"Nissa, listen to me. Someone has invaded your system. You need to force them out by using Trojan Horse Program 159-7034-862."
"Your reqest has been denied," the android replied in a voice that was decidedly NOT Nissa's. The pitch was four octaves lower. "And you're coming with me."
"Sorry babe," I said, looking to Dragon, Nogard, and LeRoy for help. For some reason, they could not move. "But I don't deal with--"
A cold piece of metal was placed against the back of my neck. With a sound more along the lines of a semi truck releasing it's airbrakes than an actual gunshot, something was shot painfully into the base of my neck. Reaching up, I felt a circular piece of metal sticking out of the back of my neck.
Looking around, I saw woman putting an odd looking gun into a case that a man in a Romani suit was holding. Recognizing the gun and realizing what was in the base of my neck, I muttered, "A subdermal governor
[+1]."
"Quite so my dear," the woman said, turning to face me. "Now, as the talking computer said, you're coming with us."
Before I had a chance to react, Nissa clamped her hands over my arms and pinned them to my sides. Spinning me around, she all but frogmarched me out of Dragon's house.
"Let...her...go!" LeRoy growled.
"I don't think so," the woman said, kicking LeRoy in the face.
"LeRoy!" I yelled over my shoulder.
"You'll be wanting to let the girl go."
Looking ahead, I saw five people fanned out on the lawn. Recognizing them, I suddenly knew who the woman was working for and what Nissa had in her. "Hoshit. You're
Adam,
Brennan,
Emma,
Jesse, and
Shalimar!"
[+2]"I'd love to stay and play," the woman who had implanted the governor into the base of my neck said, wrapping an arm around mine and Nissa's waists. "But I have pressing matters to attend to."
Suddenly, the three of us were catapulted into the air. Before I could even take a breath to begin screaming, we landed in the parkinglot of a very familier building. "Genomex..."
[+3]"You sure do know your stuff," the woman said, releasing Nissa and I.
Saying nothing, I stared in amazement, horror, fascination, and fear in every direction as I was pushed/directed through the halls of Genomex. After a few minutes, I was shoved rudely through a door that hissed open before I hit it. Before I could fall, the woman and Nissa grabbed my arms and pulled me upright.
The room I was shoved into was on a level overlooking several occupied stasis tubes. But in the center of the room was a desk with a flatscreen computer on it. Behind the desk was a man that I knew as well.
"
Eckhart," I growled as he came around from behind his desk.
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[+2] You'll see their powers tomorrow. For now: Shalimar is the blonde and is standing beside Brennan; Emma is the brunette with short hair and is standing next to Jesse; Adam is standing in front of all of them.
[+3] A research facility about the size of a college campus.