It was close to midnight by the time we got to the hospital after locking the prioners up. It was surprising the vast amount of different things they contained in just four sanctions of the city. Alot of the buildings looked to be connected below ground im guessing so it makes it easier to get around quicker.
We walk in and see Sona holding a clipboard signing a few things she seemed distracted until we spoke to her
"Whats the conclusion med?" Raylee had pushed herself to the front to ask whatever questions were needed.
She looks up from the clipboard and stares at Ray, her eyes looked a little red probably from strain. Her hair was up in a tight bun with a few tendrils that had escaped it.
"Oh yes Vik is going to be okay we got him here in time. He did lose quite a bit of blood though so he is going to be fatigued for a few days. We were able to extract any infection that had started and sealed the wound with little difficulty. If anyone wants to see him he is in the last room on the right. I have a few more people to check on that have been brought in from the bar, those on our side a least."
With that she pushes through us and heads down the opposite hall. The hospital was still recovering from the attack a month or so earlier but they seemed to have enough supplies even after that. Most of the group had split off probably to crash for the night after the fight. I had decided to stay with Ray who now seemed neutral, exhaustion was slightly creeping in her eyes but they still shone with the strength of a warrior.
"Im guessing you wanna meet him" Breaking the silence without turning towards me. I simply nod in her directions.
She gives a slight smile.
"You sure you dont wanna get your wounds checked out first?"
Looking over to her I laugh a bit
"Bah there not bleeding anymore its fine I'll get cleaned up in a bit"
Tapping her toes a bit she grabs my shoulders and sits me down. Confused I watch as she grabs a basin, putting a clean cloth and warm water in it before returning to my side. Kneeling infront of me she dips the cloth in the water and grabs my face, not forcefully but with a softer hand,
"I wanted to apologize for my outburst earlier tonight, I lost my cool and took it out on you that wasnt right."
I flinch as the towel meets my face while she begins wiping the dried blood off. My hands curled aroud the edge of the seat. Now that the adrenaline had worn off I could feel the slight aches and pains across my body from bruises and small gashes.
"They were there for me, werent they?" I simply state.
Raylee stops for a moment and bows her head.
"It would seem so. The governess is willing to do anything it seems to get her prize back."
I grip the chairs lip harder.
"I am not some prize to be won."
Looking somewhere past me she thinks for a moment before returning to the bit left on my face.
"And we know that as well. Your the kind of person we stand up for. Do you see were not the terrible monsters the world claims us to be?"
I laugh at that statement a bit.
"You guys are anything but that."
Silence fell on us for a few moments as Ray put clean bandaids on the wounds before patting my shoulder.
"You were brave tonight, take that asa compliment and keep it I dont give those out to many people."
I Smile and shake my head before punching her shoulder lightly.
"Oh dont tell me you going soft now on me." I laugh a bit and she shakes her head with a smirk
"Oh definitely not you were still rather stupid tonight beign a novice and all but you followed your gut and did what was right. That I can respect. Now come on lets get you to meet or last member." she says as I stand up. She begins walking and I stood for a moment more.
"Thank you."
She stops for a moment then continues towards Viktors room I follow in stride close behind her.
He wasnt awake when we first entered so we sat and kept to ourselves for a bit. At some point I mustve dozed off until the sound of a male voice rang out through the small room.
"And what do I owe the pleasure of waking up with two banged up but lovely women in my presence?"
Raylee was next to his bed and hit his arm causing him to jump a bit.
"H-HEY watch it there Ray damn you got a hard hit, I was just trying to be polite."
Raylee scoffs
"Whatever Vik thats not what were here for. This is Cyra you havent fully met her so we thought you could now.
I smile a bit
"How you feeling you took a nasty hit it seems earlier.
A small grin makes his way across his face.
"Oh ya you were with med and jules earlier when you found me on the stage. Well im doing better now that the drugs kicked in, havent felt anything for hours. Sona patched me up pretty good to and thinks I should be back in working order in a few weeks."
I nod
"Im glad to hear that. I believe Raylee wanted to ask you some questions about what happened tonight as well."
We both look over to Ray who's arms were crossed infront of he chest.
"Yes I do, what in the hell happened tonight."
Viktor leans back and sighs
"Cant this wait till morning?"
Raylee glares at him
"No your memory will be foggy more tomorrow we need answers now."
Speaking in a frustrated tone waiting for a response he sighs.
"Fine, fine. Tonight was one of the pool tournaments we hokd twice a month as you know Ray. a couple groups of new people came in to play I didnt think much of it at the time just thought it would be cool to see some fresh competition. I was hosting the entertainment part oof the night, had some low class women and men come in to try and make a few bucks off there musical talents. It was going fine until a fist fight broke out between a couple men.
I saw they had insignias from some of the local gangs so I thought it was just a quarrel between rivals. Boy was I mistaken. It seemed it was an act, something staged before all hell broke loose. Thats when I called Sona. Just after I called a buff man grabbed me from the bar and threw me on the ground wantign to know where the governesses precious weapon was. He didnt appreciate my answer. I got stabbed shortly after with a broken wine bottle pretty gnarly if you ask me. You guys arrived shortly after I began to black out on the stage."
At this point Ray was biting her thumbnail while pacing a bit in the small room. It had the twin bed Viktor was on, some monitors and a couple chairs in the room with white and blue walls. Nothing grand but nothing cheap either. They took there cleanliness seriously, which was alot better then some of the rundown hospitals scattered amoung the city.
"So I guess its true then, we cant stay here much longer. If Aria is calling on gangs now to track us, especially you silv then we gotta find a way to escape the city and figure out what were going to do."
Personally to me it sounded like Ray wanted to run from our problems. I didnt like the sound of that.
"We cant just run and hide. Aria, el doro the whole organization is shit and needs to be put to an end. We need to restore the world back to what it once was cause it seems we may be our only hope to ending this tyranny. You say we have allies throughout the city and some outside the wastelands right?
Raylee tilts her head but nods
"Then we use that to our advantage. We take them down from the inside, from the heart of it all."
Raylee walks over to me
"What are you saying Silv?"
I smile.
"What im saying is we fight back, use our resources and get into Aria's domain and break out, who we can at least, give them a second chance at life. Teach them about there new abilities, not monstrosities there made out to be. Take down Aria and get out of the city. The stories tell us of how the 12 originals worked together to bring prosperity to all there people, well we need to bring that back. Things need to change and we can be that change if we put our minds to it."
Raylee chuckles
"Your insane? You know that?"
I look her dead in the eyes.
"Oh I know I am"
She gives an approving nod
"I knew I liked you for some reason, youve got spunk. Well Cormac wil be back in the next 48 hours, will hold tight until then let everyone rest and devise our takedown plan."
She turns to walk out of the room
"I hope you know what your doing Silv"
I watch her leave into the shadows of the hallway. Before hearing Viktor talk
"I knew it. You are the light we were waiting for, the voice of he people we need. You are strong Cyra, you can do this." he smiles at me where I simply return it with a nod of thanks before making my own way out of his room. In that moment though I didnt feel brave or strong, Doubtful maybe, I didnt even know much about my own abilities let alone the way others worked. I get stopped on the way back to my room by a familiar face.
"Joel, what are you doing up right now shoudnt you be resting to?"
He comes out of the partial shadow covering his face and looks at me
"Raylee sent me to find you. She saw how you used your abilities back when titus was in trouble. She wants me to help you understand them and how to control them. Follow me."
He says turning down an empty hallway, I trail closely behind him until we get to a room with more monitors within it.
"We have been helping what the people call mutants for a few years now. Many thought they were lost causes, some called them the crazies due to how damaged there minds were from the labs,"
He pulls up a folder and opens it, dozens of pictures attached to medical files appear on the screen. I stand beside him as he begins moving them around.
"Those damaged people have been genetically modified in different ways."
He pulls up a file of a small girl with long dark brown hair and a tan complexion but looking closer you could see her nails all seemed to be razor sharp.
"For instance this young girl was brought in, her nails are always razor sharp like that of a hawks talons, you can cut them to nothing but in a day or two will come back. She hurt herself and others with them without meaning to causing the scars that run all along her arms and legs. She would pick at herself due to how terrible she felt. With a few test and judgements we learnt a way for her to retract them almost like a cat can. Saving her from herself and others."
I looked over the file showing her history and blood charts along with much more.
"She was only 12 and they did this to her?!"
Joel clasps his hands behind his back.
"Im afraid so."
"Show me more."
He looks me over for a minute
"Are you sure about that miss Jonz?"
I lean against the desk staring at the screen.
"Yes, I need to know all of it."
He obliges and begins going through them one by one
Test subject 3114: failed:
Male,,, Age:16…..Ability physical:inhuman strength….. Mental disorders: manic/depressive, bipolar…..
Test subject 2160: failed
female...Age:13….Ability:intellectual: creation….Mental disorders: agoraphobia, panic attacks….
Test subject(s) 2354 and 2355: Failed
Male and female twin:Age:9 Ability:intellectual: telekenises...Mental disorders: separation anxiety (one can not be without the other.) Insomnia.
Test subject 3149: failed
Female….Age:18….Ability Physical: metal blades within the arms….Mental disorders: PTSD, depresion….
The last one loked familiar I stop him and give it a better look.
"Who is this girl?"
He looks over the file
"Oh that is Blades she is one of our oldest patients sitting at 22 years old now. She was one of the first people we helped recover.
"I know her." I state
"From my memories, she was the first one to appear, someone i called a friend once. I have to meet her again."
Joel sighs
"I am afraid you cant right now until she is doing better she had a ptsd attack and a bad one about a month back around the time you had your surgery, she hasnt fully recvoered yet but she will soon."
I didnt wanna argue with him so I watched him show me a few more files before closing them up.Looking from the screen to him I ask him something.
"Several files all classified as failed but you said you guys fixed them?"
Joel looks over to me
"These are the files we could gather on them before they were left in our care, these were the diagnostics the scientists gave to these children. Quite cruel actually they should never of been subjected to such ill manner. Thats why we help them and give them a chance at a new life away from the torment of the government. This is what we are. We learnt that all of them come with a list of different disorders which we help them cope with before we help with the physical and mental training on how to control themselves. Its our biggest dream to save these people from a life of hell or that of a short and painful one."
I begin to leave the room before I do I turn to him once more.
"Thank you Joel, this has helped my vision become clearer." before turning out f the room. If I didnt have anything to fight for before I damn well did now. For the first time in those childrens lives they will begin to see hope grow infront of them once more. With us fighting till the end for there freedom.