The man smiled to himself at the Doctor's remarks and let out a slight chuckle.
"I am no fool, do not belittle me. You may not enjoy my response.. my good man."
The group continued moving on, with minor tension now built between several of them. They approached a set of large metallic doors in the middle of the dust whirling around them, clouding their vision. The man in the wheelchair rolled forward and had his guards open the doors. He turned around to face the guests.
"If you want to turn back.. Now is the time.."
He looked at the two, especially the SCRA professor that seemed to be leaning back, ready to make an escape.
"Just kidding. Let's go."
The guards surrounding the two scientists shoved them forward, though taking care to be more gentle with the ladies that accompanied Dr. Steel. When everyone had entered the dimly lit corridor the doors shut abruptly behind them. The hall was more of a staircase downward, with only a small amount of light emitting from the roof. They continued walking several minutes in silence. Only their footsteps were heard echoing off the dark walls.
"Ah, here we are."
The man in the wheelchair stopped in front of another pair of large steel doors and again had his guards open it for him. The halls lit up from the light that was in the underground bunker. There were people moving about, hauling what seemed to be weapon crates and working busily, not even taking notice of the new arrivals. The group entered and turned right, where there was a small section blocked off from the rest of the large complex.
"Right, first order of business!"
The man in the wheelchair spun around and faced his guests.
"My name is Death Runner, though you may call me sir, boss, oh supreme leader of everything - just kidding, or whatever you'd like. I'm a nice man.. Pleased to meet you!"
He gestured towards the cloaked man that had flown them here.
"And this is one of my most loyal soldiers, Torro Trait. He is pleased to meet you as well."
Death Runner smiled and opened his arms in a friendly manner at the guests.
"Come, present yourselves my guests! I of course do not know everything about you, only what that false transmission sequence gathered."
