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Reaper was frozen to his spot, the flow of his blood and pump of his heart the only sound he could hear. Adela looked so small, so scared lying on the table with the needle in her arm and the nurse poised over her. He took a step forward but stopped when the nurses thumb twitched. Looking up at the scientists in the upper section of the room, he narrowed his eyes dangerously.
"Let her go." He quietly commanded, his voice feral and laced with a threat. The nurse looked a bit worried being the only person standing in the way of him and the girl but she knew her place and shook her head.
"Inject C24." The voice rang out again and the nurse took a deep breath before pushing the tip of the syringe down until all of the clear liquid now flowed into Adela's blood stream. A scream tore from Reapers throat and he lunged forward, picking the nurse up and brutally tossing her towards the chained beasts whom took no mercy on the woman. Reaper ripped at Adela's chains and freed her from the constraints and scoped her up into his arms. A flurry of movement and activity alerted him to the guards above and he quickly ducked from the room while the shots rang out. Looking down the hall he saw the rest of the companions struggling to reach him. Syth had Harpie's arm thrown over her shoulder and Brutus was dragging on unconscious Bullet with him while trying not to stumble himself. When Brutus laid eyes on his sister, his energy was re-enforced and he rushed forward quicker than Reaper thought possible. A snap of metal from the room behind him and another animalistic howl sounded from behind. Reaper rushed forward to meet the group.
"We need to move, find the chemical lab and get her to it." Syth looked up with fury and took quick notice of the blood leaking from a small hole in her sister's arm. She looked at him with the question lingering in her eyes and he nodded his head in shame from not being able to save her. The rest of the group realized the seriousness of the situation and took off down the hall at a pace that was straining on the injured but needed in order to save Adela. Reaper glanced down and saw her face was contorted into one of pain and his heart went out for the scientist whom had been sent to Olduvai. Not knowing the area, they had to stop and glance into each room to find out what was held until finally after what seemed like hours of searching the lab was found. Reaper ushered the group inside and after placing Adela on the table, begin to barricade the door. Syth and Brute placed their respective persons on the steel tables and began to frantically search the lab for something to save their youngest sister.
Reaper joined them in their efforts and it wasn't until her whimper that the room stopped moving.
"Brutus." She called out delirious, reaching her hand up to try and find her brother. He moved to her side in no time and clasped his hand with hers. Her eyes opened as she tried to focus on him but couldn't see clearly. "Help me." She whispered, scared and trembling in fear and from the C24 coursing through her body, trying to merge itself with her cells but failing to do so. Suddenly her body arched from the table and Brute grabbed her shoulders to hold her down. She screamed as her muscles began to tear and change their shape, transforming her into one of the creatures.
"Blood." She screamed, trying to give them the answer they sought but unable to form the words that were needed." John." She screamed again as her back pushed off the table and Reaper ran to her side to help Brutus keep her down.
"What does she need?" He screamed in frustration at Brutus and Syth, hoping they'd have the answer to save Adela. Her head was jerking from side to side as she tried to fight of the transformation but as the way her muscles rippled under his touch, he knew she would fail. "Reapers Blood." She screeched again and this time it was Syth who rushed forward. She grabbed a syringe from the small table in front of them and plunged it into Reapers arm whom looked shocked and angry.
"What the fuck-" He started but stopped when Syth withdrew the tube of blood and turned to Adela thrusting it straight into her heart and pressing the tip down and injecting the blood into her. Her body stopped its thrashing and Reaper withdrew his hands in confusion. He grabbed Syth by the arm and spun her around.
"What did you do?" He asked confused by the sudden calmness of Adela. Syth looked at him warily and explained what she had discovered.
"Your body has fused with C24, meaning your blood can fight off the disease and effects of it. Do you remember in Oldvai Adela tested everyone's blood. It means she knows who can fuse with this drug and who cant. We already knew you could, your blood that is now running in her veins, her bloodstream will destroy the cells trying to change her body. She was screaming for your blood because she knew it would fix her." The room was quiet as the minutes ticked by as they waited for Adela to wake up. All eyes were focused on her and hope was buried in their chest that she would soon move. Her eyes began to flutter and quickly shot open. She groaned in pain and turned on the table, vomiting blood over the side. She turned to lie on her back and the three rushed forward to make sure she was ok. Her weak and scratchy voice stopped them.
"I'm fine, it was my system rejecting the rest of Reapers blood." She closed her eyes and Syth ran a comforting hand over her forehead to check. Brutus grasped her hand and looked to Syth and shook his head. She nodded back and Reaper looked between the two confused. One look into Syth's eyes though and he knew what was communicated between them. Neither planned to tell Adela that Brutus spoke and would soon be dead. Brutus left their side and quickly began to search the lab for medicine that might flush his system of the poison when his eyes landed on where Ledell should have been resting but was gone. Bullet still lay upon his table and Brute quickly noticed the blood trail leading into a private room. He followed into it, spitting blood onto the ground at the doorway to clear his throat and when he looked up, stopped in shock. Harpie was standing in front of a glass chamber filled with green water, her eyes transfixed upon the figure inside of it. He walked to her and placed his hand on her shoulder and pulled her body back into his. A sob escaped her throat and she rushed forward banging her hands upon the glass, causing the others to run into the room in fear. They all stopped at the sight before them.
Long blonde hair floated in the water and a slim body that was fit and barely covered rested before them. Harpie grabbed a small table and began banging it against the container trying to break the glass and free the woman inside. Finally a crack appeared and brought everyone back to the ground. Reaper rushed forward and ripped the table from Harpies hand and with one blow against the chamber, the glass broke and the body slid from its prison. He caught the girl before she fell to the ground and she gasped loudly as her eyes flew open and pale green orbs stared back at everyone.
"Ledell." The girl whispered shivering as the air touched her damp skin. Adela rushed into the other room to find clothes and Harpie knelt down next to the girl and brushed her hair from her face
"It's me Arista." She softly answered back and her sister flung herself into Harpies awaiting arms. Sobs over-took her body and Adela quietly re-entered and began to help the girl into warmer clothes. The reunion was cut short as a loud crash was heard in the other room and screams rang out. Reaper and Syth rushed back into the lab to find blood splattered upon the walls and Bullets body now missing. They backtracked into the chamber and began to brace the door to allow no entrance.
"We have to move." Syth growled softly, worry creeping into her stone blue eyes.