Astra's POV:The boy had crossed a line. Astra swiped at her hair from her eyes, stomping angrily in the van. Her shoes clicked, and the van stopped back at HQ. Dr. Rogers was still gone. He had gotten out from the meeting with the Higher Ups and promptly disappeared. No one knew where he was, including Astra. But she wasn't worried about that for the moment. The boy. That was her biggest concern. Somehow he had known about Lu, enough to bring her up in this moment for their chance to escape. Astra slammed her palm against the inner wall of the van, pressing her fingernails in the stopper of the tube in her pocket. Celia's own personal trigger scent. She should have used it then. But the shock had glued to the ground. Squeezing the little test tube, she glared out through the front window. She wouldn't hesitate the next time.Celia's POVExhaustion is what made her black out. After everyone was accounted for, she didn't go to where they had

Celia's POVShe has been overthinking. Nova hasn't gotten better. It's like instead of her body rejecting the process, it has amplified her humanity. Which makes no sense. Her mouth froths as she tries to fight off the rope that keeps her tied to Tessa, the gag almost slipping off. Jonathan always looks worried, and each time Celia is alone with Nova, Jonathan isn't too far away. He probably thinks I'll kill her, she thought, and honestly...she had considered it. Nova didn't act like herself, hell, she didn't even look like herself, and she seemed to lose her words. She made feral, angry sounds, always close to biting off the finger of Tessa when it was time to eat. And it would be an act of mercy, rather than a fight to survive type of situation. But Jonathan looked after Nova stubbornly, refusing to even consider it. As Celia wandered, her eyes scanned the area with a sense of wariness. It was best to not get too comfortable really anywhere. As long as th

Celia's POV Celia decides to let Tessa have a break. After all, she's also a highly skilled hunter. And someone needs to watch over Jonathan, as something in her told her that he had no experience whatsoever. But who knows, he could always surprise her. At the news, Jonathan's face falls, and he walks up to Celia. She can tell that he's nervous about her being alone with Nova, but she promises no harm will come unto her-at least from Celia anyway. She can't really speak for the damage Nova does for herself. As they depart early in the morning, Celia sits across from Nova who's asleep on her back. Her arms are in front of her, bounded by rope, her ankles tied together. Nova twitches, and groans, before opening her eyes and snarling at Celia. It makes Celia feel like her hackles are raised, and she snarls back, flashing her metal canines at the girl. Nova blinks, sitting up then, as she scoots herself to the closest tree, a growl rumbling from her. Celia can't re

Astra's Pov She craves a cigarette. Astra knew that smoking the real paper cigarettes besides the electronic ones was a better deal. She's become addicted to them, which kind of relieves her; it's a different feeling from the usual grief, revenge, or hatred from herself that she feels. Astra craves a cigarette because not only is she addicted-but the others have escaped. The last coordinates were in a camp, and as the Officers had arrived, it was empty. Not a trail, nothing was left to track. Her own mole had figured out how to take his tracker which was very impressive. She doesn't hold any ill will, though. Somewhere in the back of her mind, she had a small hope that they would escape. Astra knew her character was difficult to understand, and really her priorities were getting twisted. Thought she wanted the System and the Testing to break in pieces and finally be destroyed by her hand, her concerns for her last living daughter was making it more difficult to see it

Astra's POVThey're coming in faster than Astra would like, ordering Lu to leave wherever Rogers was holding her hostage. Lu tries to tell her that she had no idea where she's at, before Astra hangs up, focusing on the cameras again. She sees two Officers drag off the boy with wings, taking him to the hospital side, and Astra frowns. Whatever those Officers have in mind, it isn't part of her plan. She then sees Jonathan run after them, lights flashing, and if the cameras had audio, she'd probably hear the sound of him beating on them. Jonathan emerges with the boy with wings, supporting his weight as he runs back the way he came. Other Officers burst into the scene, rushing to evict the intruders, their taser sticks flashing brightly. They have no guns this time, only sporting the volts, as though Astra does want them captured, she wants them alive. Rogers is out of the picture and the Higher Ups are too busy scrambling to perfect their Main City. Astra was callin