A group of masked men pushed a struggling woman into a medical facility. One of them spoke commandingly, "Prep the Bonding process. And someone get a sedative! She's a lot stronger as it is. She'll be an excellent candidate."

The woman glared at her captors defiantly, "You're making a serious mistake, buddy! The Department of Defense will be hearing about this!"

The man in charge scoffed, "Lady, the DOD is employed by our company. You're not going to be missed for quite a while, trust me."

The woman grunted in pain when another man plunged a syringe in her neck. She blinked dizzily and her head lowered slightly. "Don't do this. You're making a mistake."

The man informed her curiously, "Your resistance is puzzling. You contacted us to volunteer for this as I recall."

The woman seemed annoyed by that information, but she could react as the sedative took effect. Two men came up and lifted her onto a medical bed. The man ordered, "Subject X-23 is prepared for the bonding. Once she has assimilated the X-genes, take her to the Adamantium Grafting Facility."

"Yes, sir."

Allison and Henry looked over some computer readings and looked worried, "It looks like her nervous system is undergoing some kind of metabolic and physiological metamorphosis."

Henry commented, "This readout seems familiar somehow. I'd have to look into it a little more to know what it is."

Allison glanced over at Zane who was sitting next to Zoe and offered, "We should ask Zane if he know anything about Jo."

The woman had been injected with several samples of X-genes. Her face was pale from shock and pain. She was left in this condition for several hours until some men came in. They moved her to a gurney and she was moved to a cleaner area that had a large tank with restraining harnesses in the center of the room. The men picked up the woman and dragged her to the tank. They put the woman in the harness and pulled them to keep her standing. Once they got her in place, they strapped a breathing mask on her face. They sealed the tank and it filled with water. The woman blinked as the tank filled rapidly and she struggled to get out.

The man in charge entered the room and instructed, "Set up the grafting procedure." A team of medics rolled large drums to the tanks and slide in several long needles that pushed into the woman's back, legs and arms. She jerked in pain and tried to flinch away from the pain. She looked away frantically and locked eyes with the man. She glared at him angrily before the man announced, "Begin the grafting."

A man pressed a control and the needles pushed in deeper, entering the bones and spine.

The woman looked into the man who had captured her before dozens of sharp points of blinding agony erupted throughout her entire body. She arched her back in pain and thrashed in anguish. She screamed through the air tube for several minutes.

She felt an increasing burn in her body and her heart was beating so fast she knew she wouldn't be able to last very long. She suddenly felt her head swim and her vision blurred. She blinked several times and images of her friends and family flashed through her mind. Her attention turned to the man across the room as her world dissolved into darkness.