Part of the problem was distraction. Kodachi's smell was intoxicating, merely being in the same room with her made it difficult for Ranma to focus.
That problem, however, was fading as the haze cleared, and he felt the Threats. The entire room was dangerous, somehow, it just smelled of death.
Smelled of his death.
Smelled of Her death.
A low growl elicited from his throat, despite the evidence that Kodachi was alive and couldn't have died. It smelled like she had.
But that was far from everything that was wrong.
Shadowy presences on his mind spoke of things like them, but not like them. Things not possessed of mercy or reason. Things that could feel him and Kodachi and wanted both of them dead.
They had to get out of this place and get back to...
He couldn't remember where they had to get back to.
Almost as soon as he had the thought to wake up Kodachi, finally, the girl snapped awake, and Ranma could feel her consciousness flare awake in his mind. Her emotions passed through the same succession that his had.
She felt different. She felt confused. She desired him. Felt angry at the smell of death in the room. And, finally, she felt the threats about them.
"Door?" Ranma said harshly, the word coming to mind after a bit of thought. The empathic thought desiring exit was much easier to understand.
Kodachi nodded and slipped down to join Ranma in searching the confines of their prison. It took them very little time to zone in on the scent of humans coming in and out, and, from that, easily recognize the door, but that wasn't the best place to go.
****
"What are they doing?" Garrison asked as Kodachi and Ranma searched about the room.
"Technicians recognized the Japanese word for door being used," Carthy said. "They're looking for a way...damnit!"
In quick succession the monitors watching the hybrids all turned to blank screens, those that left last showed the results of several small explosions before joining the other cameras.
"Security to clone disposal!" Carthy ordered into the comlink. "Quickly! Bring flame units!"
The room was awash with the sound of radios communicating the security patrol's actions culminating in there breaching of the doors.
"This is security team gamma," the officer in charge said. "The hosts have entered the ventilation system."
"The ventilation system!" Carthy said in surprise. "How did they do that?"
"The air ducts here were not designed for SIL's shapechanging abilities," the officer said. "I'm assuming they changed shape to fit in the ducts."
"Go to protocol 6-A," Carthy said. He grimaced and turned to look at Garrison. "Let's head for the main control center, these breakouts can turn desperate fast."
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