Finding Self

[Boss]

TEN
The hairdryer-looking device at the top of the Rack glided downwards to cover Chucks head. Small electrodes were extruded and placed carefully on shaved spots on his scalp.

NINE
There was a small jolt as the electrodes turned on and began tuning themselves to his brainwave patterns.

EIGHT
The project rooms doors slid shut and clicked; the room itself began running off of its internal regulated atmospheric supply.

SEVEN
The rooms containment field activated, sealing any last possible cracks. In the control room, the tension was thick enough to cut with a knife. If anything would go wrong, it would be aboutnow.

SIX
Nothing did go wrong though, and the computer continued its inexorable countdown to project execution. The MC checked for the fiftieth time to make sure the activation switch hadnt moved.

FIVE
Sandy started chewing on her nails, but stopped abruptly when she tasted the nail polish. The MC started to sweat, and reached into his pocket for a handkerchief.

FOUR
Tim glanced down at his screen and made sure the small blinking cursor was in the correct location. Would Chuck get the correct beacon, or would Tim fail in his mission?

THREE
Silence reigned in the control room for the last few seconds of the countdown; but for heartbeats and the mechanical voice, it could have been a tomb filled with statues and computers.

TWO

ONE

PROJECT READY; ACTIVATE AT WILL

The MC opened the cover and pressed the button.