The Alchemist's Children: Panacea

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  The workshop looked like a tornado came through. Benches were turned over, parts were dumped all over the place, and Callen's gut told him that the bugs were back in place. Callen swore as he ran towards Felix's room with the giant computer system and command chair. He pushed back the flaps and saw Felix was folded over the Star Trek chair's armrest with a flashing computer program that read that a target being scanned for was in Philadelphia.

  "What happened?" Ania sounded panicked.

  "No idea,” Callen checked Felix's pulse. He was alive but unconscious. Before he started to consider his next move, another blinking computer monitor caught his eye. Felix had figured out the bugs had transmitted a signal and decrypted the message. It was just a simple code, but his heart stopped as it registered. 'Transition Sent: Activity on the network related to Alexander Thorne. File moved across network to IP address: 123.13.256.4. Hardwire connection. Location Room 216.

  "Sadie. That's her room,” Callen cursed. "They're going after Sadie!"

  "That's where we accessed the files…and loaded them on the computer.” Ania cried.

  "Then they're looking for Dad..." Callen said. "And, they're gonna hurt Sadie..."

  "You don't know that...but, let's go get her!" Ania yelled as she pulled out her cell phone. She dialed Sadie, as they ran. "Crap, not answering..."

  "Try Tende..."

  They ran up the stairs through the Heavenly Pint. "Got him..." Ania said. "Tende, no time to explain...get Sadie awake...there's monsters coming for Sadie...you gotta get her out of there..." There was a pause, and she swore. "I think they got him. Callen, we have to get them..."

  "Try grandpa..." He ordered. "Hopefully, we can find out who they are...let's go..."