Disclaimer: I do not own Uglies.

Dr. Cable's POV

I was angry. No, angry wasn't the word for it, but livid was. Absolutely livid, that's right.

One moment, I was interrogating Shay, the next, Tally and that boy (David, I assume) knocked me out. When I finally came about. I was on the roof of Headquarters, and the fugitives, along with a fleet of Special Circumstances hovercars, were long gone.

I can't believe an Ugly outsmarted me. A random! A freak. Because that was what they were. Freaks. Come to think of it, even pretties were freaks. And so were a lot of Specials. I am the one who fits! I should be put in charge of the city! I should be in charge of this city of freaks! Me! Me! Me!

When I got back to my office, I noticed that someone had been through my files. Then I saw that my interface ring was gone. That woman! I punched a hole in the wall. Then Maxamilla came in.

"Easy does it, Boss," she said. "We lost them."

I let out a scream. Why? Everything was going perfectly to plan. Oh well. At least we took care of the man. After my venting, I turned to Feaster.

"I want heavy guard on the borders, and Specials sent into the wild. Make sure those kids don't get back into the city without being noticed." I told her.

"Okay, Boss," she said. I turned my back, but she had more to say.

"Hey, McKenzie," said Maxamilla. "Are you okay? You've been a little crazy lately."

"I'm okay. It's just this job can be stressful. It's not easy being at the top of the line."

"Maybe you should take a break. I can take over for you."

I thought about it. A break wouldn't be that bad. "Sounds good," I said. "I'll go out for a week or 2."

2 Weeks Later

I was in my bed, having a few precious minutes left before I went to work. But then, my skintenna pinged, and I answered it.

"Boss? We have the girl," said Feaster. "She asked to be made pretty."

The Girl was what Feaster called Tally. It was always The Girl or She.

"Well, what are you waiting for?"

Note: In the story, the interface ring is only used to hold files for Specials, so they can access them anywhere.