Your freedom promised as the result of being an annoying pest is something you didn't expect to happen. You supposed that maybe even Talon had the ability to concede. Maybe. A quick peck on Olivia's cheek and a hair ruffle from her was all you needed to forget the doubt in your mind that Talon would go back on their word.

What would be the last time strolling into Moira's lab, you gave her a big smile. "Ready to be rid of me, momma?" You asked jokingly.

Moira frowned and gestured to your treatment pod. "Yes."

As you step in, you take a deep breath through your nose. Holy fuck it smells weird. Like, the pod always smelled a little odd, but this was way off. Turning around you start "Hey, Moir-" but the door is already closed shut and some clear liquid is making its way in. "Uhhhh..." is all you can say while the rancid smelling liquid begins to burn your feet. You bang on the door and curse yourself for ignoring the obvious narration hints thrown at your face by the author. You knew it was going to happen, but what story would that make?

You clasp your hands together and harden them to be sharp like diamond. Looking a chucking Moira in the eye, you swing at the plexiglass separating you from less-imminent destruction. The liquid now at your knees and the glass just as unbroken as before, you try and think for a way out. Looking above you see nothing that will help you. Looking towards your feet only reminded you of why you're trying to escape. With no other options, you keep banging and the plexiglass until a small crack starts to form. Now that it's at your hips, you decide a small crack is as good as any and thin and stretch you unaffected tissue through the crack as best you can. RIP your legs.

With a look of utter delight on her face, Moira calmly watches as you re-form into a human half your original size. "Well, growing those cells back is going to be a hassle, hm?" She calmly presses her comm, "Its escaped, good luck finding it."

Now the equivalent size of a first-grader, you look at her in disbelief. "You're not going to stop me?"

"And stifle an opportunity to further my research? You are dull." She waved her hand dismissively, pulling the security camera system onto her screen. "Have fun, child."

You shrug, throw the double bird at her, and run your ass as fast as your little legs can carry you.

Something that resembles a key-smash runs through your mind. How the hell are you supposed to get out of here? You're the size of a child for Jeff's sake! As infantry crowd the halls you spot a very convenient air vent. Turning into a more gelatinous form, you make your way through the grate and slop your way towards your quarters. That's the first place they would guard, so you knew that you would have to be sneaky.

As the author would have it, these vents connected every room in the Talon HQ. It would have been super convenient; if only talon had not set up sensors throughout them. Your journey took way longer than intended, having to spread your cells so thin to replicate the metal of the vent walls. Keeping your movements to be in line with the natural expansion and retraction of the metal was quite the task, but you made it.

There was no presence inside your room from what you could see, so you slowly made your way down the wall from the grate, camouflaging yourself as you went to collect your essentials. Your essentials, though, consisted of only two things: a locket and a flash drive. These were easily obtained out of your mattress and quickly stored in the center of your gelatinous form.

"So you're escaping then," a familiar voice rang from your bed.

You sighed and made a toddler of yourself, "as if Talon gave me a choice, babe."

Olivia decloaked herself. She was sitting cross-legged on your bed, looking you up and down. "You've gotten a bit young, haven't you?"

"You probably know what happened by now, so I won't bother explaining. You gonna rat me out?" You asked.

She smiled, "Just like Moira, I have something to gain from you escaping too." She reached her and out and ruffled your hair.

"Love and something else, I get it."

Olivia smiled again and pulled up her hacking screen. She pressed a few buttons and flourished her hands before winking. "You don't have a lot of time. Get going through the grates, Mí Corazón."

You smiled and nodded, "Until we meet again, My Love."

Making your way outside swiftly and quietly was quite easy. You sighed and made your way into the outlying woods. You sat and concentrated, letting yourself focus on the 'flash drive' you supplied to the Talon intelligence department. "Really?" You chuckled. Of course, they would leave it lying on a desk. About 2 minuets later, the drive crawled its way next to you.

As much as you wanted to feel clever, they probably noticed it was a fake as soon as they got it. You inspected it and shrugged, letting it reform with your body. Standing up, you made your way swiftly to the outskirts of the woods. Now with the appearance of a child, you rubbed your eyes and held back tears. Things were going to be hard, be hiding from Talon was your top priority. You stood and let the locket seep into your hand. You whispered, "have fun watching me, babe," and dropped it on the ground.

Smashing it underfoot, you ran off.