Beth and Colton were heading toward the backroom when they felt the ground shake. Colton held onto Beth's waist and they stared at each other. "What was that?" Beth asked Colton. Colton chewed on his lips and shook his head. He answered, "I don't know, love."

Before them, Celia appeared with a distress look on her face. "Mama, Utopia's been damaged by the Betas!" Celia cried out. Colton stared at her and said, "What do you mean?"

"The Betas got loose in the treatment facility," Celia quickly explained as she looked around nervously. "Utopia is at fifty percent stability!"

Beth touched Colton's shoulder and asked him, "Frank, what are we going to do?"

Colton ran a hand through his hair as he thought about what they ought to do. He quickly looked at Celia and said to her, "How much time do we have before Utopia collapses?"

"Four hours," Celia replied. She stopped and glanced to the side for a brief moment before changing it. "Now three hours until Utopia reaches zero percent!"

"Frank," Beth urgently looked at Colton. Colton nodded and took a deep breath before he said, "Celia, keep track of the situation. Block off as many affected areas as you can and notify us as you do it. Tell us if anything happens."

Celia nodded before she dematerialized.

Beth turned to Colton and squeezed his hand. She asked him as she stared into his silver eyes with hers, "Frank, what are you going to do about them?"

"They made their choices," Colton said coldly. "They had their chance and they didn't take it."

"Frank," Beth tightened her grip. "For god sake, think about it!"

"Yo!" cried Leon as he and the others ran up to them. "The place is going down!"

"Celia informed us," Colton nodded. He then looked at them, "Did you check on the scientists?"

"Hey, our skins first," Leon raised his hands in defense. Joseph cringed as he asked Colton, "What are we going to do, Frank?"

Colton rubbed his chin as he quickly thought about what they should do. One stuck out in his mind, the scientists. He nodded and said, "We deal with the scientists now."

"Frank, this isn't the time to discuss politics," Callan waved his hand. Leon and Joseph nodded in agreement. Colton stared at them, "We have approximately three hours before Utopia is destroyed. The time to decide is now."

He led them toward where they kept the scientists to discover that the scientists were gone. Leon pointed, "Those two timing bastards! They probably got the Betas in on it!"

"Mother of god," Joseph looked at the empty area. "They wouldn't!"

"Jesus," Callan merely said.

Colton stared at the empty area and chewed on his lips, "They couldn't have gone far."

Beth tugged on his hand, "Frank, please."

Colton stopped and had a look on his face. It was peculiar but then he turned to Leon, "I dare say we have a rat in the house."

"Wait, what you mean?" Leon gestured. "What kind of rat?"

"You think someone helped them?" Callan looked at Colton. Joseph tilted his head, "The door was locked and none of them could pick a lock to save their life."

"There's a rat," Colton affirmed. "Where the rat is, so is our escapees, we look for the rat."

"Frank, this is no time to look for a damn rat!" Beth scorned him but he didn't break away from it. He turned to the others, "See to it that the rat is found."

"Three hours is plenty," Leon walked with Joseph and Callan out of the room. Beth stared at Frank and said to him, "Frank, why are you doing this. Is there nothing that can change your mind?"

"Beth, if we didn't do something, we'd never have peace," Frank explained to her. "Sofia would never let us go. She'd send her Zeta unit out to get us had it not been sabotaged."

"But Sofia's gone now," Beth eyed him. "The scientists haven't done anything to us now."

Colton took a deep breath and rubbed his eye. He frowned as he looked at her. He hated seeing her like this. Ever since the two joined, all he could think about was a place for him and her without fearing for their lives. He only wanted what was right. He chewed on his lip as he said, "Beth, what am I supposed to do?"

"Do what's right," Beth told him. "For god's sake, do what's right!"

"Am I not doing what's right, coming back here against myself? Trying hard to find a home for us where we can be happy and free from those damn parasites? Doing what I should've done a long time ago?" Colton said exasperated as he looked around the room with his arms held out. He lowered them to his side and rubbed his eyes. He chewed on his lips as he looked at Beth, "What am I supposed to do when all I can think about is the pain?"

"Frank," Beth lightly touched his arm. She rested her head against his shoulder and rubbed his shoulder as she said softly, "You have to do what's right."

"What is right?" Colton questioned. He took a glance to the ground. He looked up to Beth and said, "I want you to leave the moment there's a breach. No questions, no fights, none of that. I want you to go to Bristol as planned. Understand?"

Beth frowned and slowly nodded. She replied, "And I will never forgive you if anything happens, you hear me?"

"I know," Colton sighed. He stopped and glanced at the door before turning back to her. "I love you, with all my heart and soul, I love you Beth Ottoman."

"And I love you, Frank Colton," Beth planted a firm kiss on his lips. Colton wrapped an arm around her waist as they embraced. When he pulled away, he used his finger to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear as he said, "I have to find out who did this. Don't do anything rash."

"Only if you don't," Beth replied. Colton exited the room and left Beth alone. The moment he exited through the door, Beth chewed on her lips. She glimpsed to her stomach as she gently rested a hand on it.