Chapter 12 - THE EXTRACTION BEGINS
The Doctor picked up a specialized micro-laser scalpel, taking a slow, deep breath to steady his nerves.
"Beginning incision," he announced, his voice echoing calmly through the tense silence of the operating theatre.
The laser parted the skin with surgical precision, revealing the strange, pulsing metallic mass beneath the tissue.
Up close, the device appeared organic and mechanical all at once, humming with a low, menacing resonance.
"Warning: proximity sensor triggered," the automated voice of the surgical monitor chimed in flatly.
"Hold all movement," the Doctor commanded, his hand freezing mid-air just millimeters from the exposed core.
The mass began to glow with a bright crimson light, casting eerie shadows across the tiled walls of the room.
"Doctor, the pulse rate is doubling—it's preparing to transmit data or self-destruct!" the nurse shouted in panic.
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The Mother covered her mouth to stifle a scream, watching the nightmare unfold before her very eyes.
The Doctor narrowed his eyes, relying on his years of battlefield trauma training to make a split-second decision.
