The girl formerly known as April left the lab that had once held her prisoner. She could see a heads-up display that contained information about the environment.

“Delta, please stand down,” Leviathan said.

“Negative, must integrate with the AI known as Leviathan,” Delta said in a monotone voice.

She spotted Jeremiah in the distance. Her HUD identified him as a threat. He looked behind him and then ran through a door. Delta learned that she could track Jeremiah through a set of predictive patterns. It was almost like she knew the facility, as if she’d built it. A map appeared on Delta’s HUD. She moved with purpose. Any casual observer might think she was out for a leisurely stroll. She slipped through the door that Jeremiah had so hastily egressed through.

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Jeremiah was standing over another figure that appeared to be restrained. Delta performed a remote scan of the area. Jeremiah was still tagged as a threat, but the moving bundle at his feet was identified as “unknown.” Delta could see other figures in lab coats running down the hallway, away from her. They weren’t identified as threats. Delta propelled herself down the hall faster than was possible for a seven-year-old. Jeremiah unmasked the bundle, and Delta’s scanner registered the figure as an ally known as Josephine Smith (a.k.a., Jet). Jeremiah grabbed Jet and pulled her through another set of doors. Delta heard a loud click. She tried opening the door, but he’d locked it. She scanned the door, but as it was made from a lead composite, she couldn’t see anything behind it.

Delta tested the door for weak spots.