Episode 5 · Mia Reyes, Cole Mercer, Evelyn Pierce
Mutant monkeys from a nearby zoo swarm the warehouse. Mia pulls a pink chainsaw from her spatial storage and slaughters them. Cole checks her condition and hands her a fallen green mutation core. Mia swallows it and faints in his arms. Cole carries her to the convoy as they head to Haven Base. At the medical lab, Chief Researcher Evelyn Pierce runs tests on Mia and finds zero special abilities.
Mutant monkeys break into the warehouse to attack the survivors and soldiers. Mia reaches into her spatial storage, pulls out a bright pink chainsaw, and cuts down the mutants without hesitation. Her squad watches her clear the room.
Cole makes sure Mia remains lucid after the battle. He collects a glowing green mutation core left behind by a beast and offers it to her. She swallows it instantly, passes out in his arms, and he carries her away.
The military convoy follows public broadcast instructions and reaches the gates of Haven Base. Cole steps down with Mia and holds her hand as he guides her directly toward the survivor intake facility.
Chief Researcher Evelyn Pierce evaluates Mia inside the base medical lab. Pierce runs standard diagnostics on her body. The results show elevated physical agility and normal vital signs, but the scan fails to detect any awakened power.
“Hall Monitor is such a badass!”
“It's a bottom-tier mutation core. If Command asks, I'll answer for it.”
“Her vitals are normal. Her agility is one and a half times baseline. As for an ability... No ability.”
Chief Researcher Evelyn Pierce completes Mia's intake examination and announces that she has no special ability despite her above-average agility. Cole stands nearby with his secret intact for now. How long can Mia pass as an ordinary human inside Haven Base when her zombie hunger and hidden spatial storage remain completely undetected by medical scanners?