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Chapter 27: Breaking and Entering, Part 1
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Alone now and listening to the fading footsteps of her defecting partner, Alex faced the large red letters. "Level 32" they read. Lexi was behind that door. This had to be it. Her two year fight would be over. She would be safe, Lexi would be safe. Alex sucked in the stale urine stained air and stilled her excited heart. She pushed the door open enough to peek in. Using the face of her watch as a mirror, she looked down the hallway.Alex slunk down the darkened hallway like a cat. Only the floor edge lighting showed the way. Something didn't feel right. Either everyone was asleep or there was no one here. If no one was here, then why would they leave the floor lighting on? She stopped and listened for a moment. She heard no breathing coming from any of the rooms. There really was no one here, at least not on this level.Alex poked her head into a couple of rooms. They were children's rooms, with toys scattered all over the place. She took note of each room as she went, a classroom, a
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Down, down she fell until she hit the boiling water. The steam made her eyes water. She plunged into it, afraid of being boiled alive, but it just felt warm. Alex swam upwards in the murky water. She surfaced to see Jack looking down at her, just the silhouette of his head against the ceiling, and then he disappeared. The bodies of the four Alphas rose to the top, face down and definitely dead.?The end of the other rope still hung down, she gave it a good yank and it didn't fall.She started to climb. Again. Her muscles were already sore from doing this once. Stupid Jack. What was wrong with him? What an asshole. How could he do this to her? She brought him here. She upheld her end of the bargain. Damn it, if it weren't for her, he would still be getting raped by those creepy mole people.She climbed higher and higher. Why? Just why?Finally, she reached the top. Again. Alex poked her head up over the edge looking for Jack. She imagined him sitting there, ready to kill her or push h
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Around nineteen hundred hours, her stomach danced painfully. There was nothing she could do about it. There was no food on the surface, and even if there was, it would be poisoned by the sun. It stared back, straight ahead of her now, sinking just below the clouds and into the horizon. Tall buildings of an old city appeared, taller than the ones in the previous city. Close to her, two unusually shaped buildings loomed kilometers high. The buildings were large at the top, caved in at the sides, and large at the bottom. Some of the building's greyish-white tiles had fallen off and parts of the top were cracked, but overall, it was in the best condition of any building she had seen yet.Alex pulled her hand in her sleeve and tried to block the sun out so she could get a better look at the buildings on the horizon. It must have been a pretty major city; it was as big as the one she had broken into on the west coast of this continent. It was much bigger than the one she had just broken int
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The darkness turned to sharp jabbing knives as Alex slowly became aware of her surroundings. Her head hung forward making her neck ache. Every time she sucked a breath in, it felt like someone was drilling a hole into her right lung. Must be a broken rib. She had seen that before. It was probably a beautiful plum color. She let her inner self laugh at her little joke.Alex opened one eye and tried to open the other, but the swollen lid puckered painfully. The metal chair holding her weight clinked against the chains that cuffed her wrists tightly to the armrests. The chair was warm, so she must have been here a while. She had seen this scenario before while training with her master. These pathetic men would never break her. She grinned on the outside. Crusty blood broke at the edges of her lips as they curled upward.She lifted her head slowly. It was just like in those detective shows she used to watch as a kid. The one way mirror, the hanging light, and the cold empty room; these w
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Jack knocked on the clear glass from his hydro tube. He wondered how long they had kept him in. It had been six months out on the surface this time and he was sure there must be a lot of sun damage and radiation to cleanse out of his system.Ellie's face, magnified by the tube, suddenly popped into view. He could see her big toothy grin as she waved at him. She gestured a thumbs up. The water level in the tube slowly started to drop. Once it reached past his head, Jack took the breather out of his mouth. Cool air rushed in from above, creating a nice breeze that cooled and dried his skin. After the water drained completely, he turned around to face the locker room and grabbed a towel to dry off. After dressing, Jack walked around to the other side of the tubes to the lab.Ellie was waiting in front of a screen full of numbers, graphs, and complex text. She was a fairly short young woman, but she was smarter than any other person he knew. Her short brown hair was stylishly flipped out
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Jack sprinted out the door not waiting for him to finish. He had a growing pit in his stomach. If Jimmy had her... He ran through the maze of halls and up flights of stairs bumping into people as he went. They waved, said hi, and then asked what was wrong when they saw his face. He just ignored them as he ran past.He reached the surface security section of the complex. Two guards stood at the door. They waved as he pushed through. Once in the section, he made for the interrogation room. The door to the viewing room was open and packed with people. Jack pushed his way in and looked through the window. Jimmy was standing in front of Alex. He heard the chair scoot across the floor, Jimmy flinched, and the room let out a collective "oh" as they watched Jimmy clock Alex across the face. The chair fell to the ground, jolting her body and knocking her head against the floor.Jack left before the chair hit the ground. He slammed open the door to the interrogation room. Jimmy turned and smil
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He dropped by the cafeteria, picked up a sandwich, and then headed to Operations.Operations teemed with activity, but then again, when wasn't it? Humans sat looking over tables of screens, tapping and swiping at their work. This place ran the whole complex. It was what kept them alive. Here they made plans to acquire food, liberate prisoners, plan attacks, move troops, research technology, and a whole plethora of things he knew must happen, but didn't know how.He walked through the large room to the other side and down the hall where he stepped through a door labeled with permanent marker "Janice Swift". One of these days, he would make her a proper name sign.Janice was tapping away at a computer from her executive desk, which Jack handmade himself out of old wooden crates. He sat down on an old sofa against the wall in front of a coffee table in her office to eat his lunch. He noticed that she had gained a few more wrinkles since the last time he'd seen her. Her dark brown-black
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Ow. Alex wiggled her fingers without opening her eyes. Her face hurt. Her shoulder hurt. Her leg hurt? Why did her leg hurt? She though she fixed that. She poked the hole in her thigh and felt fresh stitches. Where the hell was she this time? Probably a prison cell. She cracked an eye open and peeked around the room. Definitely not what she expected. Six large tubes lined one wall. One of them had a person in it. Their hair floated around their head like a halo. They held a breathing apparatus in their mouth and were naked, but controls and knobs covered everything below the shoulder. Screens shone brightly in the darkened room as a girl flicked at her flickerboard.Alex opened both eyes and propped herself up with an elbow. The room looked like some sort of research lab. It was filled with glass apparatus and technological devices she couldn't even pretend to name. The Alphas must be using her for experiments. She turned her head towards the brunette sitting at the computer. She was
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Jack woke with a splitting headache. The white tile ceiling above him looked like that of a hospital room. He gave an inward sigh. The last time had been three months. He wondered how long it had been this time.His fingers felt tight and his hand cramped. He looked over to see they were taped together with someone else's hand. He blinked the sleep from his eyes. As his vision cleared, he saw Alex lying on the cot next to him. Their tactical suits had been removed but the tech suit remained. Both of them were layered in blankets strapped to wires. He racked his brain and remembered the nova they had set off. The third one in a row must have taken its toll.He sent heat into Alex's hand. Her eyes blinked opened. She pulled at her taped hand and then used her free hand to rub her eyes. She looked around. "What's going on?""Wish I knew," Jack answered.She quirked a smile, then pushed the covers back. "It's kind of hot in here, isn't it?""Is it? I can't really tell." Jack sat up, l
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Someone was calling his name. At least he thought. There it was again. Tom blinked. The room was black and hazy."Tom?" Jimmy's face loomed above him."What happened?""A fireman got to you. Are you alright?"Tom wiggled his fingers. He could feel the skin pulling across his arm as he moved. "I'll be okay, just a few blisters." He pushed back to his feet, climbing up over the top of the dead Alphas.Their power suit clad soldiers surrounded the room with guns drawn. Bullets covered the floor along with bodies of the Alphas and a few of his team members. His stomach twisted at the loss of good men.Jimmy put a hand on the shoulder of his power armor. "They died saving us. We need to get moving. We've gotten ten so far. We'll finish a sweep and then start clearing the level below."Tom nodded. "Let's go."Jimmy led the way. His team fell in behind him as they jogged down the streets checking building to building. The battle had tightened in around the Sanctuary. The noise of it s
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The three of them sat dressed in black tactical gear layered over Alpha tech suits. Alex's dirty face watched Jack as he tightened down the straps on her suit."We stick together, okay. No running off and playing hero on your own," Jack warned. He looked at Lexi while he said it."I thought you were going to make me stay in the pod," Lexi said."I would but it won't be safe there.""I don't think it will be any safer with us," Alex said in a low tone.Jack turned to Alex. "At least we will be able to keep an eye on her. She tends to always find trouble when I tell her to stay put."Alex's eyes flashed to Lexi. "Don't I know it."Lexi rolled her eyes. "If it weren't for me, you guys wouldn't be together, or maybe you'd even be dead.""Watch your tone young lady," Alex warned.Lexi grinned. "I know you're trying to be all tough, but it's really good to hear you say that." She stepped forward and gave Alex a hug.Alex melted. She laid her head against Lexi's cheek. "You're so ta
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Jack reached over and touched Alex's shoulder. "Wake up, love."Alex squeezed her eyes shut and rubbed at them with the back of her hands smearing the soot across her face. "How long has it been?" She looked over at Lexi sleeping in a reclined chair.He reached his hand out and wiped at a smudge with his thumb. It only made it worse but she smiled at the touch. "About six hours," he said."You shouldn't have let me sleep so long. You need rest, too.""I got a few hours. Don't worry so much."Alex looked out the pod screen. "I can't help it. I'm finally free of Henry's terror, but now I feel like we're on the verge of losing it all."Jack's mouth drew down in a frown. "It's not going to be pretty. Ellie messaged me before we left her range. Looks like the Alphas are ahead of us by a few hours. When we get there, we will have to fight through them to get to the base."Alex nodded. "Did you see much of it when you visited? It's huge.""No, I only really had one thing on my mind at
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He wrapped his arms around her, holding her tightly to him as the gunfire continued to rain down on them. She lifted her chin up. Her eyes connected with his and she smiled.He smiled back. They were going to make it. Somehow, they were going to make it. He tilted his face down and pressed his lips to hers. The liquid electricity filled him. He could feel the energy building in them. He held on to it as he kissed her. She parted her soft lips and he slid his tongue inside. Her tongue moved along his, soft, slow, and passionate. He pressed her against him, gathering the energy they created. He could feel the energy sparkling on his fingertips, asking to be released. He held it back until they vibrated. Finally, he let it go.The white-hot fire burst from them. In his mind, he could feel it like an extra sense. He coated the stadium with it. He could tell it what to touch and what not to. Screams of Alphas pierced the gunshots as the white fire flashed into a nova. He could feel the en
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Jack turned to Lexi. "You have to stay here. Got it?""But, Dad-""No. Stay. Promise me that you will stay?""Please let me help."Jack shook his head. "There is nothing you can do, muffin. Please. I don't want to worry about you. I have to get your mother and I need you to be safe. So take the pod and go. I will catch up as soon as I can." Jack flicked at the controls, locking them in place.He held his arms out for a hug. She stepped into it, burying her face in his shoulder. He held her tightly."I love you," he whispered. "You've grown into a fine young lady. I couldn't be more proud of you.""Please don't leave me again," she whispered.His heart sank and he hugged her even tighter. "It will be the last time. When this is all over, I will always be at your side. I promise.""You better."He stroked the back of her head. "Please be safe." He stepped back to look at her."Wait." She pulled the sapphire ring off her finger and stuffed it in his shoulder pocket."What's th
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Alex stood locked in a small empty room the size of a utility closet. The walls lay bare except for the light switch. She flicked at the walls, but the screens were disabled and didn't respond.She paced back and forth, rubbing the Vice at her neck. Her bare feet didn't make a sound as they worked the white tile of the floor. She had to figure a way out of here. She needed to find Brooke and Tom. They had to be free. They were only here because of her. This was her problem, her world, not theirs. She flicked her palm open and drew a fireball. Her insides were still hot, but the pull of energy from just one fireball was tremendous. The amount of focus it took to wield it was much harder than it had been when she was pregnant.Alex pressed her ear to the door. Two heartbeats from the other side. She had no weapons other than the fire. She may be able to take out one Alpha, but not two. She sighed, then moved to another wall. There was no sound coming from that side. She tapped on it. S
