by dinoman666 » Tue Apr 19, 2011 2:59 am
That wasn't the only Compsognathus in the room. Several more seemed to appear in small clusters around the periphery of the laboratory, all of them staring at Jacob and David. There was dozens of the little dinosaurs, and the feathers on their bodies were fluffed up, the animals clearly agitated at the encroachment on their nesting site, probably mistaking the screech of the blade for the call of a predator...
The door at the opposite of Lab A, connecting directly to Section B, was a solid six inches of sliding steel door, hermetically sealed, with no visible means of opening it. In fact, the same contraption connected B to C, and C to the outside. Clearly, the other two labs weren't meant to be accessed by just anyone...
The older, lead males stayed in front of the pack, sniffing carefully along the corridor walls as they made their way along, deeper into the facility...
Another hallway finally led Barnes group right to a massive pair of steel doors, sealed shut. A single camera stared down at the mercs as they approached. With a hiss, the doors slowly slid open, revealing a large, cylindrical room before them. The security control center was symmetrical, with four doors at evenly-spaced intervals. Consoles seemed to dominate the rest of the room, with a large pillar of machinery taking up the center. The place was otherwise sparse. Sitting at a console to the group's right as they walked in was a somewhat short, balding made in his mid-40s. He clearly had not shaved in awhile, and his salt-and-pepper beard was ruffled and unkempt, though still relatively short. He wore a large lab coat, its former pristine whiteness darkened by dirt and stains. The man quickly stood up with an agility that belied his years, and approached the group, a grin on his face. He eagerly shook hands with each mercenary in turn (whether they wanted to touch him or not) and almost gave Dodgson a hug, before he managed to compose himself. With a clumsy, flourishing bow, he said, "Welcome, my friends, to my inner sanctum! Doctor Andrew Jenkins at your service!"
"Heroes have morals. Villains have work ethic."
-Megatron