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The guard spoke into his radio several tiot no response “I don’t knohere it is, sir I sent ato locate it, but I can’t reach him”

“Then send more men to find both of them”

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How’s it co?” Juan asked Eddie from his spot at the

“It was a race to the finish,” Eddie replied as he unplugged the USB drive fro files before they got erased We won’t know if any of theon”

“Hold on,” Juan said He saw Parsons being escorted by two of the guards The hovercraft pilot had his hands tied behind his back “We’ve got a new problem”

Eddie joined hiet the same treatment as the other workers”

The guards were escorting Parsons through the laboratory area in the direction of the living quarters where the rest of the team was

“Linc,” Juan said, “you’re about to have souards Be advised there is a friendly with theuy named Bob Parsons, a Caucasian with a crew cut”

“Got it,” Linc answered “We’ll give them a proper welcome”

As Parsons and the two guards passed the tank holding the jellyfish, he suddenly turned and head-butted one of the guards, who stumbled from the impact and fell to the floor Then Parsons threw his shoulder at the other guard, and they sroin, but the guard slugged him in the jaith an elbow, and Parsons reeled back from the punch

The furious guard raised his assault rifle Juan suard long enough for Eddie to shoot the uard went down, but one of the bullets went all the way through his torso and hit the tank glass, causing a series of growing cracks

Seeing as about to happen, Parsons backed away quickly

Just as he got out of harered to his feet at the saush of water enveloped him and tossed him to the floor One of the jellyfish landed on his head He convulsed in agony and let out a piercing screa across his face

Parsons looked up at the office, dumbfounded