Just as Shinzo jumped down off his cot so that he could sit on it, the strange young girl said, "Okiedokie! Gimme a minute or two." He folded his hand in front of him as he kept his gaze steady on the door, praying that Ebony's word of being able to get him out were true. As the second ticked by, his patience and faith began waning as he began wondering how someone like this girl could even manage something of this scale. The door required a keycard only held by doctors with access to the extreme case branch and any use of force was futile with all the bells and whistles keeping it closed even if you ignored the thickness of the door itself. Shinzo was more than a bit surprised when the door slid open to show Ebony standing there. "Goooot it," she chimed as she did a little bow, revealing a pointed tail flicking behind her. He couldn't help but chuckle as she stated, "I preform on everyday, don't miss the next show!"

Shinzo stepped out of the cramped padded room, stretching his arms about his head and hearing the satisfying pop of his joints. The hallway felt like another world since he was never let out to roam like some other subjects and he had little time to appreciate the different sights between the trashing, the shocking and the anesthetic overloading his senses all at once. It was still all dull and washed over when it came to colors and the sterile smell was even worst outside but at least you could do more than pace from side to side. He turned to thank Ebony when she noticed that she was dipping her leg into a nearby shadow and watching it disappear from sight before she pulled it out and watched it reappear. He watched her do this a few times until he realized that she was only wearing very short shorts and he was staring at her legs.

Forehead slightly flushed, he looked away just before she turned to ask him, "What are your 'mutations' anyways?" Hoping his bangs kept his flushed features hidden, he turned towards her with a toothy grin and said, "You sure love your questions, Ebony. But I guess I do owe you so I'll cut some slack. Without going too in depth on the biology bit of it, think of me as a walking generator with no conduits. You may have noticed my 'skill' when you startled me earlier." He turned back the door to check out what damage Ebony might have done and he was surprised to see there wasn't anything out of the ordinary about the entrance to his personal hole in the wall besides the fact it was open. The door looked totally untouched and the keycard pad looked the same as it always did. Scrunching up his brow in a look of confusion, his gaze turned towards the dark haired girl again with a look of suspicion. "So how exactly did you manage to get me out, may I ask?"

"Relax Ryder. I'm not your enemy. Tell me about this plot." The white skinned man spoke gently and kindly despite his scary appearance. Besides he was the same as Ryder and had clearly undergone experimentation as Ryder had done.
"Well uh... Mr.Westphalia... I can not say exactly what the plan consists of... I'm not in charge of it. For now I just need to know if you are wanting to escape. My friend Yuji has a plan but he needs help. I'm getting the help." Ryder gave a shy, reassuring smile, though it was more for his own benefit than Raymond's.

"Well uh... Mr. Westphalia..." Ryder began. "I can not say exactly what the plan consists of... I'm not in charge of it. For now I just need to know if you are wanting to escape. My friend Yuji has a plan but he needs help. I'm getting the help." Ray, listened to the young man plead his case and the noticeably awkward visage he displayed confirmed the dread of Ryder wanting to leave ever more. This was the first true contact he'd had with anyone worthy or willing to communicate in years, it was wearing on his nerves just how unsettling it must've been for Ryder to just sit for a few minutes with him. The rage he rarely felt in his lifetime was rising inside him for the monsters that created the creature he'd become.

"Yuji..." Raymond racked his mind to try and piece together his limited knowledge of the guards loose tongues. "Tough skin... I don't see him much." Raymond stood and paced in his cell. "All I want to do is go home, Ryder. See my kids, if they'd ever be able to recognize me again. All I've wanted since the day I got in this place, is be able to walk out of here alive. We can't have much time. My answer is yes. I'm in. What do I have to do?" Ray concluded. "Oh yeah, and call me Ray."

"You sure love your questions, Ebony. But I guess I do owe you so I'll cut some slack."
Ebony bit her lip a little, ignoring the comment. She was slightly socially awkward, so what?
"Without going too in depth on the biology bit of it, think of me as a walking generator with no conduits.
"Talking, walking, tesla coil." Ebony named him jokingly.
She watched him turn an examine the door, then look back at her suspiciously. "So how exactly did you manage to get me out, may I ask?"

Ebony raised her hands in an innocent manner. "Wire tricks. Don't look at me like I'm some sort of scientist pet, I just know a few things from escaping my last lab. These locks are actually easier to break into than the normal cells. Stupid scientists think key cards make everything more secure." Ebony rolled her grey eyes. "They're idiots."
Then she began walking down the hallway, slow enough for Shinzo to decide if he wanted to follow or not. She wanted to find this Yuji guy Ryder had talked about. Then she realized she should probably update Shinzo. Ebony paused and hopped back a few steps, leaning in and lowering her voice.
"By the way, before, this guy names Ryder came by and told me he and some others were planning an escape plan. I want to hear what their leader, Yuji, has in mind as far as a plan goes. Wanna come?"

"Well I believe we should find Yuji. Maybe we can actually find out some of his plan. It's all very well looking for allies but there's no point having them if they don't know what to do." Ryder made a sudden about turn and headed back in the direction of Yuji and Rowan his shoes squeaking quietly as he walked.
"I want to find my family too," said Ryder quietly.

Marik looked that Alex when he grabbed his wrist and pulled it off the girl's shoulder. "What?" He asked, smiling at him. "I wasn't doing anything to her, I was just wondering why she ran away from me." He snatched his wrist out of his grasp, rubbing it a bit. "No need to be so rough. It wasn't like I was going to operate on her." After her finished talking, her held out his arm, where his hawk landed, letting out a loud screech.

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Dime turned a few corners, getting confused. Had it really been that long since she'd been out of her chains? "I suppose so." She mumbled, hiding behind a small cart, but close enough to hear what the people were saying. It was Dr. Ferra and someone else. She recognized the other male's scent. He was one who had stopped through the observation room in her cell. "I hate people sometimes." She mumbled, flicking her ears a few times.

With no time to ask further questions within the safety of his cell, Ray peered outside into the dimly lit hallways. "I want to find my family too." Ryder's quiet voice echoed slightly off the walls. In all his time in the facility, Ray had never gone anywhere but the labs to the south and the library to the east. As Ryder quickly navigated along the dim corridors he quickly realized just how massive this facility was. Lining the seemingly endless hallways were cells, very much like that of his own, some newer, some older. Most of the cells in the southern block of the facility were vacant, leading Ray's mind to race and shudder at the thought that there were more subjects on their way.

"What are these people preparing for?" Ray asked himself quietly as he tried to keep up with Ryder. "Ryder... where is everyone? Do you know?" They reached a command center of sorts with a circular desk with monitors all around. The door shut loudly behind them as the spring mechanism automatically shut the heavy doors, SOUTH WING: BIOHAZARD WARNING: All Faculty Needs Clearance Before Entry Ray read on the doors of the wing they just left. Six double doors were spaced evenly around the room. FRONT DESK please let us know how we can assist you. Have a great day! was on a banner hanging over the desk. Ryder entered the doors nearest to where they entered the room. WEST WING: All Visitors Need Clearance Before Entry "Visitors?" Ray was puzzled by the sign as they slipped through the doors.

The halls were different in the west wing, instead of straight they were more curved, more inviting, even painted! As Ray walked he noticed more and more cells that were not vacant but very much occupied. Some by people he'd never seen before. A tiny girl with purple hair lay curled in her bed, LUX, FOREST, the charts outside the door read, and another normal looking girl with reinforcements on her cell WHITE, ALEXANNA. "You all are just a bunch of kids..." He thought to himself as he followed quietly behind Ryder "what is this world coming to?" While Ray was lost in his own mind Ryder stopped walking and was almost run over by the tall man. "What's happening? Are we here?" Ray asked.

Ryder navigated the hallways with ease, while Raymond trailed behind.
"Ryder... where is everyone? Do you know?" Ray suddenly asked.
Ryder shrugged, "There are many empty cells in this place. The inhabitants of some may have been removed for experimentation. Some might be wondering around the complex. Those are not considered a threat are allowed to roam around the institute as they please. I am one of those 'lucky' few. But there are some who are in highly secured cells because they are viewed as dangerous. There are more people in the west wing where we are headed."
Ryder felt oddly relaxed. Raymond was actually rather nice despite his fearsome appearance. Perhaps, it was the fact that Ryder had a purpose. Before now life had little meaning. It was full of basic necessities and little else. Food, sleep they hadn't left Ryder with a sense of purpose. But now he had a mission and Ryder felt more focused and confident than ever before.
He paused by Alexanna White's cell.
"What's happening? Are we here?" questioned Ray.
"Yuji should be nearby," said Ryder. "Let's go this way."
Ryder continued walking and upon turning a corner collided with a man. He looked young and had a hawk on his arm. Ryder knew who he was, Dr. Ferra. Ryder had taken over his hawk's body several times before. Being the only bird Ryder knew of in the facility Ryder would often use the hawk's body to fly around. It was one of his favourite pastimes. Ryder gave a subtle nod to the hawk and turned to look up at Dr. Ferra. Another man stood behind Ferra.
Ryder cleared his throat, "Excuse-me Dr. Ferra. I should have been looking where I was going." Ryder then tried to edge past Dr. Ferra and continue his search for Yuji.
Please don't stop us! Ryder thought to himself desperately.

Horo darted past Alexander faster then he could notice at least she hoped and quickly ran to where she thought the rebels where and ran accidentally in to someone, someone with extremaly hard skin and fell to the floor
"sorry about that...? what is your name?" Horo asked the man she ran in to
what a second this is the person i am looking for she said to herself
"well welcome hear... also i am wondering about what is going on with the escape plan" horo asked the person she ran intp

Marik looked at the boy. "Oh my." He studied him closer, specifically to see if her had any small scars. "I haven't met you before." He fixed the goggles on his head, smiling as her did so. "What do you want?" He asked both Ryder and Alexander.

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Dime's ears twitched when someone new came. "O-Oh my." She muttered, lifting her ears to hear what they were saying better.

As Ryder explained his knowledge of the facility, Raymond slowly understood just how dangerous the doctors thought he was which made his senses spark and he began to raise his awareness of his surroundings. Everyone was just like him or so he thought and to know that other subjects could walk freely around the complex, changed everything for Ray.

"Yuji should be nearby," Ryder replied. "Let's go this way." Ray followed the young man through the winding complex around corner after corner until he turned a corner and quickly slunk back behind the corner out of sight. ""Excuse-me Dr. Ferra. I should have been looking where I was going." Ryder apologized to a young looking doctor. Raymond listened to the conversation as three people stood in the hallway talking.

"Oh my, I haven't met you before." The doctor addressed Ryder. "What do you want?"

"Shit, that's Hoftman." Raymond cursed himself in his mind as he clenched his fist around the strap of his sword as tightly as he could as the doctor sized up the young man. Keeping calm as he sat crouched to the floor Ray sunk into a deeper state of calm. He felt his chakra rise as he became less of himself and more of his energy. Meditating quietly to center himself he focused on his family. To his left he saw a pair of ears peaking over a nearby medical cart, but ignored the unfamiliar sight trying to rack his mind with what to do.He slid across the hall and crept into a cell and peered through the window keeping low to the ground. He observed the scene.

Ferra was a doctor Ray had not seen before. And like most every person inside the laboratory he could not guess what Ferra's disposition was, as opposed to Alexander Hoftman, who was very familiar with Raymond. For about two years or so Hoftman was a semi-frequent visitor to Ray's cell. Lavishing in the torment Ray had been put through and fan of the resilience that Ray had displayed to the chemical treatments. And more so Raymond was well aware Hoftman was responsible for his nickname "Bleach". Of the bad people in this facility, Hoftman was the worst, and Ray had no desire to meet him outside his cell. He kept his hand on his sword in case things went sideways with them and Ryder.

"Oh my, I haven't met you before." The doctor addressed Ryder. "What do you want?"
Ryder tried to stay calm, he gave a quick glance back at Raymond who seemed to be very relaxed.
"I'm no-one important," Ryder stuttered. "We were just passing through, sorry for disturbing you." Ryder walked gingerly past Ferra. He gave a nervous nod to the other scientist, Hoftman.
Please just ignore us... Ryder thought hopefully to himself. He needed to get to Yuji and he did have time to get in trouble with scientists. Dr. Ambrose scared him even though he had been anything but scary, so meeting Dr. Ferra one of the most mentally unstable government employees was terrifying. He'd heard stories of what Dr. Ferra did to some of the experiments and he'd even caught a glance of it once whilst inhabiting the hawk one time. It had been a horrifying experience.

Hoftman's face remained unfazed when Dr. Ferra removed his arm from his grasp "What? I wasn't doing anything to her, I was just wondering why she ran away from me. No need to be so rough. It wasn't like I was going to operate on her." Hoftman just looked at the man and thought that at least the man knew his bound's but still he did not trust him then his pet let out a screech annoying he thought. Hoftman was about to speak when suddenly someone bumped into Dr. Ferra. It was the boy Ryder he did not know the boy well so he went over him in his head: Power's: Animal Manipulation, personality: timid, Threat level:minimal. The boy was followed by Raymond whom he knew well, no need to cover him although it was odd that he was out of his cell. Ryder spoke a little with Dr.Ferra then gave a nod no Hoftman and tried to walk away.

"hold it right there." Hoftman spoke with the same stern tone. "where is it you need to get to so badly?" Hoftman did not know why but he felt like something was up and he was rarely wrong.

Oh no! Ryder turned slowly fear running rampant across his face for all the world to see. His mind raced as he tried to think of a plausible excuse.
"I was going back to my room sir... Raymond was escorting me... I get nervous wondering the hallways by myself." Ryder was telling the truth about being scared by himself and he felt slightly comforted by the fact Ray was there with him. Ryder gave a nervous smile to the two doctors. He glanced at Ferra's hawk and gave a pleading stare.
Now would be a great time for a distraction!
As though the bird had read his mind it suddenly leapt from Ferra's arm and started to divebomb repeatedly at Hoftman. Seizing the opurtunity Ryder quickly turned on his heel and raced away. He hoped that Ray was following suit.

Watching the tense scene unfold before him, Ray was cautiously waiting to know if he'd been seen. But Hoftman had always seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. Hoftman boomed in his deep voice seemingly to the ends of the complex "Hold it right there, where is it you need to get to so badly?" His eye deadlocked on Ryder and the timid young man looked as if he were staring death himself in the face.
"I was going back to my room sir. Raymond was escorting me. I get nervous in the hallways by myself." Ryder feigned a plausible story. Raymond dropped his guard as he was outed. Curiously, no one was surprised by him being out of his cell. Ferra and Hoftman exchanged looks trying to suss out the young man's words when suddenly the hawk on Ferra's shoulder flew up above their heads and repeatedly starting attacking Hoftman. Immediately, Ryder took off in the opposite direction the way they came and Ray hustled after him. They sprinted in the commotion back the way they came until the first hallway again. Ryder took off the other way at the fork they had reached on his way to find Yuji. "Was that you who made the bird go crazy?" Ray breathed hard trying to catch his breath. "So that's why they call you pet shop down in the lab. I never understood it. Some skill you have there, Ryder." Impressed by the young man, Ray was eager to see what else was to be discovered in this place.

"Well I did not make it go crazy exactly... I am good friends with practically every animal in this building, Hawk was just doing me a favour. I can only talk to animals not control them. Well that is not true... I can control them when I astral project but that is a whole other story." Ryder's eyes opened in surprise, Did I really just talk about my astral projection? I am being far too careless.
As they rounded another corner Ryder suddenly caught sight of Yuji and Rowan, quietly discussing something.
"There is Yuji!" Ryder cried. He motioned to Raymond to follow.
"Yuji, I bring an ally and I also have another by the name of Ebony. But she is elsewhere for now. So do we find out about the master plan now?" he asked excitedly.

"Well I did not make it go crazy," replied Ryder as they both slowed to a walk "..... I can only talk to animals, not control them... I can control them when I astral project but that is a whole other story." Ray was dumbfounded but kept his fascination at bay to not look like a gushing nerd. Astral projection he had heard about through his various circles growing up and many elders he had known claimed to practice it. To not pry further into his new acquaintance Raymond pulled out his neoprene gloves and pulled them on as they walked. "There is Yuji!" Ryder yelped out and rushed towards the young man and a small girl were standing confidently towards the end of the corridor. "Yuji, I bring you an ally... So do we find out about the master plan now?" Ryder was about as excited as he'd seen anyone in that lab in a long time.
"Pleasure to finally meet you, Yuji. And you... I don't believe we've met." He gestured towards the young girl. "My name is Raymond." He outstretched his gloved hand to shake Yuji and Rowan's hand. "So... let's hear it."

Yuji was surprised when suddenly he felt someone run into his back. he turned to see a rather odd girl with pure wight hair "sorry about that...? what is your name? well welcome here... also i am wondering about what is going on with the escape plan" the girl said.

how did she know about the plan? did Ryder send her? before he had the chance to speak Yuji heard his name being called out "There's Yuji" he turned and saw Ryder approaching with a man who was ghastly wight. "Yuji, I bring an ally and I also have another by the name of Ebony. But she is elsewhere for now. So do we find out about the master plan now?" It was clear that Ryder was very exited.

The older man approached Yuji and said "Pleasure to finally meet you, Yuji. And you... I don't believe we've met." He gestured towards the young girl. "My name is Raymond." He outstretched his gloved hand to shake Yuji and Rowan's hand. "So... let's hear it."

Yuji took the hand and griped it firmly making sure not not hurt the man's hand. "Good to meet you Ray" he said with a charming smile on his face "What do you think of Russia?" a spark formed in Yuji's eye's as he said this "I put some thought into this, getting out of here is easy and i can do the prep work by myself but the problem is what come up after that. When he get out of here we will need to form a route that will allow the group to to get what is needed on the way to Alaska, where I can make it so we can get over to Russia where the group will be able to start new lives. I chose Russia because it is a big place where we wont be followed by the US, at least not in force and I have some family there who will be able to help us start our new lives there as well as. Now with my plan the big problem is getting to Alaska we have a long way to go and there will be a few side trip's as well. Honestly I wish we could stay in the US but we will be hunted for the rest of our lives if we stay here. If you have any idea's that could help the plan please let me know after all I just made this plan and there are going to be problem's". For the second time Yuji explained the outline of his plan and he was feeling like he had spoken too much today but he knew he would be speaking for a wile to come to he braced himself for the oncoming attack's on his plan.

"Russia... I can not go there, my mother is somewhere in America and I must find her. But up until you leave American soil I will help anyway I can," Ryder said brightly.
I should probably tell them about my astral projection too... it may help
"I don't just talk to animals... I can astral project too. I can make my soul leave my body and take over another's body. Although if it's a human body they have to be unconcious. You witnessed it earlier when I passed out. If this power is needed I must have someone guard my body, as it will be left completely defenceless. I should be able to possess a guard if one of you were to knock him out. That could be a valuable asset." Ryder relaxed he had brought his offer to the table, now he waited to see what everyone else could do.

"Good to meet you Ray," the handshake was firm and strong for a young man of Yuji's stature, he flashed a confident smile towards Ray and followed that with "What do you think of Russia?"
The cogs in Raymond's mind spun asunder like reels burning up on a theater projector. It threw him for such a loop he lost his words for a minute or two.
"Russia... I can not go there...." Ryder spun his wheels in the mud as he stated his case to find his mother and further explained his powers of astral projection.
"Well first of all, if any of us thinks this is a concentrated affair just within the borders of the U.S. we are in for a rude awakening." Raymond calmly started. "I mean, in the beginning of my stay here, I thought like you, Yuji. If I could just get out of the reach of this government I would be safe. Little did I know, just by us being here, we are marked for destruction if we walk out the doors. Not just by the guards, or the doctors, or the government but if we escape, we will surely become public enemy number one. And if we believe that this government we are under are exclusive to our country, we are again sadly mistaken." Raymond was confident as he explained how he'd slowly gleaned over the years the truth behind the facility. The multinational specialists he'd seen being escorted through the south wing time and time again, suggested that the U.S. were not keeping their facility a secret to special interests that resided out of the country.
"I believe that there are complexes much like this one in Brazil, Germany, China, Russia, Antarctica, and South Africa if not other places as well. Each one running ridiculous tests trying to create an army to merge all world governments into a single entity." Raymond was serious in his tone, even with the words coming out of his mouth making him sound like a bit of a kook. "If you think that going to Russia is the best plan of action, I'll support our escape, but I don't think anywhere is going to be safer than anywhere else. We need to get out of here first, Russia or America are not an option until then. I'm very skilled with harnessing my chakra to give me power if I choose to fight. But I won't fight if I don't have to. I'm quiet, and can be perfectly still for hours in any position if need be. My sword was given to me by the facility, I've never used it to this day, but I can. Oh yeah, and if I don't wear my gloves, my skin is caustic and will eat away and most any material, which the facility is also responsible for. In any case, I will need to get to San Diego and see my children first before I go anywhere, I have to know they are alright."

Marik watched his hawk as it repeatedly dive bombed Alexander and the two patients made their escape. "Ah..." He said, bringing her hand up to his mouth and whistling loudly, aka, a commend for his hawk to stop it's assault. "An Halt!" He yelled afterwards, his hawk quickly returning to his arm.

"My deepest apologies Alex." He said, but smiling at the same time. "Please continue what you were going to say." He said, his hawk cooing softly.

(Sorry for such a short post!)

Hoftman glared at the two as they ran away, the bird's attack's bounced harmlessly off his mask but was still annoying Ill deal with them latter. Hoftman turned to face Dr.Ferra. "We have a rather dangerous new freak who is a real monster named Yuji Yamamoto, the boy has a good record of good behavior and being rather calm but I don't trust him. I want you to start experimenting on the boy as soon as you can, normal method's won't work on the lad, most of our attempt's just ended up in broken gear." Hoftman pulled out Yuji's file and handed it to Dr.Ferra. "I will want a report of how the experimenting goes on a contestant bases." Hoftman turned to walk away and then turned his head "Oh and learn to control your pet Ill let it go this time but if it happens once more you'll need to lock him up." with that he walked away down the hall.

Yuji thought about what Ray had said "it is true that we will not still be hunted when we get out of here but the US and Russia are not on friendly term's and I do believe that it will be our best bet. As for getting out of here" he showed the pass card that Rowan gave him "This will be our ticket out of here, We will be able to bypass the system's this card and for the staff I can handle them by myself although I hope you guy's will be able to handle a few of them yourselves."

"And when will this all be taking place?" asked Ryder. "We must try and assemble many other prisoners before we leave. It is unfair to leave behind our brethren."