When Scott left Trane and Beauchamp in Lab Five, he headed for the medicenter--then changed his mind when he got halfway there. Swinging around a corner, he aimed for the brig instead. He would just have to wait to check on Donna and get the once-over ordered by Perseid. At the moment, with Bern's time ticking away fast, the twelve Red prisoners were much more important.
As Scott whipped around the last turn before the brig, he saw that the place was under heavy guard. Four Diamondback men in full body armor, complete with helmets, stood outside the door...two on either side, all carrying big rifles.
The two guards closest to the door stepped forward when Scott approached. "Hold it," said the younger of the two. "We're on lockdown here. Nobody gets in or out."
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