28 September 2012
Suddenly, Daniel burst into the room: "We have to go." Daniel said and Hannah remained deep in thought. "Now!" He urged, snapping her back to reality and she followed him to her car while considering the new information. "It seems they no longer consider you a hostage. Use your implant to check out your status in Safe Haven." Daniel said as he jumped into the drivers seat and Hannah followed. "You disconnected me from Jarvis, so how can I access that information." Hannah asked, settling into the drivers seat. "Like you normally do, your suit will take care of the rest." Daniel replied and engaged the engines of the car, which lifted itself into the air and sped away from his hideout.
Hannah did as Daniel said and a pseudo-holographic projection was displayed once again, but this time it showed a picture of her. She swiped her hand and accessed the file, and after a short pause a message was seen. 'Dr. Hannah LeBeaux, wanted for questioning under the suspicion of being an accomplice to Daniel the rebel. All units be advised subject is dangerous, apprehend at all costs.' Hannah's heart raced as she stared at the text. "Let's just say they'd like to know how much you know about the real Safe Haven." Daniel started. "I expected this but I didn't expect it so soon, perhaps my earlier suspicions are truer than I thought..." He added, leaving the last few words hanging. Hannah didn't respond, she cursed herself for letting it get to this stage and thought hard about what she could do to redeem herself. However, there was now a persistent nagging in her head, was Daniel telling the truth?
"Brace yourself, we've got company." Daniel said, taking a sharp turn to evade an approaching Sentinel duo. Hannah turned to see the Sentinel duo approaching from behind. There weren't very far away and Hannah could tell that they had on heavier armour than last time, since they appeared to be larger the the previous ones. "Responding to incoming threat..." The electronic voice of her implant said to her. "Activating defence drones." It continued. Hannah was puzzled, her implant had never acted this way before; suddenly she felt two small objects shoot off into the sky from her shoulders. Hannah watched as the small drones briefly engaged the Sentinel, marginally slowing their advance. The Sentinels destroyed the two drones and continued their approach. "What the hell just happened?!" Hannah asked Daniel, who didn't respond but her implant replied. "Incoming object was assessed as a threat to your survival, so a fail safe, low-level defence protocol was initiated." Hannah's implant said to her senses.
"So, do you remember who you are?" Daniel said. "What on Earth are you talking about?" Hannah asked. "Isn't it obvious? You're not human!" Daniel said. Just then a Sentinel trio appeared directly in their path and Daniel swerved, losing control of the car and crashed into the side of a building. Within moments, the five Sentinels were upon them before either had a chance to act, shortly after they were bound, waiting for the Guardians to pick them up. Hannah was happy that they hadn't killed her and she had no intentions of giving them a reason to do so. Two Sentinels flew off leaving three to guard Hannah and Daniel. (Tbc...)
© 2012 by Pthasse Amadeus
Stolen Minds Pt. 9 • Opuss № I