CHAPTER 2
Canton now knew why UNIT wanted him in particular but he still wanted to know about the case. "So I get why you need me for this case but you still haven't filled me in on the actual case?" asked Canton egar to know more.
"We wanted to make sure you were 100% willing before we filled you in on out top secret info." explained Brigadier Mina Anderson. "What have you ever heard of the Scard?" she doubted he knew anything of them but it would save a lot of time if he did.
"Never heard of them. Who are they?" answered Canton confirming Mina's doubts.
"We don't know a lot about them. About seven weeks back we were altered to a couple of mysterious deaths. Nothing seemed to connect the victims apart from the fact that they all had no eyes or mouths when we found them. Just black gashes where they were supposed to be. Then a couple of weeks back we managed to get to a victim just before she died. When we arrived she was pointing at a mirror and saying "We are the Scard. Seven..." in a hissing voice then she collapsed and died like the rest. After that one we realised they'd all been found in the same room as a mirror." explained Mina filling Canton on the details and pausing to allow him to ask questions.
"So that's how you know their called the Scard. But you've had seven weeks why wait so long?" asked Canton.
"At first it was a couple of victims but as the weeks have gone by the numbers have increased as if the Scard are gaining power the more they kill. The first week there was just one but now it's turned into several victims a day. It doesn't seem random but we don't have any idea what the reason is yet. UNIT keeps drawing a blank." It frightened Mina a bit as she told the story and realised just how powerful the Scard were and how little they knew of them.
"I see what you mean about being baffled." joked Canton. "Is this global or just localised to America at the moment?"
"As far as we know from UNIT's branches abroad it's localised to America for now but it could spread." replied Mina in a comprehensive manner.
"So do you have any of the victims you could show me. You know to see if I recognise it?" asked Canton.
"Yes we had one brought in a couple of hours ago. I think she's still in the morgue I can you show." said Mina addressing Canton before turning to the door and saying."Private Hudson can you escort me and Canton to the morgue."
"Yes mama." said Private Hudson with a salute.
Private Hudson lead Brigadier Anderson and Canton down a corridor to UNITs morgue. Canton was surprised at just how big UNIT HQ was. Eventually they reached the morgue. The morgue was empty of all living UNIT personal at the moment as no new bodies had been brought in for a couple of hours. Mina Anderson lead Canton over to the latest body. Mina pulled off the sheet covering the body to reveal a girl of around 16. She had hair that was half way between being blonde and ginger, pale skin and no eyes or mouth. Instead were they were supposed to be were big black gashes. It was as if someone had gorged out her eyes and the surrounding flesh as well as her mouth and jaw line. Then left her with a dark black void in there place.
"Who was she?" Canton asked taking in the sight before him and realising just how great the threat they were up against was.
"Her name was Crystal Smith. She was brought into us a couple of hours ago." explained Mina reading the information off her chart.
"How do you know she's dead?" Canton not entirely sure if that was the right way to phrase his question.
"We don't we just assumed she is as she doesn't seem to be alive. But for all we know she be might be being converted by the Scard." answered Mina.
"And was she found with a mirror like all the rest?" asked Canton wanting to ensure he knew all the details.
"Yes she was. Just like all the others. Which confirms she's connected to the others and to the Scard." replied Mina.
"So whatever the Scard are they gain power and somehow kill people through mirrors. Hang on you said the one you found still alive said something about the number seven?" Canton was starting to make connections
"Yes the one we found a couple of weeks back." responded Mina not sure what that mattered.
"Aliens have been coming to Earth for centuries just like the Silence and sometimes they get noticed and become part of our myths, legends and stories. I mean Rory said that the painting The Scream looks like the Silence. Well what if the Scard have been here for centuries. What if seven years bad luck if you break a mirror is something to do with the Scard." Canton mused.
"They weren't lying when they said you were good." said Private Hudson impressed with Canton's deducting.
"I learnt from the best" said Canton with a blush creeping on to his checks.
Suddenly the morgue burst into activity as another body was brought in. One of the medical team saw Brigadier Mina Anderson and explained that they'd found another one but his one looked a bit different. They placed the body down on the table and left.
Brigadier Mina Anderson, Canton and Private Hudson walked closer to the body wanting to see what was different about this one. This one was different. Crystal Smith had had no signs that she had once had eyes or a mouth. This one in the deep pit that had once held eyes still hung an eye ball suspended on a sea of black. The area the jaw had once been the black gash ran across the face but a pair of lips hung impossibly in the middle.
I hope that went well please leave a review to let me know what you think. I hope I haven't disappointed with the Scard so far please let me know if you think they're too dark so I can tone them down for the next chapter. If there are any Americanisms I've left out then I appologies because I am British. If you have any questions or suggestions just let me know by PM or Review.