Facility 666

[Esiphas]

Mateus grinned. "A door. That's all they have now? Lets find your friend." Mateus raised his hands to his sides, then ran forwards, planting both his hand with a resounding thud on the door. A spilt second later, the telekinetic shock wave lee the doors inwards, then clean of their hinges, bowling several people on the other side over. The remainder- clearly guards, by their attire, raised weapons. "Raise your hands, freaks!" They yelled, clicking safety's into the off positions.

Mateus grinned again. Raising his hands, into the air, he said "Like this?" Before slamming them down into the ground. Another wave of energy shot forward, knocking several guards off their feet. A few guards cracked bones, and one - the previous speaker - Died as his neck snapped from the impact force.

[Edzilla]

"That place is different," were his only words, lost largely on their ears. He kept in tow behind Matteus, wondering what ability he'd been granted and of course that 62 had gained nothing. He was after all, organic, no machines tweaked his circulation or link sentience, just pure life.

Acting on instinct, Ghost went for the new enemy, unsure of how to work his ability. A shaken but stable guard opened up on him, and this time, Ghost had to will himself.

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He was back, the darker realm, that muffled wind. The bullets appeared now as mere silhouettes, passing through Ghost smoother than ever. Ghost walked forwards, the carbine sprays now liberal and random. The guards couldn't see him, panic set in quickly, the only cure was to hold down the trigger. The aether bullets now a wall of gentle ripples in the realm.

Within the outlines of the guards, sat those gleaming clouds, little balls of energy, within the torso. Within arms reach, Ghost reached out to touch it, this mans a harsh white akin to the dingy lights of the facility. Making contact, he felt a pure pain race through his arm, spreading through his body instantly. Adamant of his decision, Ghost endured, pulling the sphere out with a great wrench of his limb. There was an eruption of light as the cloud exploded in a flash, and he came back.

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Ghost had enough time to notice the man. No visual injuries but clearly dead, not a glimmer of life in his eyes, something clearly taken. He clattered to the ground, his carbine sounding metallic as it collided. Giving it little thought, the spectre mows on to a new target, a simple punch this time, caught of guard by 72s sudden appearance, after vanishing from thin air.

[Yuno]

Eliseai had loped, jumped, scampered, and rolled happily around all the way to the door never having to work very hard to keep up. She stepped back as Mateus blew the doors off their hinges and Ghost attacked. She saw several guards rounding the corner once again calling for surrender and she grinned hoping forward her form shifting to a mouse as she scrabbled forward barely a speck to them. She darted behind them as one raised his gun to fire on 62 he was suddenly against the ground as her massive cat form pinned him and she roared at the other three her paws sweeping out to knock them off balance. Her jaw closed around one which died as her powerful maw cracked his head.

With a truimphant roar Eliseai pushed forward her shifting mid run back to human form to jump and kick a guard in the throat and land on him shifting back to the cat form enough to crunch his bones as she thundered forward clearing a path with successive roars of elation. As the group followed the path she was leaving she eventually returned purring with pride as her form righted itself and she bowed dramatically. "THis way please."

[t⊗theark]

Sunny heard movement from behind a door on their left. As Ghost dealt with more immediate threats and Eliseai ran off, the door opened Sunny rose a glowing hand,
"I don't want to hurt you" He said in a commanding tone. The guards hesitated for a moment before one got out one the devices that played that damned frequency that over loaded Sunny's hearing. The pain almost over whelmed him once again but before it could rent him he exploded, using his new found control of radio physics to protect the others and the cerebate on his shoulder, the magnetic fields directed the energy and gamma radiation to hit only the space the soldiers occupied. Before they could raise their weapons they were irradiated goo. Brief exposure to that god-awful sound was still enough to make Sunny collapse, his head resting on the cold concrete but still conscious, the twin encouraging him to get up.

His ears picked up through the floor a pulse. It was a composite sound that was coming through the structure of the building, he heard several stories between him and the source of this beating. It wasn't from a single source but a heap of smaller ones that by themselves, even Sunny would have a heard time hearing - like a million babies' hearts hearts pumping in time. He ignored it, there were strange things in this facility. He heaved himself up, his ears ringing from that sound. It was bloody annoying that his acute hearing he relied on for so long was turned against him so easily.

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"But Dr Romulus, why so protective of that area?"

"Arachnae has (please do not swear) up. Please Commander, it is important that they do not find it"

"Do any of the other doctors know where all of the growing super soldiers are stored?"

"Project Goliath is restricted to a select few military personnel and research staff, you and I are a previllaged few who know where they all are. Arachnae evidently doesn't know of this one. Those 'super soldiers' are the best thing to come out of jexsam, a collaborative effort of many different projects. We were planning to integrate the results of Supernova into them but you know how much of a failure that it. 31 did not express his treatment powerfully enough and 32, who they call 'Sunny'... he's not in captivity. I think Arachnae thinks she can get access to where she doesn't belong if she can prove that Supernova can contribute to Goliath also. That boy is physiologically interesting though...."

"I shall send more forces to deter from that area"

"Hm? Oh yes Commander, thankyou"

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Several stories below where the escapees were was a dark room, lit by only the indicatory instruments that based the vats. Floating in them were the unborn super soldiers, 'roided ups' were one of the names given to them. The escapees have encountered quite a few so far but the numbers that were planning to be released into military use was staggering. In dreamless sleep this synthetic children slept. To weird to live and too rare to die, their makeup deviating from humans to the extent that they were almost another species. The super soldiers were 8 feet tall when in their clad black armour but for now they shall rest in their sterile peace.

[Yuno]

Eliseai turned feeling Sunny's pain very slightly and knowing he wasn't feeling good. With a panicked squeak in her human form she pushed past the others her cat form hitting the cement almost as quickly as she scampered off down the hall following the feeling until she rounded the corner in a hallway she hadn't been down before to see Sunny on the ground. She shifted back quickly running over to him. "Sam are you okay!" she saw him heaving himself up and she moved to help. "Why did you wander off?" he could see the fear in her eyes for him. A fear that caused her to hug him and kiss him as she moved to help him up. "Come on. You can tell me as we walk." She could tell that sonic device had attacked him again. "There must be a way for you to shut that hearing off."

[mantisstalker]

As the doors opened 62 bounced on his feet slightly obviously still elated at the proximity to his partner and it took him a second to notice the men on the other side. When he did he reached forward grabbing the closest guard around the neck before dragging him forwards. The man didn't even scream as his arms went limp. Not that he didn't try. With his hands firmly over the mans spine 62 drew in the energy from any pulses sent down the nerves leaving the man helpless which was a good job too as the guard Eliseai pounced on let loose a wild spray of bullets catching his now immobilized partner in the back.

Dropping the body 62 looked around to see the fighting was already over, the only remaining guards being reduced to liquified puddles. He took a step forward and it was then he felt it. A single powerful pulse that seemed to call to him and a whisper that spoke "Come on... Its safe..."

62 looked silently in the voices direction before slowly reaching down to place the Twins on the floor and making a signal to the Stalker to stay where it was. Sure they weren't going to follow he turned to give the group a look though what expression he had was so twisted by skin that they couldn't make it out before stepping forward into the ward. Slowly he inched forward hands outstretched feeling his way around tables and through another set of door into a room full of beds. After a few more twists and turns with more than one nasty bump he managed to make it to what felt like a cold, tiled room.

As he stepped over the threshold the blurry image of him walking forward appeared as well as a confused mass of feelings such as relief, happiness and regret. Dropping his arms 62's face twisted into a smile as he faced the other person in the room, separated only by a set of thick black tiles.

"Hello Sixty..." The other said as he looked at his deformed partner with a sad smile. "What have they done to you?"

Not answering 62 walked forward slowly until he stood toes at the very edges of the tile bringing himself face to face with those purple eyes. He held that position for several seconds before with one last step brought the other into a hug, the image of himself becoming suddenly clear as the gap was crossed. Not wasting any time Epi clasped 62 in his own arms a single tear rolling down his cheek.

"I missed you too buddy..."

[t⊗theark]

"I'm alright El," He responded with a giggle, "I got him before it started hurting. I don't think there's any turning this off, my brain did this over the years, I think I might be stuck with it." He got an interesting idea though, while making earplugs to dampen the initial sounds, his hearing barely hindered as it took in vibrations from Sunny's body.
"Maybe if the sound comes -, " Pausing, hesitant to ask this of her, "you can help me with it? Share the mental processing o the sound?"

Eliseai also noticed the pulse coming from several stories down, as all this talk about his hearing made her more conscious of it.

62 rushing around a room of beds, searching for something. he then entered a tiled room where in which there was some bloke with strange coloured eyes embraced 62 like an old friend.

[Esiphas]

Mateus smiled as 62 reunited with his friend, and stepped closer, but not too close. "Hey there. I'm Matteus... I think we met before." He tapped his head, and nodded towards 62. "Mentally." Walking to one side of the room, Mateus leaned against the wall. "Are you going to be okay following us? I'm not entirely sure what your powers are. I don't remember everything... There's still a block in my mind. But we can see you out of here. It just won't be easy." Mateus gave a smile, before suddenly, his mind pulsed, once. Mateus's eyes widened. Another pulse. The others could feel it, ever so slightly. A sensation, probing at their heads, never piercing their minds, but searching on the surface. There was a single thought etched onto the probes, a feeling like an unshakable need. One single word.

"D...Daddy?"

[mantisstalker]

With one arm still holding 62's head Epi looked up at the group as if he had just noticed them, quickly wiping away the tear before they saw. For a few seconds he stared at the rag tag group of escapee's before letting go of 62 though they still stood close together as he silently listened to Mateus talk. "Well if we met before you will know I can handle myself." He flashed a smile and it struck everyone how normal he looked. No scars, no bulging implants, no rashes just pale smooth skin and dirty blond hair. Which shouldn't be right. Not if he was trapped in the same room for years...

And why did he look no older than his mid twenties?

When the probes kicked in he pulled a face of disgust before with a flick of his mind crushed both the probes on him and 62 and throwing them away. Quickly turning to 62 who had turned to look at the floor as if in a trance he gabbed him by both shoulders and shook him a bit before saying quietly. "Sixty... Their probably not even yours. Just leave it." This caused 62 to look away from the floor and nod slightly though he still looked upset.

Putting an arm around 62's shoulders Epi looked back at the group as if nothing had happened. "Right I'll come with you. And I can't tell you how much it mean to us that you helped Sixty get here. I would reward you but..." He gestured at the black tiles. "I can't do anything with these disruptor plates here. The only reason I could do anything with Sixty was because of that." He pointed at a long scratch in one of the tiles. "In fact he did that. Probably wasn't the best idea but I suppose its what stopped them from getting me for so so long..." At this point their attention was drew to the skeleton of what looked to be a beastal subject with a shattered skull in one corner. In fact now that they looked the room was littered in shattered bones pushed into discrete places.

Epi saw them looking and with a shrug said "Couldn't let people know I was here, though it didn't make for a very nice smell..."

[Edzilla]

Ghost eyed him with quiet, yet polite suspicion. It disturbed him slightly that they were now simply a group picking up whichever stragglers they pleased and leaving so many behind. He'd have to contend.

Part him told him to vanish, and he did, slipping from the air with only a slight blur at his core left.

From within he world, he looked into Epi, noticing the warm light of his soul. It did however seem subdued, dampened purposefully. Then flashed an abrasive white, as he felt the probes message. The power of it all forced Ghost back into reality. Although the others were to focused on Epi to notice the reappearing man. He gathered himself, noting a blurry vision, a dull headache. Soon enough the blur left and he came closer to the new acquisition. Purple eyes, this is what that thing was, that 62 had such a problem with.

He came closer still, to the point that Epi really noticed him. In some ways they were opposite, eyes with or without colour. Then at Epi's expectation he spoke, in a wary manner with some lost sense of amicability. "How long have you been in here... Epi? "

[mantisstalker]

Epi watched as the man disappeared but made no comment on it. After being with 62 for years he knew how some people didn't like attention but was surprised that the masked man not only reappeared but also moved to ask him a question. A question that made him frown confused. Neither him or 62 had really paid much attention to time as they where stuck in their separate hells but it was a good question none the less.

Before answering the question however he turned to 62. "Hey Sixty, how old are you now? You must be coming close to your designation number." 62 shrugged but it didn't matter as at a mental request he let Epi into his mind. Unconsciously Epi smiled not even taking notice of the other people in the room as he slipped through 62's mind making him shudder a little but only because it had been so long. Still conscious of the fact he might be feeling uncomfortable however Epi scanned what he needed and withdrew.

"Hmm so your about... 38 so that would make me 39." He looked back at Ghost "Sixty was... We where separated when I was about 19. Then they moved me here and not long after everything went to hell as the others rioted and I was stuck in here. So that would be..." He counted the fingers on his free hand. "About 20 years or so ago."

[Esiphas]

Mateus, away from the group, was trying to reconnect with the probes. They had withdrawn with a scream, similar to the sort a young child might give if they were ripped away from their parent. "Where are you!" he half shouted, reaching out with his mind. Abandoning that, he turned to face Epi. "Do you know... are there any other cells around here? Please... That voice in my head... was so familiar."

[mantisstalker]

Epi blinked turning from Ghost to the now half crazed doctor an eyebrow raised. "There are plenty of cells around here but I suppose if you want the one with that annoying thing in it I might be able to help..." Without even looking away from Mateus and a smile on his face Epi reached forward with his mind to find the probes before they got too far. At the same time 62 reluctantly left his side giving a little nod to Sunny as he walked over to a small control panel and using Epi's vision flick switches to try and disengage the tiles.

"Ah got em." And with that Epi gave a mighty mental tug to the still screaming probe he had managed to grab and with a flick offered the squirming thing to Mateus. "Before you take it though doctor remember that this place has been abandoned for nearly 20 years. You are some of the first people I've ever seen in that time so whatever your after might be a subject turned insane by the solitude or just a mental echo of a long dead child. Whatever it is though I advise you be careful... More than just me was locked in here all those years ago."

[Esiphas]

Mateus stared with astonishment at Epi. "T...Thank you. Here... Let me... Let me see if I can get you free of those warding squares..." Mateus palced his hands on the ground, and tok a deep breath. Exhaling, he pushed against the ground with his head, and immediatelely a shockwave rippled out from his hands, ripping the floor up and turning the entire rom into a twisted maze of Jagged metal. Another Blast later, and the floor hand been removed almost entirely, only a basic concrete flooring remained. Mateus stood, panting. "That... took alot out of me. My mental reserves need resting. You guys... have a catch up. I'm going to rest a bit.

Slumping against a wall, Mateus exmained the Probe quivering in his mind. It was... crying? What... Are you? He thought, as the probe stiffened with fear at his aproach. "...Daddy?" it asked nervously, though it didnt have any visual probes. it was all for mental examination. Mateus examinde it. Why was it so Familiar? Where are you? Where Can I find you? he asked. There was a flash, and image of a cell, presumably one nearby, sa it shared a similar door to the other ones in this part of the facility. There was a pair of Guards outside, with heavy armour, shotguns and mental blockers.

"I'll be Waiting..." the voice said, before the probes dissolved.

[mantisstalker]

"Don't mention it." Epi waved a hand at Mateus before taking a tentative step forwards. When nothing stopped him he took and another until he ended up running to the over side of the room. He turned with a lazy grin towards Eliseai "That felt ridiculously good." He gave a stretch before continuing in a more serious voice. "But when you want tell me and I'll do my best at fixing that head of yours. And that goes to all of you. Ask me to help and I'll do my best to fix it. Now if people want to talk that's go somewhere else, I'm sick of this room."

He turned to 62 and held out a hand. "Come on, I've got a surprise for you." 62 who had been standing confused over the twisted remains of the console dropped the lever he had been holding and grabbed the hand without thinking only to be pulled through the door and into the room full of beds. Seemingly on their own the lights flickered on and Epi sat 62 on a bed. "Now lay down." He said excitement evident in his voice.

This time 62 seemed a little hesitant but did as he was told. As soon as his head hit the pillow the vision he had got from Epi flicked off and after a few seconds of darkness felt a finger tap against his skull before being pulled away again. At first nothing seemed to happen then his skin began to crawl and itch. Tendons loosened, mussels strengthened and senses that had disappeared long ago began to come back online. To anyone watching it looked as if a wave was passing under his skin causing it to flake and shed before the lights flicked off again.

When they came back on the brightness caused 62 to blink and shield his eyes in pain. Wait. Eyes. Slowly he opened them a hairs length to see that his skin was a normal shade and smooth again. He sat up running a hand through his hair which hadn't been there seconds ago. Still unable to see because of the light he heard Epi's voice come out of the darkness.

"I did what I could. The physical decay should be gone now. I know its nothing c-" He was cut off as 62 giggled for the first time in years and dragged Epi into another hug. He didn't say anything but the metal bond they shared was overflowing with emotions.

Still smiling Epi detached himself from the hug. "Now why don't you get them kids in here. I have something for them as well." With a nod 62 beckoned his children and it wasn't long before they poked their heads in the door. At first they didn't move not recognizing the people on the bed but after 62 gave another tug they let out a squeak of surprise and bonded over to their father, happily examining his new form.

Epi watched quietly as 62 hugged his children then turning to the door he silently beckoned to anyone that had been standing in the door while motioning to be quiet. He then turned his attention to the room at large and after closing his eyes tree's and grass seemed to spring into existence. A invisible wind picked up as flowers sprouted and tree's grew. The breeze got the Cerebrates attention and after a mental tug from their farther galloped off happily to play in an enviroment they had never seen before, the Stalker in particular taking a great amount of joy in the dense foliage.

Epi put an arm around 62 and silently they watched them play. Taking notice of the other people again Epi motioned to the other people in the group to sit. "Its nothing but a simple trick of the mind." He said as they looked at the grass before carrying on. "Anyway I would like to introduce you to Sixty." He pointed at the embarrassed looking figure on the bed next to him. It was obvious that he felt nervous looking the way he was and maybe even a bit ashamed but didn't say anything, instead giving the group a little smile before looking away.