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The Slip
Still trapped in the chair, I couldn’t stop staring at the blue ball Mom left behind.
What was that thing? I noticed the symbol on it. It’s the same one embedded on the device Zirocco brought.
Two new guards came in, and these two were all too familiar.
“Marcy, Chad, what are you doing here?” I asked, shocked.
“Hello, Maddie,” Chad said. “We’ve been looking for you.”
“We’re responsible for taking you into our dissection chambers,” Marcy said, showing no emotion.
“Dissection?” I said freaking out. I tried to break out of that chair but my abilities failed. It looked like I was about to meet my end.
“It’s nothing against you, Maddie, it’s about our survival,” Marcy said. “We can’t take any chances with hybrids running around so we make sure we understand their powers and defend ourselves a
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