After walking for several miles the two stopped and took shelter in an indent in a canyon wall. They quickly fell into a deep sleep due to exhaustion.

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“Commander, the subjects have fallen asleep.”
“Very good, retrieve them. Be quiet about it as well.”
“Yes sir. Base to ground unit. Retrieve subjects located at the coordinates being uploaded to your navigators. Use extreme caution, we are not sure of what they are capable of.”

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Aaron awoke to a shriek. It took him a moment to realize that it was Crystal. They were being captured by human-like figures.

“Aaron!” Crystal shrieked.

Before Aaron could respond, a mask had been placed over his mouth and he became drowsy and everything faded to black.

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Aaron awoke restrained to a bed in a room much like a sick bay. Various wires connected to him and many machines were beeping and buzzing. The room wreaked of death. He also smelt burnt flesh then felt a burning pain on his arm. He looked and saw a brand “NovaB345” on his arm.