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as soon as she woke up, girly,” he says to Bit as he retrieves a penlight and a stethoscope from the bag.
    “I only left her for five minutes,” she protests.
    “Hmmm,” grumbles Dr. Pierce as he glares at her through the wire-frame spectacles perched on the end of his scarlet-pointed nose. “It’s just as well sound carries through this concrete cave like a megaphone,” he says as he clicks the light on and shines it in my eyes.
    “How are you feeling?” he asks.
    “Like the world is against me,” I reply, squinting in the light.
    “No pain anywhere? Full movement restored?” he asks, ignoring my snide remark.
    “I’m fine,” I reply dryly as he clicks the penlight off.
    He hooks the stethoscope into his ears and presses the other end to the gown over my chest. “What do you remember?” he asks.
    I take a second to think. Rapid flashes of memory scroll through my mind, but it’s like I’m seeing them through frosted glass. “I know what happened,” I reply. “I saw it all, but . . . it comes and goes.”
    “I suspected that might be a possible scenario,” he says. “You and Infinity have two very different sets of brain wave patterns. While you were unconscious your brain was constantly alternating between the two. I’m afraid the overlap might make remembering specific details a little difficult for a while.”
    “When will it clear?” I ask.
    Dr. Pierce shakes his head. “I’m not sure, my dear. Your situation is unique; my predictions of the behavior of your complex neural landscape are still largely based on theory and conjecture. Until thirty minutes ago, I wasn’t even sure which personality would be dominant when you woke up.”
    “Well here I am,” I murmur.
    “Yes, and I’m glad that you are, but I have to be honest, Finn. I was very much hoping to be talking to Infinity right now.”
    “Dr. Pierce!” Bit blurts out, clearly offended by his blunt comment.
    “Why?” I ask, more than a little offended, too.
    “I didn’t mean to sound so callous,” says Dr. Pierce. “But I don’t think I have to remind you that there are three giant war robots waiting for us out there, and Infinity has skills and abilities that would greatly increase our chances of getting out of here alive.”
    “We don’t need Infinity,” growls Bit. “We’ll survive if we all work together.”
    “For all our sakes I hope you’re right, girly,” Dr. Pierce says as he packs the penlight and stethoscope away. “In any case, we’ll just have to work with what we’ve got, so after you’ve freshened yourself up and had something to eat, come to the main laboratory. I’d like to bring you up to speed concerning our escape plan, among other things.”
    “Other things?” I ask.
    Dr. Pierce stands, and his expression darkens. “Yes, Finn. I think it’s time that you learned the truth . . . about everything.”

CHAPTER TWO
    Dr. Pierce disappears around the corner, leaving Bit and me alone. I take a moment for his words to sink in. When we first arrived at Blackstone Technologies, all I wanted was answers. Dr. Pierce may be willing to tell me the truth, but if the truth is even half as screwed up as I expect it to be, then I’m not sure I’m ready to hear it. Everything that I’ve discovered so far has been like fuel thrown on a fire that’s burning me alive. I’m still trying to accept the fact that I’m a ruthless killer with a split personality who can grow new limbs like a freakin’ salamander. Correct me if I’m wrong, but that seems like quite a lot for a girl to wrap her head around in just one day.
    “The showers are just down the hall. C’mon, I’ll take you.” Bit gets to her feet and makes her way across the room. I push off my seat and follow her around the corner to an open door. It’s like the kind you might see in a submarine, thick and made of metal, with one of those big wheels in the center instead of a door handle. I step through behind Bit into a narrow,