The Mimic Chapter 3 Code Door 2 Novels & Stories

5:42. Close enough. I climbed the stairs, heart in my throat, and found the third door on the left. No label. Just a heavy black door with a discreet keypad. Grayson had given me the code: 0600. I punched it in. The lock clicked. The Room of Ecstasy. I stepped inside and the door sealed behind me with a soft, final sound.

“Do you think I’m a tool in some game you two play?” “No,” I said. “You’re his obsession.” “Great,” she muttered sarcastically. “That makes it so much better.” We reached the end of the corridor. A metal door stood in front of us with a keypad attached to the wall beside it. The keypad light was red. “This should lead us out,” I said. Ava didn’t look convinced. I typed in the code I knew by memory, but the light stayed red. I frowned and typed it again, even slower this time. It was still red.

My pulse was a wild rhythm in my throat. Finally, I forced my feet to move, carrying me back inside. The hall was silent, almost too silent, as I approached Room 312. The keypad blinked faintly in the gloom. My fingers hesitated above it before punching in the numbers: 0 – 4 – 2 – 7. The lock gave a soft click, the light glowing green. My breath caught in my chest. It worked. Could this mean that everything that mysterious man said was true? I curled my hand around the handle, ready to twist it open—

Another text from Vorian. “Passcode is 4729.” I punch it in, my fingers trembling, and the door clicks open. I step inside, and my breath catches. I am staring, frozen, my eyes wide, not believing what I am seeing.

I ignore her and decide to continue my call to Franco. "Franco, I need you to get my wife and children out of the mansion as quickly as possible. Take them to the cellars and then to the tunnel. The code for the first door is 13-27-06-88, and for the second one, it's 90-26-25-85. Before you go for them, I want you to go to my office. Take a briefcase from the safe, and as soon as my wife is safe and away from there, I want you to give it to her. The safe code is the same as the door codes in the order I just gave you. Hurry and take them to my hangar." I speak as fast as I can, with the worry that it might be too late if I delay explaining all this.

My mind felt dizzy with the overwhelming sense of helplessness. We stopped in front of the door. Up close, I saw what I’d missed earlier. There was a seamless panel in the wall. The third lady reached toward the frame and pressed a spot that didn’t look any different from the rest. A small section slid open with a soft click, revealing a keypad. She tapped in a code without hesitation, and the door opened smoothly. Immediately, I twisted out of her hold and lunged left, toward the other door I’d seen earlier. With a small, desperate push, the door gave way, a jolt of surprise running through me.

Droids loaded and unloaded with a quiet, efficient hum that vibrated through the floor plates. I approached the service hatch. It was a Class-3 security door. I knew the code. I had written the rotation schedule myself three years ago. I punched in the sequence. 4-4-Alpha-9. Beep. The light turned green. The lock mechanism disengaged with a solid, metallic click. "You have a good memory, Commander," Wolfy whispered. He checked the corridor beyond, his eyes scanning for movement. "I have a guilty conscience," I corrected. "I remember every door I locked."

I’m astounded these were here all along and I had no idea about it. Turning to the steel door he punches in another code and it begins to swing open, I’m amazed at the thickness of the door “If an enemy is coming that was designed to stop their pursuit almost impossible to crack the code or cut through it” he states matter of fact as I follow him through, he slams his fist on a button on the other side and it swiftly closes and locks in place behind us. We’re still in a gloomy claustrophobic tunnel and I use all of my remaining energy to run as fast as I can along it with Nico, it might be a good two miles long before we reach another door.

I’m getting confused by this point but also concerned. “What are you talking about?” He stops at an odd shaped shed placed in a small quarry and begins to make a descent down the side using stones placed there similar to a staircase – a slippery one. “Come here.” He says, standing in front of the door. “Can you open this door?” He asks. I roll my eyes but then I notice – there’s no handle on this particular door. “Yeah, exactly, it’s locked from the inside.” “Secret entrance?” I ask.

“Yes, let’s do this!” He holds my waist and leads me inside. We go down a flight of stairs to a thick steel door. It has a small barred window in it. “Hold on.” We stand in front of the door. “What’s wrong?” I ask. He looks at a numerical pin pad on the wall. “We need the code. I’ll mindlink the Alpha.” I nod. After a few seconds, he growls low. What happened? “Is everything okay?” I whisper cautiously. He looks irritated but nods. Then says, “Enter your birthday.”