Chapter 1

Angelika - Like an angel
Truda - Fighting woman
Varick - Protecting Ruler
Harman - Man of the army

The man moved through the shadows as if he were a part of them. Through many years of practice it was now mere child’s play. Looking around the compound the man’s chiseled features searched for the container that held the doctor. After all these years they finally had a location on the man. Moving to the container the man broke the lock with practiced ease, only to find a note and a recording device inside. Silently cursing his luck the man grabbed both and faded back into the shadows as he made his way off the compound. Outside he was met by a woman who bore similar looks as the man, showing her what he’d found she too cursed, “The others aren’t going to be pleased.” She told the man. Nodding the man replied, “I know, imagine my displeasure at not finding him there.

Starting the jeep the woman drove them a little ways to their cargo plane, inside they were met by two other tall blonde people with similar features. “What do you mean he wasn’t there?” The second male shouted.

“This was all, I’m afraid that he has duped us again,” The first male said. The note he held simply said play me to the end.

“Might as well listen to him mock us again,” the first female said.

Starting the device they listened to the voice of an older man, “My children, this was the closest you have come yet I applaud you. It has only taken 20 years for you to become as adept as you have. I know you want answers, I will provide the few that I can. You all are well over 70 years of age though you only appear to be in your 20’s. This is a bi-product of the genetic manipulation experiment all those years ago.”

“I think that the doctor has finally lost his mind,” the until now silent second female said.

“No my dear Truda, one might say I have finally found it,” the voice replied causing Truda’s mouth to gape.

“You bastard you have a live hook up to this!” She shouted at the voice.

“Yes and Varick I know you are tracing this though, I could tell you it is of no use, I know you’ll try,” The voice advised the oldest male in the room. “Now then if we may, please all sit.” all but the second male did as asked, his lean muscular body tense, on guard, his eyes darting everywhere. “Ah Harman, I should have known you never sit.”

The shortest of the group the first female a half a foot shorter than Truda her dirty blonde hair lying limp on her shoulder shook her head. “I suggest we hear him out,” she quietly said. “He is going to tell us no matter what, we might as well get it over with.”

“Thank you Angelika you at least...” the voice started.

“Do not thank me doctor, we all have better things to do than exchange pleasantries that none of us feel. I wish to be done with this, then get on with life such as it is.” Angelika said in hushed bitter tones. The voice sighed it had been so long since he’d actually seen them, since that last day in the late 50’s when he left them with an old friend.

“Yes I will dispense with them also, as I said all four of you are the products of genetic manipulation. Though I am sure that one day your bodies will fail it won’t be for a very long time.”

“So what you are telling us is that we are damn near immortal?” Angelika spit out at him.

“Yes, in a sense you just might say that, you heal far faster than anyone else, you are immune to almost all diseases, your perceptions are hundreds of times better than all. One might even go as far as to say that you are perfect.” The doctor’s voice proudly said. The four in the room looked at each other with wide eyed expressions.

“Seventy years old?! I do not believe you doctor, you have lied to us before to get us to do things for you. I am sure this is just another in a very long line of lies that you have told.” Varick the leader and eldest of the group spit out at the voice, when his trace led him to a impenetrable wall.

“I did try to warn you Varick but as a great leader you always have to have the facts, that I taught you all those years ago.” The doctor went on trying to explain further. “The fact that you are finally as advanced as you are has prompted me to reveal all I can about you and your pasts, as well as my own, to a point.”

“Can we get on with this?!” Truda snapped, “What in the hell do you want of us now? I also believe that all of this is a lie so finish up so we can leave this hellish place!”

Sighing the doctor knew they were having a hard time believing him. “Alright, as you should know I was a doctor in Hitler’s army. I...”

“More lies! You would have to be over 90-95 years of age there is no way that you can convince me that you are that old,” snapped Varick. “I have had enough of this!” Varick and Angelika had started for the door when neither could move. “Release me you son of a bitch!” Varick was shouting.

“If you’ll listen, then I will but if you refuse, then I am afraid that I will have to keep you that way.” The older man’s voice replied.