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gathered behind her. She could read their nervousness on their faces. Pressed mouths and furrowed brows. All except Xavier, who played with a small flame that floated in his hand.
"I know the camp was horrible, but I promise you, I've seen what happens in here." Paivi took a deep breath to try and bolster herself. She could feel the energy humming under her skin. It was ready and willing to make an appearance. She only hoped she could control her desires to destroy the mountain while they were inside it. "There's a guy, Dr. Todesengel is his name, and he does these experiments on the EOS prisoners."
The group’s eyes went wide and one of the older women gasped.
"Just prepare yourselves. It's not pretty." Paivi turned to Peter. "Let's do this. My dad is in there and I'm not leaving without him."
Peter nodded. "Besides, we can't leave anyone able to call Washington on us. We need a decent head start and some confusion for them. Destroy any communications you see. If they've got to drive out here just to figure out what's going on, or even helicopter in, it's going to take some time to organize it."
Peter waved to the group. "Keep your hands at the ready, and make sure you're touching someone else. We're all more powerful connected than we are separately, even Paivi."
The group moved together, shuffling into a cluster, each with a hand on the person next to them. Paivi moved to the head of the group and felt a warm hand on her arm. She looked back and Xavier smiled.
She tried to force one, but couldn't manage. There were some things that smiles couldn't help. She hoped there would be time for smiles later. But first she had some havoc to wreak.
They stepped into the entrance, a large hole in the side of the mountain. The edges of the stone were smooth, not jagged. Paivi pictured the entrance as a mouth, swallowing them into the darkness.
The shadows slithered around them. Fluorescent lights flickered to life down the corridor and chased them off. Paivi stopped immediately, listening for any sounds of humans approaching, or the sound of their very thoughts, but got nothing. She was hit by a wave of overwhelming pain and sadness that tore through her.
She gritted her teeth. "They're still in here. I feel them. Let's go."
She pulled them forward down the hall until they could no longer see the entrance. The mountain had truly swallowed them now. They were in the belly of the beast. They trudged down the hallway for more than five minutes, their ragged breathing echoing through the cavernous hallway.
"Looks like a dead end," said one of the men at the back of the group. Paivi thought he had said his name was Dennis.
They moved closer to the wall of soaring concrete that contained a heavy metal door with a box on the wall next to it. It consisted of a hand scanner and a keypad, along with a plastic card reader.
"So we need a hand, a card, and a password?" asked Dennis. "This just got very complicated. Shouldn't we just get back to the group and be on our way?"
"Trust me, Dennis, not much can stop us." Peter separated from the group and nodded at Paivi. "I've got this. There isn't a computer system in the world I can't figure out."
Peter rubbed his hands together and placed them on the box. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
The hall was silent and Paivi focused on the cool air gliding across her skin. She appreciated the moment out of the sweltering heat.
"And, we're in." Peter stepped back and rejoined the group. Paivi felt a surge of energy when his hand connected with the skin of her arm. With a whoosh the metal door slid open.
Chapter 10
"So we finally get to see the computer genius in action," Paivi said. "Glad you're on our team."
More cool air rushed through the opening, sprinkling Paivi's arms with goosebumps. Having been in the scorching sun so long, what was refreshing now turned to a creeping chill.
The group moved through the door, which remained open behind them.
"I disabled the
"I know the camp was horrible, but I promise you, I've seen what happens in here." Paivi took a deep breath to try and bolster herself. She could feel the energy humming under her skin. It was ready and willing to make an appearance. She only hoped she could control her desires to destroy the mountain while they were inside it. "There's a guy, Dr. Todesengel is his name, and he does these experiments on the EOS prisoners."
The group’s eyes went wide and one of the older women gasped.
"Just prepare yourselves. It's not pretty." Paivi turned to Peter. "Let's do this. My dad is in there and I'm not leaving without him."
Peter nodded. "Besides, we can't leave anyone able to call Washington on us. We need a decent head start and some confusion for them. Destroy any communications you see. If they've got to drive out here just to figure out what's going on, or even helicopter in, it's going to take some time to organize it."
Peter waved to the group. "Keep your hands at the ready, and make sure you're touching someone else. We're all more powerful connected than we are separately, even Paivi."
The group moved together, shuffling into a cluster, each with a hand on the person next to them. Paivi moved to the head of the group and felt a warm hand on her arm. She looked back and Xavier smiled.
She tried to force one, but couldn't manage. There were some things that smiles couldn't help. She hoped there would be time for smiles later. But first she had some havoc to wreak.
They stepped into the entrance, a large hole in the side of the mountain. The edges of the stone were smooth, not jagged. Paivi pictured the entrance as a mouth, swallowing them into the darkness.
The shadows slithered around them. Fluorescent lights flickered to life down the corridor and chased them off. Paivi stopped immediately, listening for any sounds of humans approaching, or the sound of their very thoughts, but got nothing. She was hit by a wave of overwhelming pain and sadness that tore through her.
She gritted her teeth. "They're still in here. I feel them. Let's go."
She pulled them forward down the hall until they could no longer see the entrance. The mountain had truly swallowed them now. They were in the belly of the beast. They trudged down the hallway for more than five minutes, their ragged breathing echoing through the cavernous hallway.
"Looks like a dead end," said one of the men at the back of the group. Paivi thought he had said his name was Dennis.
They moved closer to the wall of soaring concrete that contained a heavy metal door with a box on the wall next to it. It consisted of a hand scanner and a keypad, along with a plastic card reader.
"So we need a hand, a card, and a password?" asked Dennis. "This just got very complicated. Shouldn't we just get back to the group and be on our way?"
"Trust me, Dennis, not much can stop us." Peter separated from the group and nodded at Paivi. "I've got this. There isn't a computer system in the world I can't figure out."
Peter rubbed his hands together and placed them on the box. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
The hall was silent and Paivi focused on the cool air gliding across her skin. She appreciated the moment out of the sweltering heat.
"And, we're in." Peter stepped back and rejoined the group. Paivi felt a surge of energy when his hand connected with the skin of her arm. With a whoosh the metal door slid open.
Chapter 10
"So we finally get to see the computer genius in action," Paivi said. "Glad you're on our team."
More cool air rushed through the opening, sprinkling Paivi's arms with goosebumps. Having been in the scorching sun so long, what was refreshing now turned to a creeping chill.
The group moved through the door, which remained open behind them.
"I disabled the
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