Her sleep was not restful.Helma had plenty of dreams. She woke up with a splitting headache and looked even more haggard."Should I call the doctor over and take a look?""It's okay," Helma shook her head.Her throat was dry and uncomfortable, so she stood up to drink a glass of water, only to find
At the crossroads of Greenville and Pacific City, Cole had just wrapped up his busy day. It was seven in the evening, and he had not had a single bite to eat since morning. Edward had been on the move all day too, now sitting on a concrete block, gulping down water. Cole knew he had to be polite to
"Promise you won't mess up their plan or hurry back, and I'll spill the beans," Edward bargained.Cole lifted him off his feet, his face more serious and spooky than before. "Out with it."Edward realized he could not keep it a secret any longer and started to spill everything.The military had had
Helma had been following Black Hawk's orders because she had ‘drunk’ the drug he gave her, leaving her weak.Seeing Cole, she struggled instinctively: "Why did you come back!"Black Hawk laughed darkly, then said slowly, "How does it feel to see the woman you love captured?"He answered his own ques
Jordan walked up just then and heard Edward. Trying to be funny, he said, "Any later, and Black Hawk would have been toast." He should have stayed quiet. As soon as he opened his mouth, Cole glared at him. He had almost forgotten about him!Cole's gaze lifted, his voice filled with a stern chill. "Y
At Greenville Airport. They did not want to scare anyone or cause a big scene, so Silver Obsidian was not in a prisoner's outfit, and the cops were in regular clothes too.In addition to the people in charge of bringing him back, Andrew and Chandler were also coming home.Before, they had been overs
Helma decided to stay late at the lab to get the work done, but she was not alone. Andrew, Edward, and Leon, who practically lived in the lab, stayed too.They each had their own tasks, and all worked quietly, not bothering each other.Edward, who could never sit still for long, decided to take a br
In Forest Park, Helma had just gotten home.She received a new encrypted file on her phone.The file was from Deputy Commander Bailey's assistant, filled with detailed information about Silver Obsidian.The military department had put it together: it was even more thorough than what the personnel ha
With everyone else keeping mum, Silver Obsidian cut to the chase, "We'll go with Helma's plan."For six months straight, Serena had practically lived in the lab. At first, Starlight Blossom did not seem to do much. Everyone was on edge, wondering if it would make any difference at all. Then, in the
During her month off, Helma took a break from the daily preschool runs and whisked her kids away on a travel spree.The trip was not without its scares—Serena had a severe bout of illness.Helma was prepared, yet the sudden severity of the attack caught her off guard.Without a second thought, she r
Under the questioning eyes of the crowd, Helma fired up her laptop and plugged in a USB stick.The video started playing on the massive screen.The timestamp in the corner showed it was from two nights ago.Usually, the lab was locked up tight after hours, and by eight or nine, the research center w
Hort watched her walk away, a storm of emotions on his face.Ever since she joined the research center, he had seen Wendy as this super-capable girl with a heart of gold.Whenever the team hit a wall with the experiments or the data just would not play nice, Wendy was the one who would spark up the
The poor thing's symptoms were straight out of a horror flick: muscles clenching like crazy, nerves on fire, bleeding inside, gasping for air, and foaming at the mouth. Some of them even had their hearts stop cold turkey.According to the timeline, the rat had been juiced up with three rounds of Sta
With the report out of the way, the experiment team kicked things into high gear to wrap up their project.The meticulously calculated data was in, and the verdict was clear: Starlight Blossom's effects were rock-solid stable. The only thing left for the lab mice was one final shot.The brain trust
"Come on, you think the boss is scatterbrained like you? Someone totally did this on purpose!" "Who would do something that evil?!" "Guess we're gonna have to push back the presentation." Everyone looked like they had lost their best friend, except Wendy. She had this worried frown, but her eyes w
After pulling two all-nighters, Helma had the report materials ready to go.The research center was deserted.She stretched, yawned, and glanced at the clock. One AM.She powered down her computer and left, still yawning.Once she was gone, a sneaky figure slipped into the office...Deputy Commander
Helma had tried to get the scoop from Leon, but the guy was like Fort Knox—nothing useful ever slipped out. Therefore, she backed off from the matchmaking game. Still, she was not blind to Wendy's little crush, especially with errands like these document deliveries. "You got it, boss," Wendy replied