They searched three helicopters before they found one with enough fuel to get to Alaska. It also happened to be one that was fully enclosed rather than having the military grade exposed sides. Vee jumped in behind the controls while the other girls piled in the back. Beta put on the copilot's headgear as the blades started spinning.
"White Queen says ETA is six hours," Vee spoke into her mouthpiece, as the copter rose off the ground. Beta nodded and turned to the girls. But before she could open her mouth, Liv spoke up without turning her head.
"I agree Beta, we should all get some rest while we can." The other two girls in the back looked over at her in surprise. Beta tilted her head. That was exactly what she was going to suggest to the others.
"You heard me say that?" Beta asked, looking at the mirror image of herself. Liv looked over at her and shrugged. "It's what you were going to say, right?" With that, she removed her katana sheaths from her back, leaned back into the cushion and closed her eyes.
"Did you hear her?" Beta heard Ellex ask Ninety. The solemn woman shook her head no. Beta turned forward and leaned back into her own seat.
"Let me know when you need to be relieved Vee, and I'll take over so you can get some rest."
"Sure thing boss." Beta rolled her eyes and closed them, her mind whirring with the aftereffects of the recent adrenaline rush and the events of the past day - the past year actually. When her life started. The day Alice woke her up...woke all of them up...
(3 weeks earlier)
Everything was strange. The woman looked at her hands, noting the pale skin and close cut fingernails. It was the weirdest feeling to recognize your own hand - but have no memories of it at the same time.
"So you're alive." The pale woman looked up, brushing her still wet hair away from her face as a tanned woman emerged from the glass lined room.
"Thanks, by the way, for that back there." The woman tilted her head at the room she had just emerged from.
"Who are you? Why...did I know how to turn off that laser grid, but I can't remember my own name?"
The tanned woman leaned her back against the wall next to her.
"Alice." She gestured to herself. "My name is Alice. And you...are complicated." The pale woman frowned at her.
"What?"
The tanned woman - Alice - sighed, looking forward. Then she straightened and rushed over to one of the computers where a light was beeping on the console.
"My god." She whispered and took off down the dimly lit hall.
"Wait, what is it?" The pale woman rushed after her, clutching her brown jacket closed. She found Alice stopped in front of a large window.
"What...is...it." The girl's mouth dropped open as she stopped next to Alice and looked through the window. There were rows of them - women in spheres of blue liquid. They were all identical...
The woman's eyes widened as she noticed for the first time, the reflection in the window. It was like looking in the mirror except for the skin color, hair and clothes. Same height, build and eye color - same stance, same tilt at the corner of the mouth.
"What is this?" She whispered, confusion whirling through her mind.
"Perhaps I can be of assistance." There was a crackling sound and both Alice and the pale girl turned around, startled as a form materialized in the middle of the office. It was a dark haired little girl in a white dress.
"Hello B-5. It is good to see that you are alive and well. And Alice," the girl turned to Alice. "Well done."
"So glad you approve." Alice said dryly. The pale woman was staring at the digital apparation in shock.
"What are you? What is this?" She asked again in a strangled voice.
"Please stay calm. Certain things will be made clear to you but the first order of business is to secure the rest of the clones. As soon as your call was placed to Umbrella Headquarters, I had no choice but to proceed with extraction." At her words, she motioned behind them and they both turned back towards the window. The pale woman's eyes widened as the gelatin spheres started to ripple and the figures inside started to shift and wake up...