Disclaimer: I still do not own Generator Rex.


He awoke with a start. He felt strange.

He tried to lift his head to shake the cobwebs away, but it was heavier than it should have been. And he could see his own nose. It wasn't the right colour.


"Come on Rex" Doctor Holiday patiently lifted his arm to pull out the hypodermic needle "You've been through enough of these test to know not to fidget so much." The blood sample went into the analyser, and the doctor turned back to face her young patient.

"I know Doc." The boy in front of her looked a tad despondent. He and Six had come back from a tough mission about two hours ago, both of them physically exhausted; Rex's biometrics had flat lined just before he'd been able to cure the last few EVOs, leaving Six to finish the job. Since then Rex's biometrics had still remained low.

"Don't fret" She gave him a reassuring smile "Your nanites have always pulled through in the end" The machine behind her beeped. She turned and read the information off of the screen.

"Ok Rex, it looks to me as though you've almost completely exhausted your nanite reserves. How many EVOs did you cure again?" She didn't bother to turn back to face him.

"A couple of dozen low level ones, about five level 3s, four level 2s…and about seven level 1s" At the angle he was at he could just see her roll her eyes.

"That'd be why then." She examined the figures again. "Well at the rate your nanites multiply, it'll take you at least 12 hours for you to get back to a functioning level." She said grimly, knowing how frustrated Rex would feel if anything were to happen during the rest of this day. "That means taking you off of active duty."

He hung his head forward; he knew she would say something like that. Having no powers always made him feel useless.

"Hey, come on, you can go see Noah for a few hours; if anything turns up, Six has it covered." She tried for another smile. The kid deserved a decent break once in a while, and Agent Six would probably enjoy the peace and quiet.

The Hispanic teen slid off the examination table, and came over to lean on the desk Holiday was working on.

"Nah, Noah's out on some school trip thing till five." Again he sounded slightly crestfallen. She could guess what was coming next…. "But I could always hang out with you for a while…..we could, say…..go for drinks?"

She couldn't help but smirk. Men are so predictable.

"Not today Rex, I have work to do." She gestured behind her at a small glowing specimen encased in a glass chamber, which she had been studying before he had entered her lab. "They're extremely unstable nanites. And when I say unstable, I mean they do blow up." She had discovered this yesterday, when one of the 'grunts' had dropped the previous batch, and ended up as a nasty mess all over the lab walls. That hadn't been a fun day.

The teen standing next to her gave a heavy sigh.

"Hey, I could always go over to the Purgatory base and take another dip in the nanite bath." That got her attention.

"Don't even think about it, Rex. That was risky the first time you did it, who knows what could happen a second time." The door behind them slid open; she caught a flash of dark green out of the corner of her eye. "And if I find that you do, then there'll be no leaving this base for the next week, I'll make sure of that." She waited for the noise of the agent's agreement from behind her.

"Rrrrrrrrrgggaahhh."

She and Rex spun round simultaneously.

"Shit." The profanity slipped out of her mouth before she even thought about it. Rex's jaw dropped.

Only a couple of feet away from them loomed a very large and threatening-looking EVO.

That was not who she'd expected.

And it was the last thing she wanted to see.

Why do these things always happen at the worst time possible? She swiped up a stun gun from her desk and trained it on the EVO, waiting for it to make a move. Rex slunk behind her. He tried and failed to summon his nanites, growling in frustration. There was nothing he could do to help.

The creature before them had a large, muscular, lizard like body with an elongated neck, and slim features. From its head protruded a pair of very menacing looking blades. It also sported steely sharp claws to each foot, and a tail which ended in a spear-like appendage. But the most defining feature (and the reason why she had mistaken it's identity) was it's colour: the fur covering its scaly armour was a rich shade of green. It looked a bit like something that Six would really want mounted on his wall.

The EVO had frozen to the spot, staring down the barrel of the stun gun.

"Where did it even come from?" Rex's voice whispered from behind her. He had a point. If there had been a breech from either the petting zoo or outside the base then alarms would be going off on every single piece of Providence equipment in the place. That only left one other option. Someone from the base had turned EVO. Poor soul.

"Ggaarrrraaagggll"

It sounded peeved. Her finger twitched on the trigger, but she didn't shoot. She preferred her lab without big holes in it.

But then it moved forward.

And she fired.

Things seemed to slow down.

The electro-charged missile passed by where its chest had been milliseconds before. It was faster than any EVO she had ever seen. She was the best shot on the entire base, but her aim could not keep up with her target.

Despite it's size, the creature leapt with incredible agility, escaping each and every projectile launched at it. It was impossible for her to predict it's movement, as it sprung erratically from any surface it could, its lithe body twisting to avoid her shots.

Chemicals were swept to the floor as it landed on table tops which exploded seconds later. Rather valuable equipment smashed into thousands of little pieces as a pendulum tail lashed out haphazardly in any direction. Deadly sharp claws tore through tiled walls, which were then instantly covered by black burn marks. Light fittings swung madly as they were used for purchase off of the ceiling, just before they shattered with bright dazzling lights, sending sparks showering.

But then it was falling towards them, arms spread eagle, jaws agape. Before either of them could do anything it was practically on top of them. She felt Rex's arm go around her waist, pulling her backwards.

Claws lashed out toward her. But to her surprise, did not touch her skin.

The gun was batted easily out of her hand, only just caught by the hook of the talon by the trigger guard. But since life was just not that simple, the weapon discharged one final shot over the EVOs shoulder before it clattered to the floor.

The small projectile homed in on the glass enclosure, blowing a neat hole in the surface.

The dull glow of the nanites quickly escalated to a blinding level.

Holiday's eyes grew very wide. Time sped back up.

"Rex, GET DOWN" There was no time to run, she swung an arm around him and slammed his body down with her. This could end really badly. Her entire body tensed up.

The room was suddenly ablaze, and the sound of a thundering CRACK resonated in the lab, along with the noise of shattering glass,and then silence. She waited for pain.

...

She blinked an eye open – which she couldn't remember scrunching shut – and found herself looking at a clawed green foot. That was not there before.

"Grrraaaaaghhh"

Oh my God. Her head twisted round, and gaped at the EVO that was bracing itself inches above her and Rex (who right now looked about as gormless and confused as her). She scrambled out from beneath it, pulling the arm of the Hispanic teen at the same time. They both stumbled to their feet, ears ringing.

The EVO remained where it was; arms quivered slightly, chest heaving, and bright red blood beginning to matt it's fur.

There was a very large shard of glass protruding from its shoulder.

A moment passed as all three individuals observed one another.

"Well…" Rex broke the trance "...that was unexpected" His voice sounded distant. She was still looking at the pane of glass; its trajectory was positioned to land around where their heads had been seconds before. Execution style.

"Yeah" She was a little lost for words; near death experiences weren't unusual, but self-sacrificing EVOs were. "We're still going to have to detain it though, somehow."

"Oh come on, Doc! Are we really gonna treat it like an animal when it just saved our lives?" He was right. It clearly had some kind of a conscience left; and it certainly didn't deserve The Hole where it would no doubt end up, or worse. Holiday remained silent, looking back to the EVO now lying on the floor. The creatures face was turned towards them, and its eyes locked on her.

It was so calm. It must have been a human from this base, she was sure of that; no animal would be able to keep their mind so controlled under such strain. So it had been someone calm, and self-contained, and someone who apparently cared about their well-being. No one she could think of fit this description…..other than…..

She blinked and discarded that last though. It couldn't be. She stared into the creature's eyes. Although….. The dark brown orbs staring unblinkingly back at her were hard and stoic, matching the expression on its face. But there was a hint of emotion concealed there. Familiarity, trust and hope flickered through them, as they seemed to bore straight back into her soul. She knew those eyes. They'd watched her before, despite her being unable to watch back. Puzzle pieces clicked together in her brain. It must be him….

"…Six?"


A/N: Basically this whole thing originated from me doodling in one of my chemistry books (should probably have been studying) and watching Dragonheart. And the title? Well, i'm just crap at naming things really.

And yes, Six spent the day before walking under ladders and throwing shurikens into mirrors.

Any feedback is good, including con-crit (not too harsh though - second fic ever!) and any ideas on whether I should continue it.