“Are you positive that you want to go through this?”<br/><br/>“Of course I am. What other options remain for us here if I don’t go through with this?” The red head replied as she crossed her arms in front of her chest as she fought to control her short temper. It wasn’t as if they hadn’t gone over the information twelve times before. “I’ll just be frozen. Think of it as a nice long nap.. I’ll wake up.. Plant the virus and kablowie all the Asian Robots are gone.” She explained as she leaned to the side half expecting the man infront of her to move out of her way.<br/><br/>“Kathryn.. What if it doesn’t go according to plan?” He questioned his expression shifting from annoyance at her behavior to genuine concern.<br/><br/>“It’s a risk that I am willing to take so we regain our freedom.” Kathryn said as she uncrossed her arms and cupped the man’s face in her hands. “I’ll be perfectly fine Derek. The sooner I finish this assignment.. The better off we will be. We can finally have that family you keep dreaming about and we won’t have to constantly be on the alert.” She leaned forward placing a soft kiss on the tip of his nose before she pulled away.<br/><br/>Derek brushed a few of her stray hairs from her eyes and smiled. “I’ll see you when you get back then..”<br/><br/>“You will..” She replied as she walked away from him. Kathryn walked in silence as she made her way down the empty halls of the storage facility. Her hand curled into a fist as she knocked on the steel door in code for entry.  The sounds of metal opening filled the air before revealing another woman inside.<br/><br/>“Come.. Come.. Let’s get you ready for stasis.” The woman said as she lead Kathryn through the facility. Gathering supplies and forcing her to change out of her civilian wear into a uniform. “That bag you have will be sent into stasis with you..” The woman informed as she led her to the line of pods. “As you are already aware.. You will be placed into stasis and transported as ship cargo. This will be to get you out of orbit and safe to one of the ships.” The woman was about to go on when Kathryn released a heavy sigh stunning her into silence.<br/><br/>“Yes, I know that.. Freeze me so we get started..” Kathryn hissed before being lead to the empty pod. Kathryn slid into the pod shivering at the feel of cool metal against the bare skin on her arms. She placed the bag down at her feet adjusting it before lying down. She took in a deep breath followed by another as she watched the metal door close over her. Her heart racing as if panic was beginning to claim the steel composure she worked so hard at creating away. She closed her eyes taking a deep breath the computer within the pod began to speak.<br/><br/>“Kathryn Tavin. Age: 26. Gender: Female. Computer and Robotics Specialist. Stasis has been initiated. Stasis complete in Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven. Six. Five. Four. Three. Two. One.”<br/><br/>~~~<br/>The loud sound of a club bashing against the long forgotten stasis pod filled the evening air. A metal keyboard cracked by an unknown assailant triggered the stasis pod. The pod itself began to stir back into life as the woman within began to stir. Her eyes fluttering as if REM sleep was in process only to open and reveal dark emerald eyes. Whoever it was or what it was had woken her from her sleep. Kathryn shifted slowly within the pod taking in breaths of air as if she had been holding her breath during a swim. “Where am I?” She managed to utter under her breath as she swung her legs from out of the pod.<br/><br/>Kathryn pulled herself out of the pod. Where were all the damn doctors she was promised? Where was everyone? What the hell happened? Kathryn was dazed for a moment leaning against the pod silent as if trying to give her brain a moment or two to decipher what had happened.  The metal was cool under her touch, something familiar. Slowly she turned her head to take the surroundings.  “Oh god..” Kathryn whispered as she reached into the pod for her bag stumbling back from the pod.<br/>