34: No Matter the Cost

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General Harding walked the hall, heading for his office

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General Harding walked the hall, heading for his office. Jensen stepped out of his and greeted him. "Sir, it's been three weeks. Novak isn't back yet. We need him here." Jensen insisted as General Harding nodded his head. "Dr. Malcolmson knows we are on a strict time schedule. Novak is in our care, and he is aware. Send the soldiers to go get him back." General Harding stated. "Why them?" Jensen asked. "Use it as an extraction mission. I'll call Dr. Malcolmson and make him aware. This will give you a break from the chaos." General Harding spoke as Jensen gave his closed lipped smile. "Yes sir." He said.

The men arrived at the brutalist building. "I don't understand why we have to go get Novak. Jensen is capable on his own." Gabe stated as they stood across the street. "Why is everyone not asking as to why they trust us to do this?" Parker asked. "Yeah, that's true...Shit, we got set up." Gabe mumbled. "I'm going to be asking about Alexei. Only person who is going to give me answers is in this building." Kyle stated. "Do you not remember what happened last time we met Dr. Malcolmson. I don't want to be near him." Gabe insisted. "Me either." Billy mumbled from the back of the group. "You're obsessed with this Alexei guy." Parker stated. "I know its Novak." Kyle stated. "And it begins again." Parker spoke as he rolled his eyes.

Rory looked back at the men. "Would you all stop being fucking pussies! It will always be a test or some training course. If you can't get that through your fucking skulls, then you're all going to fucking wind up dead." Rory demanded as he started to walk towards the building. The others started to follow in tow as Billy stayed across the street. They noticed the missing. "Are you fucking coming?" Kyle shouted out. "No one knows more than me what that man does to people." Billy stated. "Oh, come on! You know Novak knows more and he walks in like its nothing!" Parker shouted. "That's because Novak is conditioned and can't think for himself. I'm choosing to avoid this! Gretzky is right! This is a test." Billy insisted.

Parker started to walk back towards him. "Stay the fuck away from me. I'll scream!" Billy stated. "That's fine! Scream all you want! You know our heads don't explode from it!" Parker exclaimed. Billy jutted his jaw as he started to head their way. He was hesitant, but he knew he would be forced to go either way. Parker followed him to make sure he wouldn't run off as the men started to head into the side door of the building. They looked around the clean white room as the nurse stood up. "What the fuck is this?" Parker mumbled as they looked around. "I believe you are in the wrong building." The nurse stated as Rory shook his head and walked over to her. "Tell Dr. Malcolmson that the Reaper Program is here for Novak." Rory demanded as the nurse realized who they were. She got on the phone and started to speak with someone.

Luka sat in the dark room, being blasted with ice cold water, two men, called 'The Dogs' coming in and beating him. Carruthers being one of them. He wanted to fight back so many times, but he had learned that it would only cause more pain for him. He couldn't escape it no matter how hard he tried. The neurochip had a tracker in it. They would only find him. All he could do was take it and obey. He felt so hopeless, it was one emotion he understood well. Hopelessness, sadness, anger, fright, and pure evil. That was what he knew. That was what he was designed to harbor.

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