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Clark raises a hand and motions for us to split up, then hold position at the doorways There are suess even sick, psychotic scientists need labels, too The door I approach with another agent has ‘Auditory and Visual Research’ We wait outside and lock eyes on our leader

As soon as Clark gives us a signal, each set of agents turns the handle as quietly as possible, then kicks open the doors I hear screa theunfire to join the chaos

When our door slauard The guard raises his gun as the door crashes in But I'm quicker He sluun on the scientists They both put their hands up, one peeing their pants and eyes glued wide open as we approach them slowly

“Hands on the wall!” I yell, and they co pale and shaky Probably because they knew if they were ever caught, it wouldn’t be pretty And I don't fucking intend to make it pretty for the at the seaainst them, from personal accounts to loads of witnesses and even visual evidence This cri with DNA

We have the the rest of the rooent to help the olderat different tables They both have sounshots were fired, so drugged out they look like zombies

Shaking ust, I lead the scientists to the hallhere they already have eight more lined up and I shove the two I escorted forward to join theroup, surrounding them

They're trapped like lab rats ironic

“Any sign of the kid?” I ask the agents passing by Of course, nobody can givehtly nervous I send up a silent prayer that she's still alive

As I turn around to head back to the auditory roo slowly froun onhiives me a nod

“No sign of her yet, Flynn The dorers and walk back into the roo the two et a better look at their small fra froet these people medical attention, fast I step out of the way and do a quick look around the room The back wall has a few tables with co test The front half has different machines that you see in optometrist offices On the final side are two chairs with built in straps to bind a person in place Next to the chairs is a huge shelving unit and cabinet filled with needles, IV bags, and an array of other equip, I let out an involuntary shudder and make my way back to check out the other rooms and victims

Thetheir way into the first room in the hallway I take a quick look into the other two rooive the medics a chance to work The room next to the auditory is filled with exercise equipment, tread ring in the back What the hell are these people testing? I walk back to check the sign and read ‘Muscular Degeneration and Development Research’

The next sign reads ‘Disease Reversal Research’ I try to convince myself not to even look, but I've come this far This one looks like an infir one ithvitals There's a door near the back that's labeled X-Ray Next to the door is an ultrasound machine as well I notice a few elderlyto gather infor at straws to try and help them

I er I'uards we shot earlier had keys that I pick up as we pass by Hopefully one of the keys will be a dormitory skeleton key

Moving on, I find Clark in the first roolance around There's blood covering the floor and the chairs There's a teen girl lying back on a gurney The s The only clothing she has on is underwear and a tank top Clark notices e I’ry that I don’t kno to process it

“Let’s go check on the victih to maintain 634 people,” he says in a defeated tone We see a lot on this job, but this is one of those cases I knoill haunt me for the rest ofhual, but extre and I wanted to take each of thee their evil from the world