43 Wait, Not Jay? (1/2)

”Okay, I'm going to need you to come out,” three officers came down and stopped before one of the cells, and one guy said as he pointed at Alex.

”Me? What's going on?” Alex was a bit confused. So far, not a single person in the cells knew what was happening. Everything felt odd, yet the trust they had in the police force was still there, comforting them that everything was going to be fine. After all, most people still placed their faith in the government to restore peace and end this apocalypse. I mean, it wasn't like they had anyone else to lay their hopes on.

Right after Alex was taken to the lab on the second floor, he was grabbed by two officers as a needle got shoved into his upper shoulder area. Slowly, his eyes blurred, and he eventually lost his consciousness. Lying behind him was another African American in a shirt covered in blood. The personnel at the lab then carried them both into a police cruiser and drove off to meet the helicopter at a nearby mini airport.

Watching as the car drove away, the supervisor officer smiled, ”Two million dollars each, I wonder what's so special about them.”

The guy in the lab coat followed them out. Upon hearing the supervisor's question, he slowly replied, ”They could be the best weapon, or the worst enemy.”

- Back in the cell -

”Have they ever taken someone out like this?” Jay anxiously asked the people around him.

”Yeah, there was another guy that was covered in blood that was later taken out.”

”Yeah, just another one, other than your buddy.”

Jay's face became more sullen, as he quickly speculated in his head the possible scenarios that could be unfolding.

Elon whispered to Jay, ”I thought you would be the one that gets taken away, because you know, the strange particles that we saw earlier from your eyes. You clearly have some kind of special power, because the moves we saw you pull earlier was not something that could be executed by a normal person.”

”I thought so as well. Why would they take Alex after the blood test?” Jay quietly replied. The rest of them familiarized themselves with the people and the new environment, and they were completely unaware that their buddy was no longer at this location.

More people were brought in after that, in small batches of 1 to 4 people. They all went through the same routine, got their blood tested and thrown behind bars. Just as Jay was thinking of a way out, they heard a wave a tumult upstairs.

BOOM!

A loud explosion soon followed, with what was suspected to be grenade exploded at the front gate. With what sounded like a shootout, the people locked in the basement immediately quieted down, not daring to make a single noise. They didn't know which party was fighting the police force upstairs, but they sure didn't want to attract any unnecessary attention.

Everyone just looked at the gate connecting the basement to the upper floor. However, at this point, they didn't know whether they should pray for the officers to be the one opening to the door, or whoever the f*ck it was stirring up a shit storm up there.

BAM!