Williams Industries is owned by CEO Oliver D. Williams and is a rivaling medical company from my father's company. Because of there rivalry, they both became the best medical companies in the world. Nobody really said anything about it, but they brought out the best in each other. I never given the place a second thought since I, well, 'ran out' on my parents.
We flew to the ground right in front of the building. People walking by were muttering to each other as we did. I ignored them. I looked over to Pierce. "You ready for this?" He nodded. We entered the building and right to the secretary's desk. She said, "Hello sir. How may I help you?" I leaned over the desk. "I'm here to complain about your boss. I want him to know that I'm here on behalf of Broadsword to take him into custody."
The lady stared at me blankly. "Do you have an appointment?" Unbelievable. "Yup. Do now." I walked past the desk and she said, "Hey! You can't just--Guards! Guards!" Three big, burly men stood in our way. I leaned back a little to whisper to Pierce. "Dude. If this guard was any bigger, he'd have a smaller guard orbiting around him."
Even though Pierce isn't one for emotions, he started laughing. The guard I indicated was turning red he came at me and I kneed him in the face. He stumbled back and fell. The other guards got their clubs out. I said, "Don't even think about it." They hesitated, but they stepped out of our way and we went into the lion's den.
I said, "Where do you think Williams' Office is?" Pierce gave it some thought. "I'd say at the top." I nodded. "Then we go down." Pierce was confused. "Wait, what? Why?" "Think about it. They do medical research here. If they were doing research on, say, secret illegal experiments, would they put it next to window for the world to see? We'll worry about Williams next. Right now, we need find out what is going on here." He nodded and grunted in agreement.
We got to a main elevator and I saw a box with a lock in it. I looked at Pierce. "On it." he said. He stuck a quill from his finger into the lock and got it opened. He opened it and I saw a lot of lower level floors. Three basement floors in all. The third button didn't have a light. I clicked on the one that said B1. We got to the floor and I wish that it hadn't.
It was dark. Unwelcoming. Unlike the other floors upstairs. I heard something, like a low moaning. I then realized that it wasn't just one moan, it was a chorus of moans. I looked at Pierce, and he looked as scared as I was. We entered warily. I looked over and I could see a white light switch. I flicked it on and some fluorescent lights came on in an isle.
On either side, I saw cages. To my left, there were boys, to my left, girls. They were all aged around six or seven to sixteen or seventeen. All looked like they were skin and bones. They all saw us and they were reaching through the bars towards us, muttering and moaning unintelligible things. "Oh
my.... my...." I couldn't even finish. My knees hit the floor, I bent over and threw up.
After I was done, I stood back up to see Pierce having tears in his eyes. He sucked it up and, in the strongest voice he could muster, said, "Gabe. Look at there backs." Most of them had baggy jumpsuits, but some of the guys were shirtless, just pants and not much else. I saw what Pierce meant. The kids had wings on their backs.
Each was different. Some were grey, some were black, I saw one girl that had her wings sticking out of her back that were as red as her hair. Each set came in different sizes too. With each step down the hall, I grew angrier and angrier. How could a man do this? How could anybody do this? To KIDS for Christ's sake! I said, "Pierce. Do you think you can get the locks open?" He said, "I'm on it." He started working on the closest lock.
I heard, "Hey! You're not aurthorized to be here!" behind me. I spun around to see two guards like the ones we saw on the main floor. Pierce tapped me with a staff he grew. I took it and charged the guards with a screech of rage.
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