyways, im a-hopin' to finish the next chapter by za weekend.
Luv RO