competition.
Mathew took down all cans one by one, it took him about a minute.
“Now you John.”
John's combat systems prepared firing solution in few milliseconds. He took them all down in fifteen seconds. Soldiers watched him open-mouthed.
“Can you show us more awesome stuff?” They asked all at once.
John smiled.
“Which one of you is the heaviest?
One of them stepped forward.
“Me.”
John waved him to come closer. Then John lifted him of the ground and held him above his head.
This way they spent entire hour . John had some fun and he made eight friends. It was sort of sad moment when he left them so he could meet with Jennifer. On his way of he took two breaching charges.
He walked through centre of camp. Everyone was looking at him. His steps were accompanied by 'thud' of his armored shoes. Jennifer was already waiting for him with everything he requested.
“So, what it this we're going to do?” She asked when he arrived.
“Looting. Follow me.”
They walked into underground facility. Jennifer pushed the cart, John walked in front of her.
Now he could see results of fight. Blood, pieces of flesh, grenade explosion marks, bullet impact holes. When they turned right Jennifer looked around her trying to see everything.
“I've never been in this part of facility. I was always in the labs or apartments. What is here anyway?”
“Storage, manufacturing plant, power plant and morgue.”
Their first stop was morgue.
“Stay here! I have something I need to do.” He took backpack and pushed the door.
He found himself in white room with table, chair, computer, and locker for autopsy reports. He headed to computer, plugged in his contact tablet and started to browse files. All subjects deceased more that six months ago have been cremated and disposed of. But ashes of Tom and Kate are still stored in Cells 02 and 06. He headed to storage cells then. Door was sealed. No way he's going to breach it.
He returned to computer, he looked for a way to open the door. He couldn't find anything.
He started to think about using all explosives he had and try to breach the door but then a wild idea formed in his head. He focused on renewed connection between him and Gillian.
“Hey Gillian...you there?” He talked to her using the connection hoping that his words will reach her.
“What?! John is that you?” Her confused voice came back.
“Yeah me, I need help.”
“Can't it wait? I'm in shower right now.”
“Can you find Caroline or Claire or anyone who can open this damn door?”
“Give me a minute.”
Ten minutes of silence followed. Then Claire spoke over radio transmitter.
“I was very lonely , sitting on your table, but Gillian came to talk. She informed me that you require assistance.” Was that a hint of sarcasm?
John was trying to open the door using brute force of his armor.
“Do you still have control of facility system s?”
Door in front of him unsealed and opened.
“I still possess full control of facility.”
John was glad to hear that.
“If you can open every door in my way that would be fine. And...you can always call me when you are lonely.”
He proceeded to cell 02. There was an urn inside small cabinet with glass door. He broke the glass with fist. Urn was ceramic marked by metal plate:
Subject Sigma
#6572394
Female
Age: 17
Born: 25. April 2003
K.I.A. 24. April 2020
John's thoughts darkened. “A day before her birthday. And I couldn't do anything to save her...It was my fault I should have aborted mission.”
"There was no way for you to know." Jennifer was standing behind him.
"
Same process with cell 06.
Subject Alpha
#65017209
Male
Age: 18
Born: 6. June 2002
K.I.A. 24. April 2020
John put both urns into his backpack and went away from that place.
They walked towards manufacturing facility. The place was huge. Crates, weapons, machine parts, machines, wires, computers and a lot more.
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