The Experiments

Chapter 17

A couple of days later, Ryan needed my help getting more information from Jake. When I got to the Bridge, Ryan and Ty were waiting for me. Ryan told Harriet to take over while he was gone and headed out the door, Ty and I following.

We came to the prison and Ty punched in the code. The doors opened and we stepped inside, only to stop short. The guard was knocked out on the floor. A tray of food was splattered in front of him. His head was bleeding and he was having trouble breathing based off of his vibrations.

But that was not why we stopped.

Jake was gone.

Ryan and Ty rushed forward to the guard. Ty pulled out his communicator and contacted Johnny. When Johnny got there, Claire was following. She took one look at the guard and ran over to heal him.

The guard woke with a gasp. He looked frantically around the room. He laid eyes on Ryan and his eyes widened. He never noticed Ryan util then.

"Captain! Conan escaped! I went to give him his meal but he hit me in the gut. I think he broke something! He then hit me upside the head. Before I blacked out, I heard him say he was going after the kids!" The guard quickly explained.

"How could he have gotten away?" I asked. "I broke his leg."

"I had Claire fix it," Johnny informed. I nodded, a little upset that he was no longer in pain.

"We need to find him Captain!" The guard shouted.

Ryan nodded. "If he's going after the kids, we need to get them all back to Medical. He could be anywhere on this ship."

"I can inform everyone about Conan's escape and ask them to return the kids to Medical." Ty volunteered.

"Johnny," Ryan started. "Get Claire and Reagan back to Medical." Johnny nodded.

"What about me sir?" The guard asked. "I'm pretty sure Conan broke something." He put a hand on his stomach, only to realize he wasn't in pain.

Ryan chuckled. "Claire patched you up. But clean up in here and keep an eye out for Conan." The guard nodded and went to clean up the food.

Johnny grabbed my hand. "Come on Reagan. We need to get to Medical."

I followed Johnny out of the prison. Claire was next to me, holding my free hand. She was too young to be put through something like what happened. I gave her hand a reassuring squeeze.

Johnny was still holding onto my other hand. It was warm and comforting. I liked how it felt in my hand. I liked it even more than I liked Simon's hand in mine. He held onto my hand all the way to Medical.

Once at Medical, all the other kids were already there. They were confused why they were pulled from their jobs. I told them that Jake escaped.

Two guards came and stood outside the doors to Medical. 'Extra protection' Johnny called it. 'Lockdown' I called it. Exactly like it was when I was on lockdown at the Compound. Two guards outside the door. Having meals brought to us. Not being allowed to leave. The whole package.

We were on lockdown.