Red Death slapped him. “Calm down and tell me what you did so I can save you!”
He laughed, triumphant.
She slapped him again.”Tell me!”
“I’ll never reveal my secrets to you!” the doctor spat. And he had so many.
He rolled his head from side to side. He saw Brockman sprint towards the door. Dr. Kates yelled behind him, “Come back here! Come back! Don’t leave before...”
His genetically-enhanced abilities became feral, as the ache of his brain caving in continued. An uncontrollable whirlwind of objects and sounds crashed around him. Blood oozed from his eyes, nose and ears.
Red Death gazed into his eyes. She tried to use her touch telekinetic, GEP abilities to stop the reaction.
It was too late.
Her white face grew paler and sat in stark contrast to his dark skin. He smiled as her usually perfect blond hair swirled around her face in a maddened frenzy. She’d lost control. He watched a thin stream of blood dribble from her nose. It felt good to make her squirm.
“You stupid old man!” She shrank back from him, as objects banged and cracked around them from the wildness of his abilities.
Dr. Kates felt his consciousness slipping away. But he knew that the code was safe and tucked away... later to be passed on to his super-enhanced granddaughters. They would become the weapons to avenge his untimely death.
He gave her an eerie, clairvoyant smile. With his last breath came a bloody, gurgled premonition, “My Revolution will destroy CAGE and crush you...”
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Alicia McCalla is a native of Detroit, Michigan who currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. She works as a school librarian and enjoys traveling as well as spending time with her husband and son. Visit Alicia at: www.aliciamccalla.com to sign-up for free stories, e-updates, giveaways, and sneak peeks of her upcoming novels.
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