The next morning, Rachel called Delphine to her office for a meeting. Delphine had no idea what the meeting was about, but she was nervous.
'Does Rachel know about Orla?' She thought as she made the long walk to Rachel's office, but then she shook her head just before she arrived at Rachel's office, 'No that's impossible. How would she have even found out?' Delphine mentally assured herself that Dr. Leekie is dead and Paul is AWOL. There was no one reporting to Rachel at the moment.
"You wanted to see me, Miss Duncan." Delphine greeted formally as she stepped into Rachel's office.
"Yes, Dr. Cormier. I'm informing you that we are no longer bothering with Kira anymore. She's no longer our holy grail." Rachel informed.
Delphine gave a nod as she hid her nerves behind her poker face, "Okay. Then who is the holy grail now?" In her head, she was thinking, 'Please don't say Orla. Please don't say Orla.'
"Orla Vaughn." Rachel replied, "Find Orla and bring her to me. She is our best bet to find a cure for Cosima and by default the other LEDA clones too."
"I'll get right on it." Delphine promised and then she left Rachel's office and briskly walked back to the lab. She had no intention of bringing Orla back into Dyad.
Upon arriving back at the lab, Delphine stepped inside and quickly locked the door. She looked directly at Cosima and Scott.
Cosima turned her attention to her worried looking girlfriend, "Delphine, what's wrong?"
"We have a problem." Delphine uttered, "Scott and I weren't going to tell you, because we were trying to keep her out of it by not telling Rachel, but she already knows." She glared at Scott.
"Oh." Scott said taking the hint, "Okay so I was running Orla and Lorcan's DNA and comparing them to Kira's and the clones when I discovered something."
Cosima looked confused, "What is it, Scott? What did you discover?"
Scott took a breath as he explained to Cosima how Orla was a perfect match to her and the other clones.
Cosima sighed as she shook her head, "This is a disaster. And Rachel knows?"
Delphine nodded, "Yes, but I swear I didn't tell her. I don't know how she found out. However her knowing isn't even the worst part. She says that Kira is no longer the holy grail. Orla is. She wants me to find Orla and bring her back to Dyad for further testing, but I won't do that."
"I have to..." Cosima started to say, but then stopped. She picked up her clone phone and texted Sarah to get Orla out of town, because she was now Dyad's holy grail. She figured texting would be better since they still didn't know how Rachel had found out about Orla. It was possible that their lab had been bugged.
Cosima finished her text to Sarah and then looked back at Delphine, "So what are we going to do?"
"Just let me worry about that. You don't need anything else to worry about. Just focus on finding a cure. You and Scott." Delphine insisted.
Delphine's first plan was to get Roisin out. It was time to get her out of Dyad. Roisin needed to protect her daughter from Rachel and the other agents of Dyad. In addition to the Neolutionists.
'Oh. The Neolutionists.' Delphine thought. She had completely forgotten about them. They would be after Orla now too. She sighed as she ran a hand through her hair. 'Would this nightmare never end?' She wondered
Meanwhile with at Siobhan's house with Sarah and her mother. Sarah was talking with Siobhan about what Cosima has told her.
"Okay I think I know a place where I could take her." Siobhan told Sarah, "I'll go to Felix's flat and collect Orla. I'll take Lorcan too just to be safe. You should wait a few days before following me."
Sarah nodded, "I'll wait a week just to be safe."
"Okay." Siobhan agreed, "See you I'm a week. I'll leave the address with Felix." As she was heading out the door, Siobhan opened her front door to find Delphine with her hand raises and ready to knock.
"Oh okay." Delphine uttered, "I need to talk to you and Sarah."
Siobhan shook her head, "Talk to Sarah. I have to go." She wanted to get Orla and Lorcan out of the city as soon as possible. Especially Orla since she was now Dyad's holy grail.
"It'll only take a minute." Delphine informed
Siobhan sighed, "Fine. Come in." She led Delphine into the living room where Sarah was still standing.
"Delphine." Sarah uttered, "Has something happened to Cosima?"
"Um, no. She's fine." Delphine replied, "Actually, I need your help, Sarah. It seems that your sister Roisin doesn't want to leave."
Sarah furrowed her eyebrows, "What?! Isn't she supposed to be with Felix? He told me that she was with him."
"No, she stayed inside Dyad voluntarily to try and probe information out of Rachel, but I believe that with what's going on with Orla, she needs to be with her daughter." Delphine explained
"Why don't you tell her that?" Siobhan inquired
Delphine gave a nod, "I tried, but she thinks she can help more from the inside."
"Then let her." Sarah responded, "Rosie is stubborn. I can't get her to do anything that she doesn't want to. Not even my Mum could. Even when she was young."
"Alright." Delphine said as she was escorted out of the house by Siobhan who was heading out to the car.
Kira came down the stairs, "Mummy, where's Nana going?"
"Hey Monkey." Sarah greeted with a smile as she turned to her daughter and picked her little girl up, "Nana is going out of town. We'll join her in a few days."
"Is it because of Orla?" Kira wondered as she rested her hands on her mother's shoulders.
Sarah nodded, "Yeah. She's in danger, but we're going to protect her, just like we protected you."
"Auntie Roisin is in danger too." Kira added
"What do you mean, Kira? How is she in danger?" Sarah asked as she set her daughter down.
Kira shrugged her shoulders, "I don't know. I just have a feeling that something bad is going to happen."
Sarah looked at her daughter as stroked the top of Kira's head, "I'm sorry, Monkey. I'm sorry that you have these feelings that you don't understand."
When Siobhan arrived at Felix's flat, he let her in and then introduced her to Roisin's kids. Felix explained to them that they had to go out of town with Siobhan for awhile.
"Why can't we stay with you?" Lorcan inquired as he looked at Felix. He had barely even looked at Siobhan. He didn't want to leave. He wanted to stay with Felix, because he wanted to stay in town and be in close proximity to his mother.
"It's too dangerous, love." Siobhan answered before Felix could
Lorcan glared at the woman, "I didn't ask you. I was talking to my uncle."
"Hey! Be respectful." Felix warned,"That's my mum."
Lorcan let out a breath, "Just tell me what we can't stay? Why is it dangerous?"
"Your sister is in danger, Lor. Dyad is after her. She's their holy grail now." Felix replied
Lorcan furrowed his eyebrows, "What? What does that mean?"
"It means that she's their prize. The one thing they want…." Siobhan explained, "...but we won't let them have her. Okay?"
Lorcan nodded, "Okay."
"But what about Mummy?" Orla questioned, "We can't leave her." She was looking back and forth between Felix and Siobhan.
Siobhan bent down to the little girl's level, "We talked to your mum, darling. She wants you and your brother to be safe. She said it was fine for me to take you out of town to protect you."
"Where is she?" Orla wondered
"She's doing something very brave and very important. Something that will keep you and your brother safe." Siobhan informed
Orla gave a nod, "Okay."
Siobhan stood up and then picked up Orla, "It's starting to get dark now. We really should go." She looked at Lorcan, "You ready?"
"As ready as I'll ever be." Lorcan told her as he hugged Felix goodbye.
Back inside the Dyad institute with Roisin, since it was clear that she wasn't going to leave Rachel had Delphine bring Roisin to her office and then Delphine was ordered to leave them alone.
"Why did you call me here? Are you finally going to tell me the truth?" Roisin inquired
"Oh yes." Rachel replied in the affirmative, "It's about your daughter. I'm sure you're aware that she is special, but you're probably not aware of just how special she is."
Roisin fumed, "You leave my daughter out of this! This has nothing to do with her. She's just a little girl."
"Yeah, well unless you want your sister Cosima to die. I suggest that we make a deal." Rachel said
"What do you want?" Roisin wondered
Rachel gave a smile, "Tell me where your mother is hiding Ethan Duncan. Then have her bring him and your daughter to me."
Roisin shook her head, "No. I don't know where Ethan is, and even if I did, I wouldn't tell you." Then she added, "You've told me before that Orla could cure Cosima. How do you know this?" What does my daughter have to do with Cosima?"
"We know because of Orla's DNA. She is a perfect match to Cosima. Kira was a close match, but Orla ...Orla is our holy grail. She is Cosima's only chance to live." Rachel explained
Roisin just stared at Rachel, "How is that possible?"
"You tell me. Who is Orla's father?" Rachel probed
"It was just some guy I met in a bar. I only saw him once. I think his name was Seth. I never got a last name." Roisin said, "He tried to get me to have sex with his twin brother."
Rachel just gave a nod. 'Twin brother' She thought, 'Has to be one of those CASTOR clones. It's the only way that makes sense for Orla to be a perfect match.'
"Thank you for your time." Rachel told Roisin, "You may leave now."
"That's it?" Roisin wondered
Rachel nodded, "Yes. Now leave."
After Roisin left, Rachel was thinking to herself. She had Roisin, a fertile clone. She could study her. Use her and try to find out why she and Sarah are the only ones that are able to reproduce.
'I could have an oophorectomy done on Roisin. We could study that ovary.' Rachel thought, 'I could also have her eggs harvested and fertilized and then implanted back into her. I could make another Orla.' She smiled evilly to herself about all the possibilities. Roisin didn't want to leave, that's fine, but it means that she will be studied. She was made by scientists, so she will be studied like the science that she is.
Rachel picked up her phone thinking that this was good leverage. She couldn't get to Roisin, but she could use this to get to Siobhan.
"Hello Siobhan." Rachel spoke into the phone when she heard the woman's voice on the other line, "How would you like to make a deal with me? Your daughter doesn't undergo an oophorectomy if you'll bring Ethan Duncan to me."
Siobhan was silent for a long time. She didn't know what to say.
"If you don't agree, not only will your daughter undergo an oophorectomy, but I'll also have her eggs harvested, fertilized, and then implanted back into her. I will create another Orla." Rachel explained
Siobhan sighed, "Okay. I'll do it. I'll have Benjamin bring Ethan to you at a neutral location."
Rachel and Benjamin had made the trade that night. Roisin in exchange for Ethan, which Roisin was less than pleased about.
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