Author's Note (Monster): Hello, our lovelies! I have a few things to say. First off, I HATE the summary but I'll fix it later. Second off, this is a PROLOGUE which means it'll take a looong time before I post chapter 1 because I haven't written it yet but I thought I'd post the prologue to motivate you all to continue to add OCs to my story. So far I've received 13 OCs and this prologue will feature a few of them already. Anyway, enjoy!
Pitter-patter on the greasy concrete floor, breath laboured as she dashed through the corridor, notebook tucked in her arms. She just finished her session with Nefaria – a young, blind, modified female test subject on Floor 4. The poor woman finally had something going for her, however small it may be. Ever since they injected her with the serum, she'd been able to 'see'.
Not literally but doctor Black had been investigating the mental bond between twins. Don't ask how the grump did it but he managed to create a serum to strengthen that bond and gave it to Nefaria, the youngest of a pair of female twins. Her modification expressed itself through telepathy with her sister so now our dear blind Nefaria could read the mind of her twin sister, Venomera. Venomera would describe the scenery in front of her in thoughts to make sure her sister could see it. Dr. Diamond wasn't sure if that was a positive thing yet. After all, her twin sister was the reason Nefaria was locked away in a facility like this. The reason both of them were sentenced to Test Subject.
Venomera, during multiple crimes, had told her sister lies about what was going on and took advantage of her loss of sight with it. It was a toxic relationship with a more dominant sister taking control which was probably the reason Venomera got the adaptation to the chemicals.
BUT.
Nefaria was doing well and that was all that mattered to doctor Diamond. Now she raced through the hallway in search of her boss. She was certain Martin said he spotted him on floor 5 but unfortunately, floor 5 was the largest storey so he could've gotten far by the time she reached it. Maybe she should've asked Martin to be more precise. Oh well, at least floor 5 was pleasantly quiet, a nice contrast to the noisy scoundrels from floor 3. Just thinking about those loudmouths made her skin crawl. They just loved being the loudest in the entire department. God, especially-THERE!
"Doctor Cain!" Airia called out, drawing the attention of a few curious Test Subjects in their cells siding the corridors but none of them said a word. There was a dark glare from Subject 22 – Adam "Dark Soul" Alma. Now that man was wicked. He gave her the chills. She never looked him in the eye.
She was told not to since the convicted serial killer was very very fond of eyes. Especially in a jar.
At the end of the hallway, nearing the stairs stood doctor Cain, the head of the Department for Experimental Sciences and Test Subjects. He pivoted to see who called for him and smiled as Airia skidded to a halt in front of him.
She leaned on her knees heavily, panting and slightly dizzy from the physical effort it took to get there. "I-I…"
"Easy, doctor Diamond. I don't want to have to send you to the infirmary", the boss chuckled kindly.
Thank you but no thank you. The infirmary was doctor Delmare's domain. That man, however kind he may seem, had always been a little peculiar and frankly, a bit creepy as well. No man was ever THAT lenient and willing to take on any task. Plus he was just so damn jumpy and nervous all the time. What the hell was he hiding? Maybe he was just REALLY fond of coffee?
"Doctor Diamond?"
Airia looked up, startled out of her thoughts. "Oh yes, sir! I was just wondering. I finally got to take a look at the file you sent me of my new colleague? Doctor Murillo?"
Dr. Cain hummed. "Yes, our new psychiatrist. What about him?"
"Is that uh- Daniel Murillo?" the young woman asked, tucking a loose strand of auburn hair behind her ear.
"Yes, doctor Danny Murillo. Are you familiar with his work?"
"More like, his life", she replied. "I went to medical school with Danny. I saw him last year but I had no idea he had plans on joining us here."
"He only recently asked to transfer to the 4C. His references were very promising", dr. Cain thought aloud.
The 4C prison as the public called it. The Crimson Cove Correctional Center. A well-known and highly secured prison near the border of the US. The only prison in the country to have a department for test subjects. Needless to say, all death penalties in the country were sent here to remain as test subjects. In the last few years the Department of Experimental Sciences and Test Subjects had doubled in space and resources to accommodate to the subjects' needs. Only a small part was left for the inmates sentenced to a temporary stay.
"He is a very, very fine doctor, sir. Professionally speaking of course", she smiled awkwardly, earning an all-knowing look. "I understand. Back in my days in the psychology staff, I was Danny's supervisor during his internship."
"Danny was an intern here?"
"Yes, quite a long time ago."
Back in the days when Danny and Airia were still in medical school, doctor Cain was a respected psychiatrist working hard so he may one day take over the department from his father, Cain senior. Now he finally had the position he'd been working for all his career. "Danny's arrival is set for Friday. I thought it would be in his best interest to let the information and events sink in after his first day. Especially since some of these subjects can be quite a handful."
A loud bang reverberated through the cells. Doctor Cain peeked through the tiny window of the massive steel door. "Keep it down, Miss Jackson."
There was no reply but dr. Diamond was sure the subject was glaring at her boss with enough hatred for two.
"Definitley sir. The first few times can be very heavy, especially getting to know these poor residents."
"Airia, plea-…"
"Poor residents", she repeated more sternly. It was hard to call them a "test subject" sometimes. No one ever asked to be tested on so severely but it was their punishment for the crimes they had committed. At least it wasn't the death penalty? And it was in the name of science! That made up for it, right? No?
"Anyway, there will be a brief introduction and tour of the department but then I'll have to get going. I've got too much work to do to guide Danny through his routine the entire day but I trust you will assist him, should he have any questions?" dr. Cain requested.
There was a low rumbling in one of the cells but they paid no attention to it.
"You can count on me, sir!" dr. Diamond smiled.
"Thank you, doctor. I'd like for us both to monitor his first session with a patient to see how he interacts with them and guide him to avoid certain topics. I'll have mr. Theil and miss Wilma on duty to keep him safe should anything happen", he thought aloud. Martin Theil was our oldest warden, not in age but in experience. He'd been here since he graduated and knew every nook and cranny of the place by heart.
"If you don't mind me asking, sir, which subjects will you assign Danny to?"
Doctor Cain glanced sideways at cell number 3. "He's taking over doctor Michael's patients."
"Makayla's? But sir, you know they drove her to… the incident", Diamond expressed her worry but Cain sighed. "They're not animals, Airia and I'm sure dr. Murillo will be more than capable to handle himself with them."
He gestured to the cells surrounding them. Especially Subject 3 and 4. Those two were awful when they were together. Same for Subject 1 and 5 – Trickster and Miss Jackson. Their cells were separated for a reason.
"If you say so, sir", Diamond sighed, checking the clock on the wall and gasping. "I'm late for my appointment with Venomera!"
Not that she'd realize her doctor was late. These subjects had no idea what time it was or what date and day. She thanked her boss for his time and ran off towards the stairs behind him. Cain shook his head amused and followed, letting his footsteps die down on the heavy concrete.
Inside cell number 3 a man tapped a small rock against the ground, mimicking the soft noises of the doctor's feet until they faded into nothingness. His back against the wall opposite of the steel door. He lifted his head, face damp from breathing against the mask he wore. He blinked, looking at the ray of light from the hallway, coming through the tiny rectangular window of his door.
He could see the cell across from his. Cell number 4. "Did you hear that, Charlie?"
His voice was a low rumble, slightly hoarse.
There was no movement in the cell across from him but Subject 3 knew his friend was listening. He grinned, a strained movement for the skin around his mouth and pressed tightly against the mask. "We're gonna get some fresh meat around here."
There was a light shuffle of fabrics before the familiar sunglasses appeared in the window of cell 4. The Subject was grinning behind the cloth he wore to protect his mouth and nose. He tipped his glasses down to reveal his stark white eyes. "Doctor Danny Murillo won't know what hits him."
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OCs featured or mentioned in this chapter;
- Doctor Airia Diamond (by AiriaMurillo)
- Doctor Breccan Cain (by AwokenMonster)
- Warden Martin Theil (by HUshipper)
- Doctor Keith Delmare (by Mel)
- Doctor Juan Black (by MKelly)
- Test Subject Venomera, real name: Moira Morrison (by AwokenMonster)
- Test Subject Nefaria, real name: Emma Morrison (by AwokenMonster)
- Test Subject Trickster, real name: Mike James Morris (by Airia's bf)
- Test Subject Miss Jackson, real name: Caleb Jackson (by Airia's bf's roommate)
- Test Subject Doctor Madness, real name: Makayla J Michaels (by HatefulRaptorlovesTOP)
- Test Subject Dark Soul, real name: Adam Alejandro Alma (by AronKBurns)
- warden Alfie Wilma (by This_Is_Alias)
Every single supporting character aside from Hollywood Undead will be OCs invented and designed by YOU (if you like, of course). If anyone's interested, here's a list of possible information you may want to include in your OC Introduction (in the comments or in a PM on here)
- Full Name:
- Age:
- Gender:
- Personality:
- Occupation, chosen from the following options. Any details about their occupation may be left blank for me to fill in. They are entirely optional for your designing fun
Doctor: as a doctor at the hospital/prison, your OC will be stationed to monitor test subject's mental health (psychology department), work in the lab to design experiments and tests (test tinker) or work at the infirmary to nurse test subjects back to health after a failed experiment or unexpected backlash (specialized in trauma, disfigurements and mutilation). You may specify which out of these 3 options would fit your doctor. Please add how your OC treats the subjects and how they are treated by colleagues.
Test Subject: as a test subject, your OC committed an unspeakable crime, sentenced to death – or worse, test subject. Since the subject undergoes experiments on a daily basis, they may be disfigured, mutilated or modified. You may add optional disfigured parts (extra finger, burnt arm etc.), mutilated parts (missing finger) or modifications (genetic modification made the subject grow fangs). You may also add which crime your Subject committed to be sentenced to Test Subject. Please add how your OC treats doctors, wardens and other subjects. Test Subjects go by nickname (like HU) so you may invent a nickname if you like as well. If not, I will do it for you.
Warden: As a warden, your OC keeps an eye on everyone and everything. They are to keep the doctors safe when a doctor enters the cell, walks the hallway, the courtyard etc. Wardens stand outside the cells to tend to the subjects' needs such as sudden side effects of a previous experiment. Please add how your OC treats Subjects and doctors.
Special force: The special forces are the snipers surrounding the towers of the courtyard, the heavily armed people to break apart riots and separate fights between inmates/subjects.
Inmate: inmates are the preys of test subjects. The Subjects envy their potential freedom once they get out since the Subjects are sentenced for a lifetime so they give the inmates HELL.
- Remarkable details, for example "scar on left cheek because subject attacked them", "fears Subject 3 (Johnny 3 Tears)":
- Physical appearance (hair, eyes, skin):
- Things I need to know about their past:
Thanks for anyone who's willing to help me shape this AU!