Paradox Seven: Cyber Bullet

Chapter 17

The doors to the main control room of the compound were opened, Doctor Zox striding inside with a confidant walk. "How was the last mission?" A grin displayed on his face. For some reason, just looking at it annoyed Lydia.

"The whole Resistance base was cleared out." A subordinate stated. "There were no complications. The Alpha Sentinel swiftly dealt with all of them."

"I would expect nothing less from Experiment Seven." Doctor Zox smiled in pride at his own creation. He had finally gotten his best experiment back, and his head was saved. He was a little bit worried at first, as he couldn't regain the same amount of control over the Alpha Sentinel. However, they had come to a silent agreement to work together for now.

Doctor Zox knew the Alpha Sentinel's goal; the memory chip. And the Alpha Sentinel knew that he knew. So, of course, if the Alpha Sentinel would want that chip, then he had no choice but to obey Doctor Zox. After all, Doctor Zox had no more need for it and was easily capable of destroying it. While he personally had already gotten what he wanted from it, it worked as an excellent bargaining chip to prevent the Alpha Sentinel from disobeying.

"What has you in such a good mood today?" Lydia questioned.

"Oh, it's nothing much." Doctor Zox laughed. "But soon, everything will change."

He looked over to the large screen which projected the Alpha Sentinel's vision. He was approaching an abandoned warehouse, which used to be a former Resistance base.

"What is he doing there?" Doctor Zox asked. He recognized that building. That was the one where they had lost contact with the Alpha Sentinel months ago.

"There was another leak." Lydia stated. "This time delivered through the Dark Web. Apparently the Rebellion has decided to reuse an old base of theirs."

"How stupid." Doctor Zox condescendingly replied.

"This is a good sign. We are making them desperate." Lydia smiled. "It won't be much longer until the Resistance is done for good. The public has been calling out for their riddance for far too long."

They watched the screen, following the Alpha Sentinel as he made his way to the window. He gripped the edge, before pulling himself in. As soon as his feet touched the ground inside the warehouse, their screen went static. They all looked in confusion, waiting for their vision to come back. But nothing happened.

"Hey! What's going on?!" Doctor Zox yelled.

"I-I don't know?!" A subordinate gasped in terror, frantically pressing on buttons to try and get their view back. "It just cut out!"

"Get it back on. Now." Lydia ordered, before tapping her ear. "Five, head out to Seven's last known location."

Doctor Zox frowned at the screen. He had a bad feeling about this. But it would work out. After all, if the Alpha Sentinel still wanted his memory chip, then he would return without a single complaint. Everything was going perfectly for him so far. This would as well.

. . .

The Alpha Sentinel landed onto the second floor of the warehouse. He remembered this place. This would be his third time coming here, after murdering a bunch of Rebellion members the first time and then being disabled by a Corebreaker the second. He had no idea of what was happening back at the compound, only that they had gone silent like usual when he started his missions.

With his cloaking device on he silently walked through the second floor, but could not find a single person. The base had looked completely untouched since the last time he had been here. Was the leak fake?

No, there was still the first floor. He had to check that first. Sometimes everybody was just in a different area of the base instead of spread around. It made his job easier, as everybody was practically in a line for him to plow over with bullets. He descended down to the first floor, making his way through.