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“Milena I need you to patch me through to Officer Wilkins. As soon as you reach him contact me on the headset” John asks her as looks down from the roof of the Cyber-tech building surveying the streets below.
“Sure thing John, be careful out there tonight the police scanners are detecting a lot of activity.”
“Will do” he answered as he dove off the roof and fired one of his grapplers to a building across from Cyber-tech swinging himself around it only to release the grappler while firing his other one at the next building in the row.
In the precinct interrogation room two detectives bang on the table in frustration as the jade clothed jewel thief refuses to talk. The older of the two detectives, a man named Russell, changes his tactics before asking his next question.
“You know lady if you just tell us who you’re working for or even where the diamond is we could turn our backs and let you slip out of here.”
“And you guys think I’m scum” Lindsay Colburn replies “what do you take me for? Besides I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’ve never even seen this Gecko Diamond.”
“Who are you” the other detective asks for what was the fifth time “give us your name and that of your accomplice.”
“Who says I need an accomplice” Lindsay asks “you think just because I’m a woman I couldn’t have pulled this little theoretical caper of yours off by my little lonesome?”
Another cop knocks on the interrogation room door and waves the others outside “the techs are finished with her fingerprints, no matches anywhere in the database.”
“What about the FBI database” Detective Russell asks?
“Nothing there either. Since she has no ID and refuses to talk there’s no way of knowing who she really is.”
“Are you sure she doesn’t work for Mr. Harrier” the younger detective, a guy name Fawkes asked?
“No I’ve made sure of it” Russell answers “I made contact with the Enforcers this morning and they’ve never heard of her so we shouldn’t expect in reprisals on that front.”
Meanwhile Milena works her magic and connects John with the rookie cop via the wireless headset. Then she gets to work contacting her brother Mike to put in another request for a different type of specialized equipment. Mike concurs with the request and explains that it will take a couple of days to get the parts to build what she wants and then hangs up the phone.
“Officer Wilkins I may have a lead on your diamond.”
“Who is this” the cop asks “and why are you contacting me and not someone with a little more experience?”
“I don’t trust anyone else” John replies in a gruff voice “besides you know who this is.”
“Okay vigilante I’ll play along for now. What have you done with the Gecko Diamond?”
“Nothing I’ve done rookie” John says heatedly “quit trying to pin this on me and listen. I tracked her from the diamond broker to the motel and she only paused once in between, right outside of GARD industries.”
“So you think she has a contact inside the research company? So what now I start questioning building security all the way up to the CEO until I find the guilty party?”
“That’s for you to decide” John answers and disconnects his headset.
In subbasement 13 deep below the foundation of the Global Alliance for Research & Development (GARD) a secret meeting takes place…
A man wearing a dark gray Italian business suit stands before a small round table comprising of two women and two men all under the age of thirty. The older gent retrieves a large greenish diamond from inside his briefcase and places it on the table before them.
“You have each been chosen for something spectacular. Powered by this Gecko Diamond the GARD Molecular Modification Unit will be able to grant each of you remarkable power!”
At this point he lays before them the blueprints of this Molecular Modification Unit and points out the operational procedures “by adding a small sampling of any element we will be able to infuse you with the ability to generate and control it.”
“How did you create this machine” asked the young girl by the name of Latanya?
“With my help” a stunning blonde says as she steps from the shadows.
“Awe yes” the business man says looking up from the blueprints “let me introduce you all to my associate Melanie Neidich. She has the ability to absorb any kinetic force and redistribute it as energy bursts or manipulate it for more subtle applications.”
One of the men this time speaks up “isn’t she the famous soldier who survived the blast of an atomic bomb?”
“Quite right Hercules, quite right indeed” the business man says approvingly “after studying her unique gifts I was able to devise a way to transfer similar powers to those of you who will agree to undergo the tests.”
“And what if we don’t” asks the other male Christian?
The business man, whose name is Jimmy Faulkner, smiles “I hope for your sake you don’t make that mistake.”
The underhanded CEO of GARD ushers the four of them into a neighboring room where the Molecular Modification Unit sits waiting for the first test subject. The brave Hercules Cole enthusiastically volunteers to be the first experimented on. Jimmy Faulkner places the Gecko into a chamber near the control panel and motions Melanie Neidich to use her energy power to activate the diamond.
As Jimmy switches the machine’s power on and begins turning dials she places her hand over the diamond and begins infusing it with her own energy causing it to glow brightly. Energy from the machine washes over Hercules enveloping him in electrical currents. Sparks fly as the machine overloads then goes silent as a fuse is blown.
The business man and the ex-soldier just stare at the man and wait with expectation. The other three chosen ones each look on, their jaws dropped to the ground as excitement and terror play across their faces. Hercules Cole climbs out of the machine and sparks fly from his fingertips as miniature thunderbolts bounce around the room.
“Me next” Latanya Denmon shouts as she shoves the other two out of her way and straps herself into the machine.
“Patience” Jimmy says soothingly “it will take the machine a few moments to reboot and then we can start it back up.”
Meanwhile back at the precinct the cops finish interrogating Lindsay Colburn and prepare to leave the room. Taking out his key to un-cuff her hands the younger detective cops a fill of her chest as he reaches down an inserts the key. As soon as the cuffs come off she lays into him with a punch to the jaw sending him reeling backwards falling on his behind.
Lindsay is up and moving fast before the other detective, Russell, can draw his gun she kicks him in the groin dropping him. Then she takes his gun and his access keycard and leaves the room. Securing the door behind her trapping the two detectives inside, she slowly and silently stalks down the hallway toward the evidence storage locker.
Once there she uses the keycard to unlock the door and rifles through several boxes until she finds her scorpion gauntlets and stinger gun. Lindsay then packs everything away in a small backpack and exits the building through a side door.
Back at GARD the last test subject is about to enter the Molecular Modification Unit. The hot tempered Latanya Denmon gained the power to control fire while the unsure Christian Ajax gained the ability to control earth and stone. Last the silent and mysterious Jessica Dark enters the machine.
Jessica ran away from home shortly after her mother passed away. She left behind her father and younger brother to live her own life. Though at the time she imagined herself becoming somebody famous, not turning to a life of crime and becoming the guinea pig of some science experiment.
As she strapped in Jimmy Faulkner fired up the machine once more. His cohort Melanie unleashed a small amount of energy into the diamond initiating the procedure. A wave of cold air spread over Jessica as she gasped unable to breath. She felt as if she were drowning for an instant before her lungs filled up with air once more.
The machine powered down and Jessica found herself covered in a thin layer of ice. She touched the side of the MMU as she stood up and it too became covered in ice. Jimmy looked rather pleased and Melanie just stood back her face a mask of indifference. The other three were too busy playing around with their new abilities, like children who just received a new toy, to pay her any attention.
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