Darkness enveloped Ashley, her eyelids refusing her demands to open despite the rising dread that surged through her. Her mouth felt dry, lacking the saliva needed to ease the unpleasant taste in the back of her throat. Mind racing, she tried to reconstruct her last few hours. She had been on her bike, that much she remembered, but everything else was a little hazy. She probed her memories for answers, wondering if she’s been in an accident, but then, when she heard the voice, a cold dread sped through her and everything came flooding back in a nauseating realisation. “Assign her designation FAB-EB98V.” The voice seemed to echo in her ears, the sound bringing some awareness to her body. She could feel a cold breeze upon her and her finger finally twitched in response to her attempts to mo

