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Started September 24, 2019 by @StarkSpangledMayflower_Mad_Elder

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Katya went quiet her free fist clenched and her other hand holding Vida's hand tightly. She had no words, they were being watched? This entire time? That was so fucked up. So incredibly fucked up.

Esmae gave him a weird look when he said 'closely' Something about the way he said it gave her the chills. "Okay…" She took a bit of her eggs, taking glances at him occasionally, then looked around. She seemed to be the only one wearing different clothes. Most everyone is scientists here. Esmae felt so out of place.

Caleb also took a flashlight. When the door was open he walked in to see, many screens lined the wall, although most of the were just static, while on the other hand, some you could clearly see outside. "Did they know we were coming and fled?" If they fled that meant they know they didn't have a chance, so maybe who they are dealing with was weak? Even if Caleb thought that way, he wasn't going to underestimate them.

(Yeah, that's how they knew exactly when and where to attack)

Thalia finished her food and dumped her tray in its designated spot before heading over to Esmae and Cassius and looking over at them. "I got a page saying that the brat needs to be taken back to her room. We are going to have the top go against her and see how she fares." She said in a very non caring voice

"Brat?" Esmae gave her a look. Brat, I'm no brat. Esmae stood and went to go put her tray away, as she did so she purposely bumped into Thalia. Esmae hated her, and Thalia probably knew that. "Fine, put me up against anyone." Esmae wasn't conceited enough to think she'll win every fight, but there was no use in arguing. "Cas, are you leading me back, or am I going to have to wander the halls for hours?"

"Of course I'm leading you back," Cassius said.
He was eyeing Thalia with a dagger gaze all this time. A little anger bubbled up when she called this girl a brat, and even more when she said that she'd have to fight people, but he held his tongue. As long as no one laid a scratch on her pretty face…

Vida frowned. "Maybe they were just that fast… Say, is there any way we can see previous footage? Maybe we can see who the kidnappers were!"

Katya nodded and looked at the computer, "Yeah we can probably do that! All we have to is rewind the feeds, right?"

"Anyone good with computers? Not a very good Cyber person." Nathan said, rubbing his neck sheepishly.

Thalia smirked when Esmae bumped into her and stopped Cassius. "Miss. N wants you to help me with my modifications before we do the same to the others." She called

Caleb went and sat in the chair behind all the screens. "I'm not the best, but I could probably figure it out." He looked to the main computer and saw it had many files. Nothing was named, it only had dates, so it would take a while to see if there were any clues for them to go on. "Well, let's start with the day before Esmae was taken." He clicked on the file and a large amount of video footage popped up, way more than he thought there was going to be. "This might take a while."

Esmae rolled her eyes. Who is this person I'm fighting? It must be someone good, Thalia probably just wants to humiliate her, like she did her. "How much time do I have to get ready for this fight?" She wanted to warm her body up a bit before going straight into a fight. Plus her legs were killing her from the running this morning.

"Should we keep guard? What happens if they come back? They've been watching us from here, haven't they?" Vida questioned, her voice rising in pitch.

Cassius huffed softly.
"Throwing her in already? You know I don't agree with this," he murmured, "Whatever, it's not like any of you buffoons care enough to listen to me."

Thalia pulled Cassius back and gestured to the doctors and machines in the room. "It'll be a simulation. We will put her in the simulation but tell her that the medicine in the syringe is to monitor her. Nik wanted her to go against level 3 experiments but I told her to try this." She explained in a hushed voice, watching Esmae go ahead and look into the room. Level 3 experiment its were dangerous half-finished from the first test stage. Extremely dangerous and only controlled by a chip in their AI system, these things were harmless unless activated by an agent at the Dark Gemini corporation of a level-8 purple, the highest level before a CEO or manager, or the mastermind herself.

Nathan shook his head. "It seems as though the came only for Esmae, I doubt they'll come back."

"Mhm," Cassius replied, "Alright, then. That's fair enough."
He kept an eye on Esmae, but had his gaze tilted just slightly in Thalia's direction.

Katya bit her lip before she finally muttered out, "Ireallyhopeso."

Esmae walked down the hall, wondering what this thing she is fighting going to be. Honestly, even though she's been here a few days, she knows nothing about what's going on. Maybe they even changed animals and are going to put her against some weird creature they created. She was so lost in thought that she almost ran into a wall, thank goodness she caught it before she did.

"I agree," Caled said as he searched the videos, "I think they were only after Esmae, so I don't think they will be back. Well… at least not anytime soon." His eyes lit up when he saw that there was a live feed in Uriah's house. When did someone put that there? Dragging it he put it up on on of the screens. Slowly but surely, some sound came through and they could hear them talk. "Look at this." Surprisingly the camera and mic were really good. It was a clear picture, so he could see everything. They must have been watching her from here. If there is a camera here, then there is definitely one in the gym. "Theres a hidden camera in your house Katya." As he listened he continued to look through past videos.

Uriah sat down with a sigh. "First we need to figure out how these random people found us in the first place." Taking a sip of his coffee, Uriah sat back in his seat, thinking of any ideas on how they can find his daughter.

Katya shuttered and went quiet. They had a camera in her house? She hated that. It, it was, it was so fucked up.

Luna bit her lip as she though. She didn't want to entertain the notion that maybe they had been watched, but she voiced the thought anyway, "Do you think they might have been watching us?"

Sparrow looked from beside Cyrus and frowned. "It is a possibility. We have been bugged before so if that's what happened, I'm honestly not surprised. The question is, how did they bug us?"

"If it was with physical devices, we could try to find them," Cyrus said, "But… who would've put them there?"
He pushed back his hair a bit. It was clear he was becoming more and more distressed about the whole situation.

Vida shook her head. "I'd think they would've turned the feeds off if they were done here. What if they want more from us?"

"I dont know, but I do know that if they were mo itoring the gym, we could get more info on their vehicle and hear their voices." Nathan spoke up

Katya nodded and looked to Caleb, "Can you find that out?"

Luna started to hold herself and stopped herself from shaking. She looked at them and winced slightly as she stuttered, "I-it had to be someone we t-trusted."

"That's what I was afraid of," Cyrus sighed, "How closely do you think we've been monitored? Is there anyone that comes to mind?"

"I-I," Luna swallowed and shook her head trying to get the stutter to go away, "I can't think of anything,"

"Well, if anyone does think of anything, don't be afraid to speak up. This is confidential, so even if you say something controversial, it stays between us," Cyrus said, "To be honest, I'm drawing a bit of a blank right now too."

Sparrow sighed and looked outside. "I'm gonna head home. Maybe going home will clear my mind enough to notice something that we cant see right now." She smiled softly in Luna and Uriah's direction before whistling for Mali to come. The small monkey jumped onto her shoulders with a small whimper as she walked towards the door.