Dr. Madison walked into the room as repairmen tended to the damaged circuitry of the automatic security doors. She joined him at the containment unit and folded her arms across her chest.
“I thought these were lost, but they look undamaged to me.” Victor commented.
Dr. Madison nodded. “I watched him very carefully. He almost zapped them, but he became distracted when Mother Superior shot him with shock ammo. Although those bullets didn’t have the incapacitating effect Miguel and I hoped for, Quinn showed signs of distress until he could defend himself. We’ve been inspired to create a more powerful taser; Arek and Miguel are working up the prototype at the Portsmouth facility. Anyway, with this facility in its current state, we don't have the ability to build more of them at the moment. We're lucky, I think Quinn forgot to come back and destroy them.”
“Blake didn't give him a chance. The Portsmouth facility will have the equipment you need to build more of these, as well.”
“True.”
“Speaking of whom, you're sure the implant is secure?”
Dr. Madison nodded. “For now, at least. He doesn't even know it's there.”
“And you’re sure the boys won't be able to remove it?”
She shrugged and looked at her colleague. “I have no idea. Their super powers remain largely unpredictable and scientifically undefined. On top of that, the boys simultaneously display similar and unique abilities. I know I cannot penetrate their skin with needles, knives, bullets, and other tools, but I have no idea if they can hurt each other enough to remove an implant.
“Blake told me he hurt Quinn, but I didn’t press him for details.”
“Oh really?” Dr. Madison said, tilting her head. “That’s interesting. Even still, I wouldn't know how they would get to his brain stem to remove it. However, if you intended to continue what Mother Superior started, then we will succeed where she left off.”
Victor nodded and smiled a wicked smile. “Project Genesis was doomed to fail in the 1960s; the technology simply wasn’t ready. But, today, Project Genesis II will succeed beyond The Order’s wildest dreams.
“And…your other pet project?” Dr. Madison asked hesitantly.
Victor smirked. “We will proceed as planned with Project Artifice. I remain optimistic we will also succeed much sooner than I anticipated.”
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The End
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