Part 81, Chapter 1224
Chapter One Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Four
30th April 1957
Danvers, Massachusetts
The building that Gia was looking at was huge. If they had not gotten up to date intelligence regarding it the mission might have foundered on that part alone. When Kat had learned that Gia could act while she couldn’t she had covertly arranged through a friend to get that information. Kat had also provided them with clothes and weapons that she said couldn’t be traced back to Germany or Russia. That included an Italian made automatic pistol that Kat had told her to use it only in the most dire need.
That had been a few days ago on Langeoog Island and the whole time Gia had couldn’t tell if Kat was upset about the choice that she had made to get Asia back or just disappointed in her for making it without asking her first. Feodor had been happy enough to have her along. His men had found it silly, but word had spread about her beating up one of the Sealions in Constantinople which gave her some credibility but not enough. There were dark comments that she had heard here and there questioning her presence. These men were Spetsnaz, they were only doing this because the Czar himself had asked and Feodor was leading them. As far as they were concerned Gia was just baggage.
As they made their way up the hill Gia saw the men fan out. The telephone exchange was a primary target, as well the office of the Hospital’s Medical Director. Everyone also knew that the State Hospital was basically a prison, so they needed to get in, get what they came for and get out. Hopefully, without disrupting operations unduly because having to contend with additional patents, inmates or whatever they were called, would be potentially disastrous.
Gaining entry through a door that had been pried open Gia followed Feodor and four of his men down the corridors. The whole place made Gia’s skin crawl, the air seemed to be full of the smell of urine and despair if that were such a thing. She could hear some of the patents locked in their rooms moaning and screaming. As Feodor and Gia came to the room where Asia was supposed to be, they found it empty. As Gia fought to prevent a rising tide of panic, Feodor was talking into the radio.
“The team that took the Medical Director’s office found her” Feodor said, “And they have a problem.”
As they ran through the hospital, Gia tried to figure out what that meant. It wasn’t until they got to the office that Gia saw what the problem was. Asia was on a table, but nonresponsive. Two men, presumably Doctors, and a woman, a Nurse who was clutching a folder to her chest were in the room with Asia. They were looking fearfully at the armed men who had invaded this place.
“What did you do to her?” Gia demanded as she tried to get Asia’s attention.
“We hadn’t really done anything yet” One of the Doctors said, “This was only the preparation.”
Gia saw the nurse and pulled the pistol from the holster, “Give that to me now” She said to the cowering woman as she pointed the pistol at her. With some reluctance she handed Gia the folder, Gia opened it and quickly read through the particulars. The fictional name they were holding Asia under, the bloodwork and testing that had been done. The biased observations including blaming Asia for the male staff’s inability to control themselves and finally what they were planning on doing to her. The whole time Gia’s rage grew. Especially when she saw what the Doctor had meant by preparation.
“Which one of you is Doctor Ambrose?” Gia asked in a voice that was colder than Antarctica.
“That would be me” One of the Doctors said.
“You’ve been electrocuting her for the last hour?” Gia demanded, she had read what he had ordered. “And you were going to cut into her brain while she was still awake?”
“It is how the procedure is done” The other Doctor said, “I’ve done it many times and…”
Something about the way the Doctor said it made Gia realize that she was hearing a practiced sales pitch and she was already angry. This man had hurt the first person that Gia had ever fallen in love with for reasons that she knew had been entirely made up by small hate filled men. Gia shot him in the head cutting him off mid-sentence. The Nurse screamed and fell to the floor whimpering and Doctor Ambrose pissed himself.
“About time someone shut him up” One of the Spetsnaz muttered, “Before you got here, he was talking on and on about how great what he did is. A real fathead.”
Gia saw how the other Spetsnaz were looking at her as she put the pistol back into its holster. I’m not seen as baggage anymore, she thought to herself.
“See if you can get your friend moving” Feodor said to Gia, then he gestured to Doctor Ambrose and the Nurse. “These two are coming with us as well.”
Feodor had warned Gia that it was their practice to create confusion in the wake of their operations, taking Doctor Ambrose and the nurse would do that. It was so that an investigation by their opponents after the fact would be left with more questions than answers. She had also been told not to interfere with that.
Looking down, Gia saw that the other Doctor hadn’t died yet. The bullet had been generic military issue, solidly built so not to fragment on impact. That had probably extended his life for a time even with the grievous headwound. It was better than he deserved, Gia thought to herself and she didn’t regret it for a second. Gia put that thought out of her head as she turned to Asia, who was shaking and sobbing uncontrollably.
“They can’t hurt you anymore” Gia said as she hugged Asia and tried to ease her off the table, but Asia’s legs wouldn’t hold her weight. Gia was at a loss of what to do, even with the hospital’s phones down it was only a matter of time until this drew a massive response. They had to be clear of the area by then.
“Allow me to help” Feodor said, and they half carried, half walked Asia to the lorry that was waiting.
30th April 1957
Danvers, Massachusetts
The building that Gia was looking at was huge. If they had not gotten up to date intelligence regarding it the mission might have foundered on that part alone. When Kat had learned that Gia could act while she couldn’t she had covertly arranged through a friend to get that information. Kat had also provided them with clothes and weapons that she said couldn’t be traced back to Germany or Russia. That included an Italian made automatic pistol that Kat had told her to use it only in the most dire need.
That had been a few days ago on Langeoog Island and the whole time Gia had couldn’t tell if Kat was upset about the choice that she had made to get Asia back or just disappointed in her for making it without asking her first. Feodor had been happy enough to have her along. His men had found it silly, but word had spread about her beating up one of the Sealions in Constantinople which gave her some credibility but not enough. There were dark comments that she had heard here and there questioning her presence. These men were Spetsnaz, they were only doing this because the Czar himself had asked and Feodor was leading them. As far as they were concerned Gia was just baggage.
As they made their way up the hill Gia saw the men fan out. The telephone exchange was a primary target, as well the office of the Hospital’s Medical Director. Everyone also knew that the State Hospital was basically a prison, so they needed to get in, get what they came for and get out. Hopefully, without disrupting operations unduly because having to contend with additional patents, inmates or whatever they were called, would be potentially disastrous.
Gaining entry through a door that had been pried open Gia followed Feodor and four of his men down the corridors. The whole place made Gia’s skin crawl, the air seemed to be full of the smell of urine and despair if that were such a thing. She could hear some of the patents locked in their rooms moaning and screaming. As Feodor and Gia came to the room where Asia was supposed to be, they found it empty. As Gia fought to prevent a rising tide of panic, Feodor was talking into the radio.
“The team that took the Medical Director’s office found her” Feodor said, “And they have a problem.”
As they ran through the hospital, Gia tried to figure out what that meant. It wasn’t until they got to the office that Gia saw what the problem was. Asia was on a table, but nonresponsive. Two men, presumably Doctors, and a woman, a Nurse who was clutching a folder to her chest were in the room with Asia. They were looking fearfully at the armed men who had invaded this place.
“What did you do to her?” Gia demanded as she tried to get Asia’s attention.
“We hadn’t really done anything yet” One of the Doctors said, “This was only the preparation.”
Gia saw the nurse and pulled the pistol from the holster, “Give that to me now” She said to the cowering woman as she pointed the pistol at her. With some reluctance she handed Gia the folder, Gia opened it and quickly read through the particulars. The fictional name they were holding Asia under, the bloodwork and testing that had been done. The biased observations including blaming Asia for the male staff’s inability to control themselves and finally what they were planning on doing to her. The whole time Gia’s rage grew. Especially when she saw what the Doctor had meant by preparation.
“Which one of you is Doctor Ambrose?” Gia asked in a voice that was colder than Antarctica.
“That would be me” One of the Doctors said.
“You’ve been electrocuting her for the last hour?” Gia demanded, she had read what he had ordered. “And you were going to cut into her brain while she was still awake?”
“It is how the procedure is done” The other Doctor said, “I’ve done it many times and…”
Something about the way the Doctor said it made Gia realize that she was hearing a practiced sales pitch and she was already angry. This man had hurt the first person that Gia had ever fallen in love with for reasons that she knew had been entirely made up by small hate filled men. Gia shot him in the head cutting him off mid-sentence. The Nurse screamed and fell to the floor whimpering and Doctor Ambrose pissed himself.
“About time someone shut him up” One of the Spetsnaz muttered, “Before you got here, he was talking on and on about how great what he did is. A real fathead.”
Gia saw how the other Spetsnaz were looking at her as she put the pistol back into its holster. I’m not seen as baggage anymore, she thought to herself.
“See if you can get your friend moving” Feodor said to Gia, then he gestured to Doctor Ambrose and the Nurse. “These two are coming with us as well.”
Feodor had warned Gia that it was their practice to create confusion in the wake of their operations, taking Doctor Ambrose and the nurse would do that. It was so that an investigation by their opponents after the fact would be left with more questions than answers. She had also been told not to interfere with that.
Looking down, Gia saw that the other Doctor hadn’t died yet. The bullet had been generic military issue, solidly built so not to fragment on impact. That had probably extended his life for a time even with the grievous headwound. It was better than he deserved, Gia thought to herself and she didn’t regret it for a second. Gia put that thought out of her head as she turned to Asia, who was shaking and sobbing uncontrollably.
“They can’t hurt you anymore” Gia said as she hugged Asia and tried to ease her off the table, but Asia’s legs wouldn’t hold her weight. Gia was at a loss of what to do, even with the hospital’s phones down it was only a matter of time until this drew a massive response. They had to be clear of the area by then.
“Allow me to help” Feodor said, and they half carried, half walked Asia to the lorry that was waiting.
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