The Zetta Sonic
Ghosts

“Change plans! Backward!” Jayden's voice this time sounded like a jolt.

[What!? Wh why? What the hell is going on?] Caitlin sounded riled up on the speaker. [Don't you say he's here?]

“Yes, in fact the boy had already found the lever and Tiger was heading towards him. I don't think there's gonna be any trouble. But, he just dropped Tiger.”

[What do you mean drop? No one could defeat Tiger in a hand-to-hand fight. He's as big as his name is. Tiger is a former international free fighter. Waitaminute! Don't tell me he shot Tiger!]

“No. The boy just knocked him unconscious. It should be.”

[Then? I can still clean it up.]

“Do not, Cait! Back off! Killer Bee also managed to retrieve Tiger's phone. You know what that means? He knew something was hidden here. Worse, he used Tiger code to access my security system.”

[You should have said earlier!] Caitlin's voice vibrated because she was running.

“Sorry. I need time to re-light everything.”

[Turning?]

“He took over my system. Turn off some features including heat sensors and restart all cameras. Point is, now I'm losing him.”

[How can you?]

“Sort of virus. That kind. Give me a few minutes to clean up the mess here. In the meantime, you can find him if you want. Don't get too close, he's more dangerous than we thought. As-name. Killer bees. Small but deadly.”

[We? From the beginning Nadira asked you to get rid of him but you invited him here instead.]

“Oke, okay. I underestimated it too much. But this time I was real. Keep your distance from him. We don't know what other tricks he has.”

[Yes, yes, yes. Thank you for your useless warning, J!]

“Only that I can get now!” Jayden left his lines of communication with Caitlin open. His hands were busy typing. His eyes were watching the big screen. The camera should show every corner of the place. In fact, at this time he could not find a foreign figure other than his own friends.

Tiger's lying upstairs. Caitlin is on the first floor of the underground, hiding at the intersection, awaiting the arrival of Killer Bee. Meanwhile, two of their senior members were out looking for lunch. Nadira is not visiting. He was trapped in a computer room, prison and shelter.

“Sial! Where is he? How could he just disappear? He's not a ghost!”

[You remember the story Tiger told us when we first got here?] Caitlin sounded soft, as if whispering because she didn't want to be heard.

“That's the essay!” Jayden sneering. “No killing in this reservoir. No bodies were put into the walls. There are no curses, undead, let alone ghosts. Anyway, should we discuss that at a time like this? I need to find him before Nadira comes back. Otherwise, Nadira will kill me!”

[Then did you see something at a crossroads near me?]

Jayden stopped for a second. His eyes enlarged several screens. They showed a different position towards the intersection where Caitlin was unmoved while hugging the shotgun. “I'm not sure what you mean.”

Camera 12 is positioned near the entrance of the X-01 facing the direction of the intersection. There was nothing there but an empty hallway. “I didn't see anything. You hide yourself well. Killer Bee won't know you're there. Are you going to retreat to find another hiding place?

[Look, J. I have good news and bad news.]

“I want to hear good news without bad news.”

[You ask too much. You know what I see right now? I saw the figure of a small child dressed in bright green walking.]

Jayden shakes. If Caitlin was right, that green figure should have appeared on the screen. In fact, there was nothing there. The hallway's empty, that's all. “Cait, are you sure of what you saw? Please reconfirm.”

[Confirmed!]

“Restrict-”

[No! I'll face him!]

“Cait!”

It was then that Jayden felt the horror of crawling his back and neck. The camera shows Caitlin wrestling with an invisible figure. The girl tried to shoot but the opponent managed to prevent her. Maybe even worse. Killer Bee could have tapped the gun in no time. Jayden can't be sure.

Caitlin kicked something that couldn't be shown on camera. Seems like it failed because next, Caitlin herself was pushed backwards. His shotgun was pulled but Caitlin managed to keep it. The attraction did not end well. Shotgun. Jayden felt a cold sweat run down his forehead.

The cameras they use are expensive. Not only is the quality sharp, but the sound and video are colored. Jayden saw clearly a red liquid there. Who it belongs to, Caitlin or that unrecorded figure. The fight isn't over yet but Jayden's patience is over.

He took some stuff from the drawer underneath. A wide white bracelet, white framed glasses, access card, also a gun. Jayden had to go out and see what was going on with his own eyes. After all, the computer room didn't really imprison him. It was his ability that kept him there for hours.

Jayden activated the feature in his glasses. Now he could see the passageways like a three-dimensional map. Coupled with heat sensors and other sensors that he has managed to fix, Jayden is ready to face Killer Bee. He's even ready to face the ghost of Tiger.

All the hallways in the basement looked similar. Everything is white with lighting in the form of lines. The futuristic minimalists fit the equipment that was there. The woman leader, Nadira, spends almost half of her annual budget on facilities there. Jayden can't lie if he likes all the sophistication. With a note, he's the controller.

Killer Bee made him curious and upset. Obviously he's better than Killer Bee but Killer Bee can outsmart him. He had to capture Killer Bee with his own hands.

Jayden took the elevator straight to the B1 floor where Caitlin was facing her intruder. The young man ran fast. Being confined in a basement for a long time does not make his physical abilities decrease. They have training facilities to the medical room. It's like a micro city.

Guided by the features in the glasses, Jayden arrived at the right place. There, he saw blood on the floor. Caitlin stands. His hand held the shoulder of the all-green-clad figure on the wall.

Jayden hurriedly digested what was happening. The blood came from an intruder not his friend. Caitlin is safe, even likely to win. The intruder was wearing a bright green suit that made him invisible on camera. A mixture of green screen techniques and hacking abilities managed to eliminate it from the screen.

“You were arrested on behalf of ICPA, Killer Bee!” Jayden came running closer with a gun.

“Don't come here!” exclaim Caitlin.

Jayden is too fast. Again, green smoke is rising.