Entropy peeked around the corner at the security guards standing just outside a doorway. They were both rather large and looked menacing, but she was pretty sure that there wasn't much under their skulls.

"Okay, so there's one for you and one for me," she whispered to Cinder, who peeked around as well. "I think if we get enough surprise on them, then we can dispatch them without much of a problem."

"...So...we're just going to jump them?" Cinder asked warily.

"Yeah. Why, do you have a better idea?"

"Well, is there anything we can use to disguise ourselves?"

They looked behind them and saw a bin full of scrubs nearby. They quickly went over and pulled some out, throwing them on over their regular clothes.

"This is kinda gross," Entropy groaned as she wrapped one of the masks over her mouth.

"Gotta do what we gotta do," Cinder sighed as she put her own on and they walked around the corner.

The men at the door turned and cocked eyebrows at the young women that were walking past them. Cinder caught sight of one of their nametags and tried to smile with her eyes.

"Don't you ever get a day off, Rupert?" she asked with a fake giggle.

Entropy clenched the hand that was away from the men, hoping this worked and yet itching for action. The man stared at her a moment, then smiled a little.

"Yeah, this place works you harder than a sweatshop," he joked, dipping his head. "You two off to lunch?"

"Oh, no, we're going to the elevator. Are we going the wrong way again?"

"Are you two the scientists the boss was calling for?" the other man asked. "If so, the elevator is that way."

"Really? Thank you so much."

Entropy raised her brow as Cinder twisted some hair around her fingers and gave a shy wave to the men as they turned back down the hall. She dropped the act as soon as they were away from them and sighed.

"Why is it that we have to demean ourselves in order to get what we want?" she asked.

"We don't," Entropy said. "We could have done it my way and just blasted them in the face. Figured it out later."

Cinder thought about that for a moment and shrugged.

"Think next time we should do it your way," she said, ripping off the mask and the scrubs.

Entropy smirked as they came to the elevator. The doors opened before she could press the buttons, and with a glance inside she shoved Cinder as hard as she could.

"Oh, hello," a man in a navy sweater greeted. "I don't believe we've met before."

Cinder cringed and looked around for a hiding spot. She found a set of stairs and ran up it, staying close enough to hear what was happening. Entropy felt her spine freeze when she met eyes with Zephyr, who was giving her a worried look.

"I'm one of the new nurses," Entropy said quietly. "...Eldritch hired me."

"Ah, I see," the man said, smiling at her. "It's good to meet you."

He put a hand on Zephyr's shoulder, and Entropy grit her teeth when she saw him cringe.

"I was on my way to take this young man to our observation room," the man said. "He's going to show us something important. Unfortunately I have two more little girls to look after so, would you?"

Entropy forced a smile on her face. This was obviously the 'boss' everyone kept mentioning, and he was going to see if she and Cinder had been handled. But with Zephyr strapped to the wheelchair, helpless, she'd have no choice but to act this out and get him out of harm's way.

"Of course," she said carefully. "If you could just point the way."

"Down that hall and to the left. You can't miss it."

He smiled down at Zephyr, who turned his eyes to the ground.

"Remember what we discussed, now. You do what I ask and you'll see the other boys in no time, okay?"

Zephyr quickly shook his head, swallowing hard. Entropy fought to keep the smile on her face as the man nodded to her, then walked down the hall. As soon as she was sure he was gone he whistled for Cinder, tugging on Zephyr's bonds.

"Are you okay?" Entropy asked quietly as Cinder joined her. "He didn't hurt you did he?"

"Not me," Zephyr said, watching them pulling with hollow eyes. "Stryker and Jack. I told them that I'd make them a Shen Gong Wu if they left them alone, but then they took them to the boiler and said that if I didn't make one in an hour they'd fry them."

The girls stopped and stared at him in shock. Zephyr swallowed again and looked up at them.

"I think...I think you should take me to the room he's talking about and let me figure it out there, then go get them. I won't be in any danger there, you know?"

"But..." Cinder started.

"I can distract the people there until you can get the guys out. It's better than trying to find them with a bunch of guards on our tales."

"You mean these guards?"

The teens whipped around to see the man in the sweater behind him, surrounded by body guards. He smirked at their dismay.

"It appears as if we have surveillance cameras in the downstairs wing," he joked harshly. "Luckily I had some guards watching them very carefully."

Cinder and Entropy stumbled away from Zephyr's chair, examining the guards for any weaknesses. Zephyr tensed when the man stepped towards him. The girls gained enough courage to jump back in front of him, glaring at the boss of this horrible company.

"Hm, let me think," he started, looking at the girls. "From what the late oaf I threw at a window told me, I'll take a guess and say..."

He turned to Entropy and pointed at her as she threw her mask on the floor.

"You must be Entropy."

"Unfortunately for you," Entropy snarled.

He laughed, then turned to the guards.

"Don't hurt the boy," he ordered. "And escort the girls back to their room."

The girls tensed when the small army started towards them.

"Go!" Zephyr told them. "Hurry, go!"

They reluctantly did just that, racing down the halls in an attempt to lose their pursuers. The man watched calmly as two of his employees took a struggling Zephyr to the viewing room. It appeared as if he was going to get everything he wanted in just a short amount of time.