Evolution by Forbes M.R

Author:Forbes, M.R.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: angels, demons, heaven, hell, vampires, werewolves, magic, dante, purgatory, robots, technology
Publisher: Quirky Algorithms
Published: 2014-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

Thirty-One

The badge got us past the armed guards and through the vehicle access point, though there was a minute of tension while Sarah/Gervais explained why he had two guests with him. It was the moment at which his unique abilities proved themselves, because without his victim's memories and intimate knowledge of process and procedure at the Lab, we would have never gotten in.

"Did you doubt me?" he said. "I never doubted myself."

We were riding in Sarah's car, a late model Ford with an 'I love science' bumper sticker on the back fender. I had changed into a standard black suit for the occasion and we had picked up similar business formal attire for Rose before we drove over. She looked pretty good dressed down. She looked even better in the white blouse and skirt, with her hair pinned up and wearing a pair of low magnification reading glasses.

"I'm sure you must have doubted yourself when Sarah killed you," I said.

"Not really."

He pulled into a large parking lot and stopped near the center, in a numbered space that matched the sticker on Sarah Mitchell's car. We got out and followed him to what I assumed was an administration building - a very normal looking concrete and glass structure. He swiped the badge at the door and pulled it open.

"Ladies first," he said, waving Rose through. She glared at him as she passed.

We took the elevator up to the third floor. The place was deserted save for a janitor who was vacuuming the carpets in the hall. Gervais gave her a warm hello and led us down a corridor to an office near the middle of the space. It was small and windowless, with a simple desk and workstation, a file cabinet, and a few photos hanging on the walls. One was of Sarah, with a man I could only assume was her husband and their two children. It was a hard one to look at, but I forced myself to do it.

There were always victims. There were always casualties. The day I felt nothing about them was the day I became the Beast.

Rose must have noticed, because she took my hand and squeezed it. I knew it wasn't easy for her either, so I returned the favor.

"Aww, how cute," Gervais said. "Rose, if you would." He motioned to the desk chair. She went over and sat behind the workstation.

"Username and password?" she said, turning on the monitor.

"Sarah period mitchell, all lowercase. 'Love my kids', lowercase, all one word." The demon stood behind her, looking over her shoulder. I stayed on the other side of the desk, giving her space to work.

"It didn't work," Rose said.

Gervais smiled. "No? Try, 'I'm dead because of you'. Again, lowercase, all one word."

We both shot him a dirty look.

"What's the damn password, you asshole?" Rose snapped.

"M-X-Y-Z-T-P-L-K-1-9-4-4. All lowercase."

She typed it in. "Now what?"

"Go down to the menu and click on 'eProcure'," the demon said. "Do a search for Zheng."

"Nothing," she replied a few seconds later.

"Hmm. Sarah didn't know what department Zheng was working in.

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