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Chapter 18 - mitosis

Stein walks through the facility smoking a cigarette. He zones out thinking about the conversation with Kora. He walks into his lab and freezes in place as Cujack is standing there twirling a Glock in her hand

Cujack: "Mighty long break you had, Stein Schmidt. You know…you're a very trusted ally of mine…and it would be a shame if i…lost you. Are you catching my drift?"

Stein clears his throat and fixes his glasses.

Stein: "I don't know what you're implying…but i really don't want to find out…"

Cujack takes the gun and pulls the magazine out placing each individual bullet on the table

Cujack: "Tatskis death should wipe her memory completely. We can use that to our advantage and shape her into an obedient lap dog…and soon I can use her to finish my plan."

Stein: "What…plan?"

Cujack smiles before walking over to stein and wrapping her arms around his neck. She leans against him and sighs

Cujack: "You're trust worthy enough…Tatski shares the same DNA as Eve. Not a 70% match or an 80%…a 100% DNA match…"

Steins eyes widen. He looks down at her in shock

Stein: "What does that mean?"

Cujack: "It means Tatski is the reincarnation Eve. It's probably deeper than that but it's just a theory…"

Stein: "What a…extremely interesting theory…I can look into it-"

Cujack covers his lips with her finger. She walks over to the Glock and puts the bullets into the magazine and cocks it back

Cujack: "Do you think I'm an idiot…Stein?"

Stein: "W-what are you talking about?"

Cujack: "I guess you do…alright…so this is what's going to happen. You're going to tell me all of the newly learned information that you got and I'll spare your life."

Stein steps back and grabs a scalpel from the side table

Stein: "Now I see what type of person you are…I'm not telling you anything! How about you tell me what your true goal is?! Why do we kidnap children and make them into child soldiers?! What is the purpose of this organization?!"

Cujack stares blankly at Stein before launching hysterically

Cujack: "My goal?! I'll tell you my goal…I want to revive Adam and Eve to have them rid the planet of the human race. Humans are filthy…disgusting creatures…Adam and Eve are…perfect….model specimen…Tatski Warris body is the perfect vessel for Eve…a virgin body…filled with life."

Stein: "You're…insane."

Cujack: "You might think I'm insane…but this is for the greater good of our planet. Stein…if you tell me what you know…we can…rid this world together…we can die peacefully together…"

Stein: "Your whole plan is just a world wide suicide!! Are you not hearing yourself! I'm not going to continue helping this sick agenda…and I'm not going to leave anyone under your care again…I'll give them all back their memories and-"

Cujack shoots him in the leg. He drops forward in pain holding his leg

Cujack: "You shall die then."

Steins face lights up in anger before lunging at her swinging the scalpel. Her eyes glow red and her arm slowly transforms into a grotesque creature…

Two minutes later Cujack walks out the lab covered in blood. Blood leaks from under the laboratory door as it closes behind her. Hana stands in the hall with her arms behind her back and a blank expression on her face

Cujack: "Get someone to clean that up. And don't dispose of the body. It's valuable."

Hana: "Yes ma'am…"

Cujack walks away slowly. Hana walks into the room and stares at the scene. Her face scrunches up from the brutality of the scene

[A few days later]

Suyome and Alisa walk down a street in casual clothes. Suyome holding a bag bag full of clothes while Alisa looks annoyed

Alisa: "How come we have to go shopping?! You know I hate this kind of stuff…"

Suyome: "Well Dr. Stein is missing and Tatski is currently out of commission so we have no real lead right now…"

Alisa: "You know I was the team captain before her right?! So why the hell aren't we doing any missions?!"

Suyome sighs and sits on a bench

Suyome: "Cujack said we are on break until everything is resolved. Orders are orders so just enjoy your damn day off!"

Alisa: "Fuck you and your day off!"

Suyome sighs and stands up continuing walking. Suyome and Alisa continue talking while walking until Alisa bumps into a man

Alisa turns to the man and scowls

Alisa: "Watch where you're going dumbass!!!"

Connie: "My apologies. I was in a rush…"

Hiro pops his head from behind Connie and grins

Hiro: "Sorry about Chief Warri! He's always lost in thought!"

Their eyes widen as they recognize who they are. Suyome slowly grabs Alisa's hand and walks off in a fast pace

Suyome: "No need to worry sir! We're just going to be-"

Connie: "Wait…I know you…"

They freeze up. Connie walks up behind suyome and stares at her face…Suyome sweats uncomfortably as her heart drops from fear

Connie: "Do you have a little sister?"

Suyome: "A little sister? I don't-"

Suyomes eyes widen as a crack in her memory begins to form and a small blurred face begins to flash in her mind. She drops the bags she's holding and she stares blankly at the ground while tears flow down her face.

Alisa sees this and stares at her with a look of confusion. Connie rubs the back of his head uncomfortably

Connie: "Nevermind…you just look like someone who was once friends with my late sister…sorry to bother you."

Connie and Hiro walk away. Alisa shakes Suyome. Suyome snaps out of it and grabs her bag

Alisa: "What the hell is the matter with you?!"

Suyome: "I-i don't know…I seen someone's face…when he mentioned a little sister…it's like…I don't know…"

Alisa: "Well whatever it is cut it out! It's creepy…now let's go before that police chief recognizes us…"

Connie and Hiro walk down the crowded street. Hiro reaches into his jacket and pulls out his pistol. Connie says something into a radio and Garfield emerges from the crowd walking next to them

Garfield: "That was indeed them. The two members of the S.A.O.S.N.P. Identified as Siren and Shot. Real names Suyome Fushi and Alisa Chan. Ages 21 and 22."

Connie: "Fushi huh. So that girl is the older sister of Sora Fushi…Suyome went missing in 2023 and her younger sister went missing 2024. Seems like the S.A.O.S.N.P was busy…"

Garfield: "What shall I do? Do I kill them or knock them unconscious to take them in for questioning."

Connie: "No…send Left and right Fang to trail them. You will Rendezvous with Snow White to plan our next move."

Garfield puts on his robotic arm where his stub is and cracks his neck. He stops walking disappearing back into the crowd

Hiro: "What shall we do sir?"

Connie: "We have a meeting with someone important…he will be a great help to taking down this organization…"

They walk through the crowd disappearing into the city

[S.A.O.S.N.P. Underground Recovery Laboratory]

Yuri wakes up in a vat of Yawe…she slowly sits up completely covered in it…she looks around and see Kazi sitting in a chair reading a magazine

Yuri: "What are you doing here…"

Kazi looks at her and then back at the magazine

Kazi: "We have been sent on break from missions for awhile due to you and Tatskis conditions…you got off easy…"

Yuri: "That doesn't explain why you are here right now…"

Kazi stands up and brings a towel to her. He turns his head to give her some privacy. She stands up and wraps herself in the towel

Kazi: "I was…worried…about…you"

Yuri: "Worried about me?! That's hard to believe you usually only care about your psychopathic twin brother…"

Kazi: "Unlike him…im actually able to feel emotions like empathy or compassion…or love."

Yuri tilts her head and sighs walking away into a separate room before coming out in a white dress drying her hair

Yuri: "if this is your attempt at a love confession then it sucks."

Kazi: "You're so mean…"

Yuri looks around the room before turning back to Kazi

Yuri: "I thought Tatski got hurt too? Why isn't she here?"

Kazi: "Dunno Madam Cujack never mentioned her where about and also Stein has gone missing too…Opertations will continue in a week or so. Madam Cujack wants time to figure some stuff out. And that X team or whatever has been sent on a secret assignment they've been gone for over weeks"

Yuri: "I've been alseep for two weeks?!"

Kazi: "Yup! Berserker got hurt bad but she walked if off and went on that mission."

Yuri sighs and ties her hair up into a bun

Yuri: "Well I'm hungry…you will buy me lunch!"

Kazi: "You can't just…sigh alright fine"

Yuri huffs and walks off. Kazi walks behind her with a defeated expression

[Kyoto, Dowtown district 3:59 am]

??: "What does the chief of police from Osaka want from me…"

Connie: "You look terrible."

??: "I could say the same for you…you know my help doesn't come cheap…"

Connie drops a bag of money infront of him and opens it.

??: "okay…I'm listening."

Connie: "Tell us what you know, Stein."

Stein walks out the shadows lighting a cigarette. He blows smoke and fixes his glasses

Stein: "Anything you want to know…I can tell you."

Connie: "My inside sources say you were killed a few weeks ago…but here you are standing infornt of me…"

Stein blows smoke and stares up at the stars in the sky before chuckling

Stein: "You're a smart man Connie. I'll tell you my dirty little secret. It's mitosis. Simply put…I can duplicate myself…though it's not a power equipped to fight…it's good for doing stuff I don't want to do."

Hiro: "Ohhh so your clone got killed?"

Stein: "Correct. When a clone dies it's memories come back to me. I have clones spread out all over the world…actually right now…you're not even talking to the real me."

Stein picks up the bag of money and throws it over his shoulder

Connie: "I want to know Cujacks plan."

Stein turns around and begins walking away

Stein: "Wouldn't you want to know about the status of your little sister…"

Connie's eyes narrow and he clenches his fist

Connie: "I..I would love to…but right now. Stopping Tami Cujack is the priority."

Stein looks at Connie from over his shoulder. He frowns before sighing

Stein: "I will meet you at the G.O.D headquarters "

Hiro turns his head in confusion

Hiro: "How do you know where that is?! It's top secret!"

Stein: "A white haired devil told me."

Connie: "Kora…"

Stein: "Bingo. Until then…don't die."

[Somewhere over the Pacific Ocean]

Kora stares down from the side of the helicopter. Her hair flowing in the win. Garfield flys next to the helicopter on a giant kaiju.

Garfield: "Snow white we are approaching the Rendezvous point."

Kora: "Copy that…"

Kora jumps from the helicopter and her hands glow white with snow flakes. Gaurds shoot up and her before she lands on the ground turning the entire island into a frozen tundra

Koras hands and half her face are covered in ice and blood from the gaurds

Kora: "Entry point secured…"

Garfield said two other people land on the island wearing mask. Garfield throws kora an all white mask with two eye slits.

Garfield: "Commenc operation…Rat, Fox stay on my six"

The man wearing the rat mask nods while the girl in the fox mask gives him a thumbs up. They rush towards the forest of the island disappearing into the snowy trees

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