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gazelles on the Surface I’ve read about. She’s probably one of Mother’s greatest achievements.
    It’s the same Enforcer from earlier, which worries me. I’ve already dealt with her once and failed. I’m not sure I can actually win against her. Then again, this time neither Asher nor Gavin are here. My only concern is the doctor and the box in my bag. And I have the element of surprise.
    I plan on taking full advantage of it.
    The minute she’s fully in the room, I move like lightning and pounce on her before she can even turn in my direction. She slams into the wall. She didn’t even have a chance to react. But I don’t take the time to gloat. I have to stop her. My body works on instinct and I pull my fist back and punch her in the chin, slamming her head back into the wall.
    â€œWhat in the name of Mother?” Dr. Moreau pushes himself against the wall as if trying to crawl through it.
    While I’m distracted by the doctor, the Enforcer is able to get her legs between us. She kicks hard against my chest, sending me flying across the room. I’m able to soften my landing, but I still come back with rug burns on my palms and legs.
    In the time it takes me to get up, she’s pulled something silver from her cape. The doctor’s eyes widen when he sees it and his entire face pales, making his eyes seem even larger and darker. I’ve never seen anything like it before, but it reminds me of some kind of remote control. Her thumb presses one of the buttons and almost instantly the doctor’s blood curdling screams threaten to break my eardrums.
    I cross the distance between us in a leap and try to sweep her legs out from underneath her, but she jumps neatly out of the way and brings her arm down on the back of my neck, which causes my entire spine to protest. My body goes limp long enough for me to hit the ground face-first. It knocks the breath out of me, but I sweep my leg out again the minute I hit. I’m not going to let her get the best of me. This time I’m able to catch her by surprise and she falls backward. She drops the silver remote, but either doesn’t care or doesn’t notice.
    With a growl, she pounces on me and punches me repeatedly in the stomach, right where she shot me earlier. While completely healed, it’s still tender to the touch, and after the fall I just took, this new assault makes my eyes water. I shove her away, and reach toward the silver device. I’m sure it’s what’s causing the doctor’s screams. A thought flutters through my brain that this must have been what sent my nanites into chaos before without the normal injection first.
    My fingertips barely touch the cold metal before she jumps on my back and yanks my hair. My vision wavers. I jam my elbow backward as hard as I can, managing to connect with something that makes her howl. I’m pretty sure I hear a crack.
    She jumps off me, and I whirl onto my back and shove to my feet. But she’s nowhere in the room. I run into the hall just as she pushes through a door at the end of the hallway. She stops a moment. Her eyes meet mine. Then she’s gone and the door slams behind her.
    When I turn to get back to the doctor, something crinkles under my foot. I glance down. I’ve stepped on a sheet of plastic. It’s absolutely clear, but is a similar shape and size to a sheet of paper. It’s curled in on itself right now, but I know exactly what it is. When it’s flat, it’ll operate like a Slate—the clear glass hand held computer every Citizen is issued after they come of age. But this one is different. It’s just for Enforcers. That means it has only one function: to give the Enforcers their orders.
    It’s Mother’s way to ensure orders can be given to any Enforcer, at any time, without delay or confusion. No matter where they are in the facility. As soon as the Enforcer reads them, Mother and the Lead Enforcer get a