"Eve!" I shouted as I walked closer to her, pointing my gun at her. But, she didn't seem to notice me right away; instead she looked like she was struggling with
something. She was breathing heavy, her face contorted and her teeth bare. "I'm… Melissa… I'm… No…! I'm… I…" she started to mutter to herself. I watched at her
with a confused look, my gun lowering slightly. What's going on with her? "I am… I… am… 'Eve!" she then shouted as she stopped playing the piano, her hands on her
head as she screamed out in agony. "Aaaah! I'm… I'm… getting HOT!" she screamed out. All I could do was watch her as she seemed to be fighting with herself,
screaming all the while. But then she suddenly stopped screaming, slowly lowering her hands back onto the piano keys as she continued to play a tune. "Nucleic
domination has finally come to an end once and for all." she stated matter-of-factly, finally looking over at me with a sneer. I gasped, holding my gun up at her again,
my feet planted firmly on the wooden floor. "What?" I shouted back angrily. Eve then lifted up both of her hands and I gasped at what I saw. Her hands were suddenly
growing bigger! She slammed her hands down on the piano keys, breaking them as her fingers and nails grew bigger. Her arms started to get much longer and she
started to float in the air! Her hair became cluttered together and formed spikes, and her legs fused like they were made of jelly, turning into some kind of tail!
Actually, it looked more like the end of a scythe! I narrowed my eyes at her as I kept my gun locked on her, taking a few steps back as the monster before me stared
down at me with a cold grin. "Once again… the day for the mitochondria to be free has finally arrived!" she shouted out laughing, throwing her hands, or rather claws,
in the air as if to celebrate. Mitochondria? What is she talking about? I didn't have time to ask her before the same green specks of light started to converge on those
claws of hers. Growling, I aimed my gun and fired a few rounds at her, but like I thought, they stopped in midair again before they could hit her. With a sly grin, she
pointed one of her hands at me, the familiar orb of light projecting out. But I was already prepared for her. I quickly dodged to the right, watching her movements as I
moved. She then pointed her left hand at me, firing another shot. Then another and another, until a whole barrage was fired at me. I dodged all her blasts, rolling,
ducking, and side stepping, almost like I was dancing. Eve seemed to be enjoying herself as she continued her offensive. I ducked another blast, and then rolled away
again, kneeling on the floor, panting deeply. I can't keep this up! I need to find a way to attack her! Before I could think of anything, Eve shot out two more beams,
but I saw it coming. I jumped backward, dodging one, and bent backward, narrowly missing another shot to the face. I threw my arms out over my head, landing on
the floor, and pushed out, performing a back flip, landing on my feet again, but I stepped on my dress by accident, slipping on the floor with a painful thud on my side.
Hissing in pain, I looked over at Eve and cursed as she fired another beam. I quickly rolled out of the way, hitting the wall. Hissing again, I slowly got up on my knees,
panting. I looked down at my long dress, grabbing a handful, before I noticed a broom on the floor next to me. "As entertaining as this is, I think I'm going to end it
now." Eve cackled, two more orbs charging in her hands. I thought of an idea, but I wondered if it would work. It was worth a shot… I holstered my gun in the pouch
strapped to my right leg as I looked over at Eve angrily, before I looked back down at my dress. I grabbed it with both hands, and proceeded to rip it over my lap and
around my back, turning it into a torn up miniskirt. I held the torn end in one hand, and grabbed the broom in the other, standing up slowly, my breathing steadying.
"Bring it!" I shouted at her, before I ran full sprint in her direction. Eve merely laughed in delight as she fired off both of her lasers in my direction. Before they could
hit my face, I quickly ducked below them, sliding on the floor. I slid underneath Eve, twisting my body to face her as I kneeled up. Eve gasped to herself, clearly not
expecting that maneuver, turning her body to face me, her hand raised. But as soon as she faced me, I threw the torn cloth at her face, the air catching it and
stretching it open, covering her vision. "What?" Eve screamed out as she swatted the cloth away, but I was too quick. I quickly ran around her as she was distracted,
and planted my feet on the floor, grasping the broom tightly with both hands, lifting it above my head like a baseball bat. "Fuck you!" I shouted out as I swung the
broom as hard as I could, aiming for her face. Eve quickly turned her head to look at me when I screamed, the broom smacking her square in the face, breaking into
pieces on impact. Eve screamed out in pain, placing her hands on her face; it worked! Not wasting any time, I grabbed my gun from my leg holster and fire a few
more rounds at her, but instead of stopping in midair, they buried themselves into her body! I didn't let up, firing my gun at her until I was out of bullets. Eve
screamed out some more, suddenly swinging her tail at me. I coughed out as the tail hit me with such great force, sending me flying across the room. I hit the wall
with a powerful thud, falling down on my side on the floor. I coughed out deeply, one of my arms on my stomach where she hit me as I struggled to get on my feet,
holding the wall for support. Eve looked over at me from across the room, giving me another cold smile as I watched the wounds I inflicted on her fade away. "Not
bad at all. I'm surprised you realized how to get through to me so quickly." she told me. I chuckled lightly at this before coughing again. "It was pretty obvious that
you needed to concentrate to stop my bullets. As long as you're distracted, I can get through." I told her, my voice course from her attack. Eve merely laughed to
herself, her arms at her side. "Wonderful. But, it looks like you still need some time, girl… until your mitochondria is completely FREE…" she replied. I stared at her as
she spoke, anger welling up inside me again. "Mitochondria? What're you saying? I don't understand you!" I shouted out, but then I gasped as another image flashed
across my mind. It was the hospital again, with the two beds and the girl occupying the left bed. What…? Where is this? Is that…? Is that the little girl I saw…? Then, a
man wearing a long, white over-coat, probably a doctor, walked into the room. I couldn't see his face though…
I was pressing my face into my hand when I came around. I quickly looked up to where Eve was, but she was gone again. I took a few moments to catch my breath
and collect my thoughts. "Mitochondria… to be free?" I muttered to myself, standing up from the wall. I shook my head, feeling agitated from all this. So many things
were happening at once, and I couldn't make heads or tails from any of it! I then grabbed another magazine from my holster and reloaded my gun, looking around
the room. I walked over to the piano and noticed a hole in the floor next to it, like it was blown apart. I knelt down next to it, peering in, a foul stench emanating from
it. "It must lead to the sewers. That must be where she went. I can feel her, somehow…" I muttered to myself. Taking another deep breath, I nodded my head,
jumping into the hole after her.
