Falling for the Bad boy...

SWISS MISSING ( Episode 9)

## **ACT 1: THE VANISHING**

### **Chapter 1: Empty Vials** *(Ellie POV – Zurich Airport)*

**The Lab Inspection**

- Swiss authorities meet them with *empty hands*

- Security footage shows **men in Carter Tech uniforms** clearing out the facility *48 hours prior*

- **One anomaly:** A single room was *sealed from the inside*

**The Break-In**

- Lucas pries open the door with a fire axe

- Inside: **A nursery**

- Small bed with *Lucas's childhood pajamas*

- Walls covered in **his school photos**

- A journal labeled *"Subject L-12"*

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### **Chapter 2: The Brother Clone** *(Lucas POV)*

**The Footage**

- Discovers hidden cameras showing:

- **A boy** who looks *exactly like young Lucas*

- Being trained to *mirror his mannerisms*

- Last entry: *"Ready for deployment"*

**The Realization**

- Lucas's hands shake holding a **specimen jar**

- Inside: *A baby tooth labeled "L-11 Deciduous – Control"*

- **He was the original experiment**

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## **ACT 2: THE REPLACEMENT** *

### **Chapter 3: The Sleeper Agent** *(Dual POV )*

**Ellie's Investigation**

- Tracks "L-12" to a **boarding school in Norway**

- Confronts a **17-year-old Lucas doppelgänger**

- **The Twist:**

- *"I'm not the clone,"* the boy says

- Shows **matching scars** with Lucas

- *"She made *seven* of us after you escaped."*

### **Chapter 4: The Trigger**

**Lucas's Breakdown**

- Visions of **faceless children** in lab coats

- Wakes up *strangling Ellie* by accident

- **The Escape:**

- Steals a motorcycle

- Texts Ellie: *"Find the others before I do"*

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## **ACT 3: THE SEVEN** *

### **Chapter 5: The Network** *(Ellie POV )*

**The Hunt**

- Discovers clones were **placed strategically**:

- One at West Point

- One in the FDA

- One *dating a senator's daughter*

**The Betrayal**

- **Mia reappears** as a Carter Tech intern

- Slips Ellie a note: *"They're activating them tonight"*

### **Chapter 6: Code Eclipse** *(Lucas POV )*

**The Protocol**

- Breaks into his mother's penthouse

- Finds **activation sequence** in her safe:

- *"Upon my death, deploy all L-series"*

- **The Kill Switch:**

- A virus in *Jake's childhood Gameboy*

- **Problem:** Needs all 7 clones *in one room*

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## **ACT 4: THE GATHERING**

### **Chapter 7: The Trap**

**Ellie's Gambit**

- Poses as Eleanor at a **shareholder meeting**

- Announces *"final upgrade for all L-models"*

- **The clones walk into the boardroom**

### **Chapter 8: The Choice** *(12,000 words)*

**The Confrontation**

- Lucas hesitates with the kill switch

- **Clone #3 speaks:** *"We don't want to be weapons"*

- **The Solution:**

- Ellie broadcasts *their memories* worldwide

- Turns them into **whistleblowers instead of assassins**

### **Final Chapter: The New Family**

**Epilogue**

- The clones scatter to **expose other experiments**

- Lucas adopts **L-12** (the Norway boy)

- **Last Line:**

*The Gameboy's screen flickered: "PLAYER 2 START"*