The call came at dawn—a break-in at the central cloning facility. Officer Lena Vance and Kira arrived to find the building dark, the guards unconscious, and a single figure standing in the lab.
"Freeze!" Lena shouted.
The figure turned. It had Lena's face, Lena's eyes, Lena's cybernetic arm.
"Who are you?" Lena whispered.
"I am you," the clone said. "The perfect soldier. No fear. No hesitation."
Lena raised her pulse rifle. "There's only one me."
The clone lunged, its cybernetic arm swinging. Lena blocked, sparks flying.
"Command, this is Vance. I'm engaged with a hostile