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The Story:
She stumbled up to the building, drifting in and out of consciousness. The doors rattled as she tugged on them, but her efforts were useless. It was after hours, and the building was locked down.
She looked around and retrieving a brick, chucked it at the window. The glass shattered her reflection, providing an open path. A warning siren was sounding as she stepped through the doorway.
With the elevators shut down, two flights of stairs were between her and the only lab on the planet that could save her life. One step at a time, she forced herself to keep going until she reached the third floor.
As she ran down the hallway, a pain shot through her abdomen, sending her to her knees. She clutched at her stomach and moaned. Crawling to lab 347, she turned the doorknob and fell inside.
She could hear the boots of military soldiers arriving downstairs. In a few minutes she would be arrested or dead.
She forced herself to stand and used the lab tables to support her trek to the chamber. Once she finally got its thick door open, she threw herself inside. It automatically sealed her in.
Just as the chamber had sealed, military soldiers poured into the room. John Vance entered last and ran up to the small square window on the chamber’s door.
“Sarah! Sarah, don’t do this,” he pleaded, banging his fists in the door.
“You don’t know what will happen to you!”
She studied the red button on the wall. Just a press.
“I know what will happen if I don’t, John. I’m sorry.”
She punched the button, and a mist filled the air, coating her in a metallic black layer. She fell to the ground, screaming, as the substance was absorbed by her skin.
When the process completed, the chamber unlocked. John ran inside and cradled Sarah, who wasn’t breathing. He checked her pulse but felt nothing.
He sobbed over her lifeless body until she sprang up, gasping for air. She slowly looked at him.
Her eyes were solid black, and she spoke with a robotic voice.
“John Vance… 5′ 11″, 173 pounds.”
He whipped out his gun, but she snatched it in a flash and crushed it in her hand.