Break Out (5)

Back at the Tempest building Liam, Bison and Charlie along with several soldiers are at the murder scene searching for clues to find out how the psychics were killed. Liam walks past the corpses and into a separate room with Bison and Charlie following. The three walk into a large wide open room shaped like a metal dome. Liam stands in the centre of the hollow dome, bends down and lifts up a small piece of the floor revealing a number pad. He types in a code and the floor beside him begins to open as a pod elevates from the ground. The Pod opens revealing nothing inside it.
“Just as I thought… the Intruder stole the psychic’s Core,” Liam states.
“It killed eight psychics,” Charlie says. “I thought psychics could read mind. Some even have telekinesis… How could anyone manage to kill eight psychics in the same room?”
“Psychic’s are incredibly powerful beings. Some can even take over your mind and inhabit your body,” Liam explains. “But some people have ways of blocking psychics from using their telepathy on them. And though telekinesis is powerful, skilled warriors know how to attack without getting affected by that ability.”
“Yes Charlie,” Bison ads. “Both Liam and myself are immune from psychic telepathy. We both have chips implanted in our brains to stop the psychic waves.”
Charlie stares at her Lieutenant. There is so much she does not know about him. Bison’s earpiece begins to beep. It is an incoming call from a soldier.
“Go ahead,” Bison communicates.
“Lieutenant, come to the 9th basement, we have found something in room 14 where the Intruder escaped,” the Soldier replies.
“On my way,” Bison says as he ends the transmission. He turns to Liam. “My Unit has uncovered something downstairs. Major Jordan and I will check it out.” He and Charlie exit the room as Liam resets the Pod back underground. Liam heads back to the room with the dead psychics. He approaches a soldier.
“Have you found anything?”
“Well from what we can tell each psychic was killed a matter of seconds after the other,” the Soldier explains. “Whatever did this knew what it was doing.”
“Any ideas on who or what did it?” Liam asks.
“Not as yet. The video surveillance for this room cut out this morning shortly after lockdown began. And there is not a single fingerprint or DNA sample in the vicinity.” Liam acknowledges the soldier and exits the scene, he has other matters to deal with.