Never locked up what should not be locked up

 -How long have you been showing these symptoms?

-They started an hour ago, Sir.

-No need to worry, he already tried to do this to escape, but he couldn't do it before and he won't do it now.

-Sir, how can we know if it really is a trick?

-If you had been in here for so long, you wouldn't ask those things, unless you don't appreciate your life. Carry on with your quiet work!

The scientist retired to another observation console, while the rookie looked in disbelief. All his life as a student he had admired this man. He had found a cure for the plague, saving half of the population left on earth, but It was difficult for him to believe that he was also responsible for the appearance of so many abnormal phenomena.

He looked back at the monitor, he knew she was suffering locked up there, but her captivity was for the greater good, so morality had no place in those super secret facilities, sunk deep somewhere in the globe, surrounded by concrete, mixed with a one hundred percent airtight combination of synthetic materials, all the latest technology, totally self-sufficient.

Of all the projects that were being carried out in those facilities, this was the most secret, those who were hired to be part of the team had to cut all ties with the outside world, for many it was not difficult, the plague had ended the half of the population, many lost friends and family and he was no exception. His mother and his brother were dead, he had no ties to cut with the outside world, but when he started he felt like he was helping so that a thing like that wouldn't happen again.

He had been in there for six months now and several things were beginning to worry him.

He was lost in thought for a while, until an alarm woke him up.

"Sir, energy levels are increasing," he said over the intercom.

On the monitor he was seeing something that scared him, a few moments ago she was weak almost on the verge of a coma and now his vitality seemed to rise.

The scientist came running.

-It is impossible such a sudden change.- Said the chief scientist looking at the data.

-Sir, the internal cameras are offline, you better look at the last thing they captured.- Said another scientist.

All eyes were fixed on the screen.

-Incredible, her skin has turned dark.

A beautiful, expressionless face with closed eyelids turned towards the camera and it lost the signal.

-What is happening?-Asked another scientist.

All the computers were going crazy, several monitors were exploding killing or injuring those sitting in front of them, the alarm went off and the lab shutdown began.

-We have to get out of here quickly.- Said the chief scientist, and no one was begged, some tried to carry the wounded, but the procedure for blocking and cleaning that section was Terminal, once the section was closed nothing would be left alive. .

Several managed to get out and headed towards the stairs where they could reach a safer level.

A minute later they were at another monitoring center, the chief scientist was watching what was happening in astonishment.

-This cannot be possible, it is taking control of the entire section, according to these readings it is merging with technology.- Said the rookie.

-It's impossible, she couldn't do that, she can't survive without contact with nature, she can't be.- Said the chief scientist.

-What do you mean by that, Sir? -Asked the rookie.

"Nothing that she cares about," the scientist screeched.

"Sir," a woman interrupted, "it's from the command center for you."

The chief scientist picked up the phone.

-Yes sir, she has gone crazy... yes sir, she is already in the cleaning process, nothing could survive that process... no sir, it will not be necessary to send any special equipment... wait...

Another alarm went off as he spoke.

-Impossible, she has canceled the cleaning process, she is taking control of the other sections... -said the rookie, -she has freed section M.

When saying this, a wave of panic invaded everyone, in that section were the most deadly phenomena, all conceived in a normal way by humans, but who were born with deformations, both physical and psychological, most of them psychopathic, they almost seemed to have come from Dr. Moreau's island.

The scientists tried to leave, but all the doors were closed. On the monitors they saw the newly freed people running towards them.

The chief scientist entered a personal key into a special console and pressed the button expecting to see the freaks fall lifeless, but nothing happened.

-Impossible. This system is totally independent of the rest, she could not have intervened as well.

-CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT'S HAPPENS DOWN THERE?

The president shouted.

-Sir, we are capturing an image.- Said an operator.

-Have you managed to reestablish contact?

-No Sir, we cannot access the systems of those sections.

-How can you have an image if you can't access it?

-Because whatever is disrupting all the systems down there sends us the signal.

-WHAT?

On one half of the screen they saw the empty corridor and on the other the desperate scientists trying to open the floodgates.

-What the fuck is that?

The shadows were approaching, the first to appear was a small one, but agile, jumping from wall to wall, followed by the others. The screen stopped being divided to show only the scientists and their growing panic at the impossibility of escape.

-That's horrible, someone please turn it off.- An operator sobbed while the violence unleashed was seen on the screen. But they only saw a few seconds later the screen turned off by itself.

A few seconds of silence passed until the president made the operators react.

-I want everyone on maximum alert and I want them to completely isolate that section and four more from its surroundings. AND DO IT FAST.

Those who were still amazed by what they had seen were awakened by the others and soon everyone took their places.

The president called on a secure line.

-... I'M SORRY FOR WAKENING YOU UP AND I DON'T CARE THAT YOU'RE ACCOMPANIED, YOU MUST COME NOW.

A few minutes later a disheveled and half-dressed man entered the control room.

"What's happening?" He asked, but he was stunned when he saw the data that appeared on the screen. -This can not be true.

-Sir, we have managed to isolate the sections.

-With that we will buy time.- Said the president. -How long until the reinforcements arrive?

-In two minutes we will arrive at the first door, Sir.- was heard on the speaker.

-Take defensive positions and don't let anything get through.

-Understood.

-Mr. President, you are taking control of all the isolated sections.- Said an operator.

"She's gone crazy," said the newcomer as he finished buttoning his shirt, "I told that idiot that it was crazy to have her completely isolated." They won't be able to stop her anymore.

-CAPTAIN REPORT.

-We see movement ahead, Mr. President...- everyone in the control room listened attentively, -but what the hell is that? SHOOT, FIRE AT WILL, DO NOT LEAVE ANYTHING STANDING.

You could hear the shots and the screams, the curses of the soldiers, for a moment it seemed that they would keep the advance at bay, but soon the piercing screams made it clear that they had failed.

-EVACUATE ALL SECTIONS FROM SUB LEVEL 5 TO THE BOTTOM.

-Sir, that will take hours, there is a lot of staff.

-THEN START ASAP.- The president shouted.

-Mr. President,- The newcomer intervened while tying his tie, but each knot was useless until he gave up doing it. –Our weapons will not stop her, it will continue absorbing one section after another, no system will escape in this entire gigantic installation, and once she reaches the surface, only heaven knows what it can do.

-Then tell me, genius, how do we stop her?

-The only option is to detonate the central reactor.

-HOW?- the president burst out -THAT IS CRAZY, I CANNOT AUTHORIZE SUCH AN ACTION.

-There is no other option, once its mutation is complete there will be no way to stop her from controlling all the technology on the planet.

-But these facilities are totally isolated from the world, we are self-sufficient.

-But that is not entirely true, communication is maintained with the outside, and how long do you think it will take for it to link the satellites and expand throughout the globe? In a matter of minutes it has taken complete control of six sections, once it takes control of the entire facility it will be impossible to stop it.

-But have you thought about what could happen if we detonate the reactor?

-Yes, Mr. President, the infrastructure of the entire complex will contain the explosion and everything inside will be reduced to rubble, but there will be no consequences for the outside, it will be like a large coffin.

-A coffin worth thousands of trillions...

-To save those thousands of trillions, which will inevitably be lost, will you risk the rest of the world?

-Sir.- An operator interrupted, - Keep moving forward, she has taken another six sections.

-There is not much time left, Mr. President, we have to do it before it reaches the gamma section and at this rate it will be done in minutes.

The president was silent looking at the floor, it took him a few seconds to make the decision, but he knew that that crazy, conceited genius was right.

-Evacuate all personnel and prepare the self-destruct sequence.- Everyone froze. –NOW MOVE.

Alarms sounded everywhere, the instructions for evacuation were clear.

The president entered his code to authorize the detonation. The clock showed fifteen minutes to detonate, that was the time it took to reach the surface from the command center.

The transport increased its speed and then decreased, until it stopped, the doors opened, several hundred weapons were pointed at them, but when they saw it was the president they lowered them.

-Sir, we have set up a perimeter, nothing can happen without us knowing.

-One minute until detonation.- Said the scientist.

The seconds seemed eternal, when the clock struck zero, everyone expected to feel the earth shake under their feet, but nothing happened.

-It can't be possible, she couldn't stop the sequence.-Said the scientist, while desperately entering the commands into the computer. –She did it, she stopped the sequence, there is nothing more to do, it's the end.

-NO, General, prepare an elite team to reach the reactor and resume the sequence.

-Mr. President, it is possible that they will not be able to leave on time.

-Their duty is to follow orders the same as you, so follow them.

The general seemed on the verge of bursting, but a voice interrupted the conversation.

-None of your soldiers, no matter how well trained they are, will reach beyond a couple of sub levels, she is totally crazy and will soon reach the surface and it will be inevitable that she will take over all our technology.

-Since when have you been out of your cage? - The scientist asked with contempt when he saw the former general.

-I have left a long time ago, but that is irrelevant at this moment, I do not have any military authority nor does any of you have authority over me, I am a free man, I only come because I have a message from the committee.

He handed over the disk and the scientist read it on the computer with the president.

-It is impossible for us to do that, no one can do it, it would be suicide.

-I don't think so, Mr. President.- the newcomer approached, -it's the perfect opportunity, he goes down, stops her and the sequence resumes.

"The detonation would kill them both, that would be perfect," said the scientist.

-And that would leave them without their leader, which would make it easier for us to finish them off.

The scientist looked at the newcomer with a frown.

-I thought you were on his side.

-I am on the side that best suits me.

-Well, enough of the useless chatter, General, bring in that phenomenon.

-Mr. President, we have not been able to find him for three years.

"They haven't found him because they haven't searched in the right place," said the newcomer, "right now a former member of my platoon is coming in a helicopter with him sitting next to him."

-All this is too convenient. It can't be a coincidence.

-It is not, if they had listened to my warnings instead of locking me up, it would never have come to this, so a plan was thought of to prevent it from reaching the surface.

-And how did you convince him to come?

-That old friend is something between him and me, but I will tell you that he always keeps his word, even if it means doing something that he dislikes.

-So that was the price of your freedom, do you hand it over so they can free you? - Said the scientist.

-We all give something to get something else, that's how we humans are. Here it comes.

The sky was invaded by a hundred helicopters, a bulky double-propeller helicopter was flying surrounded by the latest combat helicopters.

-You can't take the risk that he decides to change his mind.- Said the newcomer pointing at the support vessels.

The helicopter landed and the others remained aiming just in case. The hatch opened and two men got out, one was the pilot of the ship, the other was shorter and looked a little stunted, the lights were reflected in his mirrored glasses and his black coat was flying around the propellers.

He came to be in front of the president and without preamble he said in a harsh but calm voice.

-Tell me where the entrance is and leave me alone.

The president could only point his finger at the fear that this being caused, despite being physically smaller.

-Where am I?

“Do you not recognize the prison that you yourself have built?”

When the scientist raised his head he saw her, completely changed, she looked like a machine rather than a being of flesh and blood, but she was still beautiful. -What do you want from me?

"What do you want from me? Is the real question."

The cables connected to her body kept her suspended in the air, she approached the scientist and ran a cold finger over his face, "you always longed to control what cannot be controlled, to have powers that cannot be had, but now you are locked here with me, “You wanted to see what I was capable of, well now you will it in first hand.”

She brought her face closer to the scientist's and he could feel her foul breath, it made him nauseous.

"Very soon everything will be over, you'll see," he told her. 

“Of course, I will soon reach the surface and then this whole world will be mine and all thanks to your technology. But that's not what you're referring to, no, the reactor won't detonate, it's controlled so nothing will stop me.”

-Why are you doing this?- He asked.

“Why did you lock me in this plastic prison? Knowing that this could happen, so now contemplate your achievement, because that is what you wanted from me, to know how I could absorb the technology to use my curse in the war you plan to wage against them, but I will not allow that to happen. , humans without their technology are nothing more than simple defenseless babies. When that happens you will see with your own eyes the destruction of your pathetic race.”

-You will go crazy before you achieve that.

“How did you get here without being detected?”

A figure with blonde hair and mirrored glasses approached and stood meters away from her.

-There are things that human technology will never be able to match, you will not be able to control everything and in your madness you will only achieve the destruction of everything.

"BE QUIET"

Several cables trapped the infiltrator and raised him until he was level with her.

"By Arda, what have they done to you?" He said as he looked at her, "Open your eyes, you must see yourself before it's too late."

“Silence, here I am the one who gives the orders.”

She approached him and took off his mirrored glasses. Revealing the eyes with star-shaped pupils.

“Why did you come here? You have no weapons, you won’t be able to stop me.”

-On the contrary, I just wanted to see you before it's too late. Open your eyes and look at me before it's too late, open your eyes. - Tears fell as he begged. –Don't make me do it.

There was a moment of silence, the scientist felt the air heavy.

She came even closer and slowly opened her eyes, their gazes merged into one and she could see what had been stolen from her, but it could be returned to her.

She screamed so loudly that the glass exploded, the scientist couldn't cover his ears, but it would have been in vain, his brain would have exploded anyway, you can't stop hearing that scream just by covering your ears, it goes straight to the brain. and it explodes, leaving the body inert and lifeless.

Slowly the cables released their pressure on him and lowered the one who came to save her, she suddenly fell and hit the ground hard.

Firm arms lifted her up, and when she opened her eyes again she saw that face again and with a weak smile she said to him.

-Fearir.

-No, I only have a vague resemblance to him your Highness, I am not worthy of bearing that name.

He moved through the facility carrying her in his arms.

-The countdown has resumed.- The scientist told the president. –Everything will be over in fifteen seconds.

This time everyone felt the tremor under their feet.

-And now that your leverage card has disappeared, how do you plan to maintain your freedom?

The former general laughed heartily.

-Stupid, my lever to maintain freedom never existed, the very expensive and advanced installation no longer exists, the monstrosities you have conceived have also disappeared. Now you will no longer be able to defeat them.

-What do you mean?- The President asked.

The hatch that connected to the facility opened and he appeared with her in his arms.

-Impossible. FINISH THEM.- The president shouted.

All the soldiers fired at them, but none of the bullets reached their destination.

An energy shield surrounded them, causing the bullets to return against those who fired them.

The helicopters aimed their missiles as all the survivors ran for cover, but soon they had to worry about other things.

-Who is shooting at our helicopters? - The president asked, bewildered.

-They have come to war.-

-War? We have not declared war

-You have locked a princess in a concrete and plastic prison so that she could not have contact with the world, do you think that is not a declaration of war?- Said the former general.

-This is the price of your freedom?

-No, it's hers.

They turned and saw her standing next to him, upright, her hair was aqua green again, her skin was shining again, large and colorful wings were growing from her back.

In the sky, fireballs flew through the air from one side to the other, hitting the helicopters that exploded instantly. On land, soldiers fled in panic or found a painful death in its jaws.

From the sky came and settled around them, her honor guard, who would have protected and taught her if it had not been for that human who kidnapped her before they could find her, but now that they had found her and saw her in that state their hearts shrank.

She raised an arm and caressed one of them, she felt her warmth, her bravery, her life.

She approached the president who was shaking with terror. She looked at him and shook her head.

-Don't kill me, that will only make the nations rise up against you and yours.

-That's already late.- Said the former general.

-Damn traitor, you have returned to his side.

-I never left her side, my captivity was only so that you would have an option when she went crazy, we knew you had her locked up, but we didn't know where, due to the hermetic nature of her plastic shell, there was no way to feel her, but now that she is free those who lost their honor when you captured her will be able to recover it.- He crouched down to be at the same height as the president. –You should have listened to me years ago, coexistence with the dragons could have been peaceful, but now many people will die because of your stupidity, and you will live with that burden for the rest of your miserable life. Did you think you could keep the fairy princess locked up for life and that the dragons would leave you alone? I'll tell you a secret, she was the first, but more will come, and humans could have learned a lot from what they have lost in all these millennia of technology, but you have ruined everything, the war will be terrible and devastating for your people.

He got up and approached a dragon to ride it, but before flying away he told him.

-You should have never locked up what should not be locked up.