Alexia's consciousness awakens suddenly and jarringly, in a manner she's never experienced before. Worried, she calls out to Jessica, but for the first time in her life, she get's no answer, despite the sensation that they are moving. She pushes her consciousness to the surface, something that usually takes a great deal of willpower, but for some reason is relatively easy now.
As she thought, Jessica is up and moving. Alexia tries to take in her surroundings, but she is somewhere unfamiliar. She can only guess it is one of X-COM's main power rooms. As Jessica quickly makes her way through it, Alexia is shocked to see people fighting each other. As she tries to contact her sister again, Jessica suddenly mashes her elbow into a soldier's face, knocking him out. She reaches into his holster and pulls out a laser pistol before continuing on. She stops in front of the main generator, and in the slightly reflective glass before it, Alexia can see their glazed over eyes.
As Alexia desperately searches for Jessica, she realizes there is another voice in their mind. She calls out to it in anger.
<Sir, the subject is resisting somehow.><Impossible! No one can...><No, not the subject. Another one, another mind. It resists, but it is not as strong as the other. It will not be a problem.>
Jessica raises her arm and takes aim at the generator. Alexia tries with all of her being to exert her will, but can't gain control. Then, just as she is about to give up hope, she notices their reflection again.
<Jessica, look at the woman in the mirror! That's me, not you! All you are is a reflection, and you know it! The sooner you except it, the sooner I can get MY body, and you can fade away!>
Jessica stares intensely at her reflection, and a single tear rolls down her cheek.
<Sir! Some...wrong...can't keep...losing consciousness...>
After several seconds, Jessica closes her eyes and slumps to the floor, the gun clattering to her side. After a few moments, she opens her eyes again. She lets out a sigh of relief, and mutters to herself, "Sorry, Jessie. I'll make it up to you somehow."
"Don't move!" Yells a voice behind her, a pair of boot-steps approaching her.
Alexia slowly raises her hands, and glances back at the two soldiers behind her. "Calm down, boys. I'm cool."
"Right, and I'm sure you weren't just pointing that gun at the generator!"
"Y-yeah, that's fair, but I'm cool now."
"How do we know you aren't playing human?" The second soldier asks.
"Get your head out of your ass!" Alexia yells. "If I was being controlled, would I care about this body, or would I just grab the gun, shoot the generator, and let you kill me?"
The two soldiers exchange a look. The first one shrugs, and they lower their rifles. The second walks up to Alexia and picks up the laser pistol. As Alexia climbs to her feet, he hands her the weapon and asks, "How did you break their control?"
Alexia shrugs. "I guess they underestimated my willpower, or something like that."
"Come on," The first soldier says. "This area is secure."
The trio quickly exit the power room. As they pass several soldiers guarding what appear to Alexia to be they're follow soldiers, a small explosion shakes the base. "What the Hell is happening here?!"
"Communications down throughout the base," the first soldier answers. "As best we can tell, the aliens found a way to mass-mind control dozens of staff members so they can sabotage the base and then assault us enmasse."
"So, um..." Alexia looks around in confusion, "What should I do? I'm honestly not very useful outside of the labs.
"This way," The second soldier says, and the three walk through a pair of large doors. "We'll cut through the Forward Access Tunnel and drop you off at the labs. Just try to keep your....."
The sound of a plasma rifle echoes through the room. As the second soldier flops to the gound, Alexia slowly reaches up, tracing her face and staring at the blood on he fingers in horror.....(continued in season five)
