CHAPTER THREE: Entering
The team started their search for S.T.O.R.M's headquarters this morning and reached their destination in approximately 45 minutes.
It was a huge building (like all headquarters) but this was a bit different. Instead of seeing thousands of soldiers exiting and entering the doors, you'd see men and women with white robes. There was security of course, but the majority was definitely doctors.
The team spent the last one hour inspecting the safety meters that were taken and making up a plan to get inside.
They decided to get in by a small door on the back side of the building. It was guarded by only two soldiers but if anything went wrong the team knew that 20 elites would come, ready to capture them.
The taller one was the first to notice the 10$ bill on the little bridge that connected the entrances with the lake's shore. He elbowed his partner.
"Seems like today's my lucky day"
He bent to pick up the bill but a strong arm popped from the bridge and grabbed his arm, making him fall. Little did he knew, that Dax was hidden under the bridge waiting for him to catch the bait.
The other guy tried to contact with the elites. However, he couldn't, since Bren had already blocked all the electromagnetic signals. His communication headset was useless.
He opened his mouth to scream for help, but Chase hit him with a thick stick on the head, leaving him unconscious.
Beyal and Jinja, 50 meters away from the other three, were hidden in some buses. A group of 8 doctors walked out, talking.
"The youngsters aren't coping well with the new medicine. We had three losses the previous week."
"Really? Well, teenagers are doing quite well. Apparently their organism is used to the multiple medicines and learned how to live with them"
"I know, it's fantastic! Too bad that Casper boy escaped. He was our most successful experiment."
"Yeah. Mutation department will never be the same again…"
Beyal and Jinja exchanged looks, checked for soldiers and when the coast was clear, they attacked.
"Charger, launch!"
"Glowblade, launch!"
"Charger, stick them on the wall"
The Monsuno used its horns and pinned 5 doctors on the wall.
"Glowblade, capture the others!"
The snake wrapped its necks and tail around three doctors.
"If anyone tries to shout for help, I'll give you all to Charger for lunch" Jinja hissed. However, she wasn't really worried about them. They weren't soldiers, they were doctors. Many of them might have had a family to raise or were too scared to talk.
Glowblade gave the 8 doctors a slight electric shock and they fainted.
They then undressed five doctors and wore their white robes. They locked the unconscious bodies in a warehouse and hid the other three robes in the bush they were hidden so Chase, Dax and Bren would catch up with them later.
Jinja and Beyal put their hair in surgical caps (a ginger and white-haired doctor would certainly draw attention) and pulled up their masks. They got inside and mixed up with the stream of doctors walking through the white hallways.
Jinja knew that they would never find the mutt-kids in such a big building. "Play it cool" she whispered to Beyal as they approached a soldier guarding a room.
"Excuse me, we would like to go to Mutation Department. Mr. Peterson wants us."
"What? There is no Mr. Peterson here ma'am"
"Are you kidding me? I want to see your supervisor!"
A man with white hair and a suit that wrote: Johnson ~ Guarding Supervisor came closer "What is going on here?"
"This 'guard' " she started doing air quotes "is telling ME there is no Mr. Peterson in this building! Unbelieveable! You know Mr. Peterson, of course, don't you Mr. Johnson?"
The supervisor was caught off guard but pretended like he had everything under control.
"Surely. You cross-grained person, take them to Mr. Peterson before I tell Charlemagne to fire you!"
"Y-yes s-sir"
The guard took them to the Mutation Department. "We are ok now, you can go" Beyal told the guy and he left. They walked for a while through the hallway until a figure exited a room.
Jinja's face went pale and she grabbed Beyal's arm, completely petrified. The boy asked with concern: "What's wrong Jinja?"
"It's her. The girl from my dreams."