p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Blue's heart was pounding as she followed the team into the humvee parked outside. She couldn't believe it. She was actually going on a mission with the team. While her heart squealed with joy, her soul groaned in pain as she saw Lloyd climb into the seat beside her. Either to keep an eye on her in case she did anything reckless, or some other reason. Whatever it was, she felt trapped inside herself whenever she was near him. She thought about the reason why she created his character in such a way… Then shook her head, reminding herself not to return to the memories. She made a mental note to tell Lloyd the truth, about why she made him and Nox break up. It wasn't for some stupid plot device. There was a much deeper meaning behind it… But not now. Not in front of the team./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Lloyd lowered Angel's sword to Timber's nose so he could get a good smell of it again. In minutes, they were on the trail. Timber weaved through the woods, Boomer following with his humvee, and Nox following behind with the other team members. Boomer kept his eyes on Timber's tail as he navigated his way through the thicket, never letting him get out of site./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Eventually, Timber brought them right back to the same place Etrius was found nearly dead./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Boomer slammed his hands into the wheel and leaned his neck against the back cushion of the chair. He sighed. "Dead end."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Blue's eyes narrowed as she peered through the front windshield. "Wait…"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Lloyd whipped his head around to face her. "This place look familiar?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "No, but…" She couldn't say it in words, but she felt a sensation. A calling. She pointed towards the left. "It's that way. I know it."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Boomer said nothing, knowing that Blue was their only chance. Instead of questioning her, he called Timber to jump inside the humvee with them, and then turned left. Nox followed close behind./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" A cold wind nipped at Blue from the right. "Turn right."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "That leads off the track."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "Exactly."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Boomer remained frozen before obeying./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" He continued to follow Blue's instructions for another three hours. The rest of the team began to become irritated after not finding anything./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Soon, the low droning of chopper engines could be heard in the distance. Boomer slowed down so their humvees wouldn't get heard, and eventually travelled the rest of the way on foot./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Through a forest clearing, they saw the Superior's base perched on a mountainside./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Boomer glanced down at his watch GPS. "Jeez, it's no wonder we couldn't locate the base. It was built off the grid. The Superior's satellite blocks any other frequency from getting in."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" A helicopter pad was built over a foggy canyon, with humvees driving into the mouth of a garage that was built into the mountain. They were carrying weapons. And not just guns, but empty nuke shells. Lloyd thought of Angel. The more he thought about what the Superior planned to do with her power, the more the anger manifested inside of him. His grip on his sword tightened, and he ran his teeth against each other. Blue noticed the subtle changes in character, the traits she'd given him herself./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "C'mon," Lloyd growled. "Let's move."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" They approached the foot of the mountain, remaining on the opposite end to avoid being spotted./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "It's too risky using radio signal," The General spoke up. "We can't use satellite, and if we do, our frequency will be spotted and our cover blown."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Beecher glared at him. "Who died and made you Etrius?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "Can we emnot/em talk about my multiple deaths so casually?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" The General crossed his arms and glared at him beneath his beret. A look that would've surely scared other newbie soldiers, but wasn't enough to phase Beecher. "Who else knows this base more than I do?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Nobody responded./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "Exactly." The General snorted./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Etrius stroked his chin, a trait that usually showed when he was thinking deeply about something. "But you're still an outcast. If they find you inside the base, and arrest you. You're no good to us dead."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "emOr/em alive." Beecher spat./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Lloyd grabbed the front of his shirt. "Enough, Beecher! We're here for Angel! Now you're either going to get your shit together and help, or you're going to slow us down and get out of our way."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" When he set Beecher down again, Beecher gave him a side scowl but said nothing./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Nox inquired. "General, you know the password to the Superior's satellite?" It felt strange calling him by his old title, but he wouldn't even give his real name./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "Not all of them," He responded. "I can get us access to most satellite feeds and information about the base."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "Great. If we can get information on Angel, we can find her." Nox summed up an entire ten minutes of arduous fighting and dragged the team across the mountainside towards the base, remaining beneath the canopy of trees to avoid being spotted by satellite cameras./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" The General led them up the base's mountain towards a garage with no security. Etrius snuck in first with directions about each hallway from the General. With inhuman stealth, he took out most security guards before they could even get a chance to shoot. They hid the bodies, but they knew it was only a matter of time before anyone realized they were missing. If the Superior cared about his men at all./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" The General lead them towards the center of the base, where the monitoring room would be. Etrius shut down the cameras and ushered everyone inside the room, locking the door behind them. Their faces glowed in the light of the monitors./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Blue still couldn't believe all this was real. Every world, every detail, even the details she didn't write down, were right there in front of her./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" The General inputted several passwords, cursing under his breath. "He changed most of them."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "Can you guess them?" Boomer asked./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "If I can enter every possible combination at the speed of light, yes. They're certain numbers and letters in a certain order. They don't make sense."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" The General managed to get them access into one folder. He opened it up. "It says… Lunch is delivered to Buliding 12."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Nox sighed. "Well, that's useless."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "Wait," Something hit Blue. "Building 12? I wrote Building 12 as the prison chambers. Angel must be in Building 12."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" The General's eyes narrowed. "We should split up."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "emWhat/em?" Nox and Lloyd said in unison./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "Angel could be in Building 12. She could be with the Superior. She could be anywhere in the building. We don't know for sure if she's in Building 12."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Beecher pressed his lips together. He did emnot/em like where this was going./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Lloyd lowered Angel's sword to Timber's nose so he could get a good smell of it again. In minutes, they were on the trail. Timber weaved through the woods, Boomer following with his humvee, and Nox following behind with the other team members. Boomer kept his eyes on Timber's tail as he navigated his way through the thicket, never letting him get out of site./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Eventually, Timber brought them right back to the same place Etrius was found nearly dead./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Boomer slammed his hands into the wheel and leaned his neck against the back cushion of the chair. He sighed. "Dead end."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Blue's eyes narrowed as she peered through the front windshield. "Wait…"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Lloyd whipped his head around to face her. "This place look familiar?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "No, but…" She couldn't say it in words, but she felt a sensation. A calling. She pointed towards the left. "It's that way. I know it."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Boomer said nothing, knowing that Blue was their only chance. Instead of questioning her, he called Timber to jump inside the humvee with them, and then turned left. Nox followed close behind./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" A cold wind nipped at Blue from the right. "Turn right."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "That leads off the track."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "Exactly."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Boomer remained frozen before obeying./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" He continued to follow Blue's instructions for another three hours. The rest of the team began to become irritated after not finding anything./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Soon, the low droning of chopper engines could be heard in the distance. Boomer slowed down so their humvees wouldn't get heard, and eventually travelled the rest of the way on foot./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Through a forest clearing, they saw the Superior's base perched on a mountainside./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Boomer glanced down at his watch GPS. "Jeez, it's no wonder we couldn't locate the base. It was built off the grid. The Superior's satellite blocks any other frequency from getting in."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" A helicopter pad was built over a foggy canyon, with humvees driving into the mouth of a garage that was built into the mountain. They were carrying weapons. And not just guns, but empty nuke shells. Lloyd thought of Angel. The more he thought about what the Superior planned to do with her power, the more the anger manifested inside of him. His grip on his sword tightened, and he ran his teeth against each other. Blue noticed the subtle changes in character, the traits she'd given him herself./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "C'mon," Lloyd growled. "Let's move."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" They approached the foot of the mountain, remaining on the opposite end to avoid being spotted./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "It's too risky using radio signal," The General spoke up. "We can't use satellite, and if we do, our frequency will be spotted and our cover blown."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Beecher glared at him. "Who died and made you Etrius?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "Can we emnot/em talk about my multiple deaths so casually?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" The General crossed his arms and glared at him beneath his beret. A look that would've surely scared other newbie soldiers, but wasn't enough to phase Beecher. "Who else knows this base more than I do?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Nobody responded./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "Exactly." The General snorted./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Etrius stroked his chin, a trait that usually showed when he was thinking deeply about something. "But you're still an outcast. If they find you inside the base, and arrest you. You're no good to us dead."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "emOr/em alive." Beecher spat./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Lloyd grabbed the front of his shirt. "Enough, Beecher! We're here for Angel! Now you're either going to get your shit together and help, or you're going to slow us down and get out of our way."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" When he set Beecher down again, Beecher gave him a side scowl but said nothing./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Nox inquired. "General, you know the password to the Superior's satellite?" It felt strange calling him by his old title, but he wouldn't even give his real name./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "Not all of them," He responded. "I can get us access to most satellite feeds and information about the base."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "Great. If we can get information on Angel, we can find her." Nox summed up an entire ten minutes of arduous fighting and dragged the team across the mountainside towards the base, remaining beneath the canopy of trees to avoid being spotted by satellite cameras./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" The General led them up the base's mountain towards a garage with no security. Etrius snuck in first with directions about each hallway from the General. With inhuman stealth, he took out most security guards before they could even get a chance to shoot. They hid the bodies, but they knew it was only a matter of time before anyone realized they were missing. If the Superior cared about his men at all./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" The General lead them towards the center of the base, where the monitoring room would be. Etrius shut down the cameras and ushered everyone inside the room, locking the door behind them. Their faces glowed in the light of the monitors./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Blue still couldn't believe all this was real. Every world, every detail, even the details she didn't write down, were right there in front of her./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" The General inputted several passwords, cursing under his breath. "He changed most of them."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "Can you guess them?" Boomer asked./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "If I can enter every possible combination at the speed of light, yes. They're certain numbers and letters in a certain order. They don't make sense."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" The General managed to get them access into one folder. He opened it up. "It says… Lunch is delivered to Buliding 12."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" Nox sighed. "Well, that's useless."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "Wait," Something hit Blue. "Building 12? I wrote Building 12 as the prison chambers. Angel must be in Building 12."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" The General's eyes narrowed. "We should split up."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "emWhat/em?" Nox and Lloyd said in unison./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" "Angel could be in Building 12. She could be with the Superior. She could be anywhere in the building. We don't know for sure if she's in Building 12."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Beecher pressed his lips together. He did emnot/em like where this was going./p