Snippet #1683541

She walked up the spiraling metal staircase, perforated grey steel stained crimson in the center. Her shoulders felt heavy with guilt ten years of torment and hardship for some shoddy success with a bird… that was the best they had managed after all the lives that had been destroyed for this project. She sighed as she swiped her clearance card through the scanner and moved through the secure access door that separated the primary labs with the Floor 0, the door screeched open and once through the threshold they closed behind her with a noisy grinding noise. She moved down the large hallway passing by many of her subordinates. She walked past the armory, the Barracks, Cellblock F, E, D, C, B, A, she seemed a little off put by the thought of the hundreds of patients both new and old who resided inside the dark cells… why did the med labs have to have that screw up that left most of their stock mislabeled and requiring extensive reworking that left almost the entire security force with out the proper medicine… especially the Apathy Pill…

The Lights flickered momentarily before their light returned to the constant flow, she knew she had told maintenance to rewire those dam lights… it was hard enough to get around with out worrying about the lights dying out while your going down stairs or walking through crowded hallways… A cold shiver ran down her back when a scream echoed from the cell blocks one of pure agony and suffering… all she could do was move as fast as she could to the medical offices and await her dose… as well as fetch the colonel his. Though she could technically cut in line due to her command rank she preferred to allow a few men who came in after her to go ahead… whatever it took to delay having to back down into the hellish place called a laboratory.

As she was awaiting her turn everything turned a shade of red as the emergency lights began to spin to show security forces the alarm was about to sound… which the warning was thankful as the alarm itself was a ear splitting screech that could pierce sleep, headphones, and even the most advanced ear protective devices… at least they didn’t have to deal with the shock of surprise first though. Jamie looked around awaiting an announcement of what was going on but the loud speakers remained dead… gun fire could be heard below though… the sound of discharging rifles filled the air below until it suddenly… stopped.

“Everyone tactical positions on the laboratory door… I don’t want it opened for any reason… anyone that tries to get through must be killed… there is a very good chance of bio hazardous spread and we can not allow it to further encroach on the facilities. I need to ensure all subjects are accounted for as those stupid elecronic locks like to fail after a power surge.” She moved swiftly to Cell Block A as several other officers began to check the other Cell Blocks. “Everyone remain calm we have everything under control… but we will be performing a head count. Guards please make sure all subjects are in their proper cell.