So sorry about the major typo in the last chapter, that was chapter 10 not a second chapter nine and here is chapter eleven. Enjoy!

Chapter Eleven: Inside the Lab

Aaron's POV

He was worried about Lily. She had all of a sudden become quiet and withdrawn. He began to worry that maybe he had gone too far with her on the plane, there was an innocence about her that he found intriguing and he wished he could remember her. It seemed very important to her that he did, and try he did. Unfortunately because he hadn't had his chems his mind was beginning to feel fuzzy. So remembering anything was starting to take its toll. He was trying so hard to stay focused and he knew that withdraw would start to become difficult, of course what she was about to do would have some serious effects on him as well, but if she was able to do it correctly he would forever be free from them. He had to be at his best to protect her because losing her now was not a choice and if he was honest it was never an option. He really didn't know how she felt; he knew she felt obligated to help him because she saw all of this as her fault. He didn't blame her, he couldn't because in reality he had volunteered for a "special project", not truly knowing what it was all about he thought he would be serving his country, helping just like she thought she was doing.

Aaron took a look around and had realized that Lily had led them into an elevator that was taking them to the basement level. What really bothered him was that he didn't remember how he had got there. He must had tensed up because she suddenly looked at him and squeezed his hand that she was suddenly holding. She looked at him with concern and a touch of fear which was something he didn't like seeing in her eyes.

"Are you okay?" She asked him in a quiet voice. He looked at her for a moment before he said anything.

"Your sister, her name was Sarah." The name had come out of nowhere. It was suddenly just at the front of his mind as if it should be. With the chem's wearing off maybe some of his early memories were starting to come back. She gave a slight gasp and looked at him as if she was in shock. Before either one of them could say another word the elevator doors where open and they were looking into the lab. She seemed to snap back to their present situation because she led him down a hallway and into a small room in the back. It was set up like every other room that they had tested him in except the difference here would be this would be the last time. She had him sit at a table and roll up the sleeve to his button down shirt while she prepared the culture. He watched as she suddenly became lost in what she was doing. She scurried around quickly because they really didn't know how much time they had before someone wised up to the fact that they really shouldn't be there.

He watched her as she gathered a syringe, a tourniquet, an assortment of other medical supplies and the virus itself. She was warming the sample between her hands by rolling it back and forth and after a few minutes she was ready. She held his left arm as she applied the tourniquet and held the needle at the ready. That was when he noticed her trembling and he used his other hand to steady hers.

"Hey, it's okay." He reassured her and when she looked up he continued. "Thank you" She shook her head and spoke.

"Don't thank me; we're not out of the woods yet." He gave her a reassuring smile as she stuck the needle into his forearm and pushed down on the plunger.

After she had removed it and the tourniquet she taped his arm and took a deep breath. She looked at him critically before she spoke.

"The effects should almost be instant. You'll start to feel a little feverish and then it's going to hit you hard that will be the virus working through your system. If this works, the sickness part of this won't last long and your DNA will start repairing itself in a sense. We should probably find a place to lay low for a while." He nodded before he asked his next question,

"So Doc, what kind of virus did you give me?" She didn't look at him as she answered; instead she started to cleanup before she did.

"I think its better that you don't know."

"Well how bad off am I going to be?" He asked her suddenly concerned.

"Well it's going to be like having really bad flu" She scowled at the thought of being so vulnerable. That was when he suddenly was hit by a really bad head ache and suddenly felt rally crappy.

"Well Doc, I think your right."

"Okay, we need to get you out of here before you can't move very far. You sit for a minute while I grab some meds that will help with some of the symptoms." He nodded slowly and leaded over a bit. This was not turning out so good. She had just stored the meds in her bag she had been carrying when the sound of a door being opened was heard. She put her finger to her lips and she looked around the corner.

"Looks like one of the guards, I'm going to go talk to him so stay put." He didn't like that and before she could go he grabbed her arm and looked at her.

"Please be careful" she nodded her head and went out the door. She started stalking to him in the native tongue and he was answering back but it sounded harsh and not friendly. There were a few more exchanges and she went to turn away only to have him pull her back by the arm in a jerking motion. From where Aaron was at he had a good view and he could see that he was trying to get her to leave with him and she was fighting him, good girl. However when he started to jerk her around, Aaron reacted. Gathering up what strengths he had left he went out into the room.

"What's going on here, you're not supposed to be down here." The guard looked startled but quickly recovered and rattled something off to Aaron that he didn't understand and he made as if to go for his side arm. At that moment as his training kicked in. he heard Lily cry out to stop but before the words got out the guard lay in the remnants of what was once a glass door. He took the gun off the guard and grabbed her hand.

"Lets, go" He said as he led her to that stair case. They came to the first door and burst it open. It opened onto the factory floor. He turned to Lily and said "Act as if we belong here." and led her through the factory. Once workers started to throw him uncomfortable glances, he spotted a side door emergency exit, he approached it, pulled the fire alarm and as ciaos ensued they disappeared into the warm, sticky night air of Manila.

Next up: Chapter 12: Memories. Guess what happens there?! Until next time…