Introduction
An Ultimate Life Form?
The night of Station Square was busy; it was still early evening, and it was a Friday; so couples, friends, and family groups were all out and about; making the city seem active.
But this is not the focal point for us.
About 50 miles away is a dense woodland area; it looks just like any other; only if one looks closely, very closely; you would see a door on the ground, covered in moss and leaves and some grass. Going down the stairs; it is dark, but there is some light; not much, but there is some.
The light bulbs are broken, but some are still working; if not blinking on and off; ready to go into pitch dark.
Walking through the corridor there are broken glass, and in some places there are bullet holes in the metal walls. And then there are needles, which are rusty; and of course some blood.
After ten minutes of walking through, what feels like half darkness; and praying that nothing will cause a fall. There is an open door; and green light is coming from it.
Walking towards it you see that the room is more like a lab, with a metal table, a sink on the right side; and a large closet on the left; with the green light coming from the tube that's in the middle of the room.
Closer inspection shows that there is a person in there; and they open their eyes slowly. The eyes are amber, and they glow brightly before suddenly glowing red, destroying the tube that surrounds them; but they don't realise the chains still bind them to the machine. Flames lick at their body and the chains have vanished; and the flames move to flick around the room, not burning anything; but waiting for an order.
The person is an echidna; who was wearing all white. They open the closet and look into the mirror; only to grimace.
The echidna was wearing white trousers and a white vest top; a hand went into the closet, pulling out black trousers and top, and black and purple trainers.
Looking in the mirror they nodded to themselves; the echidna smile slightly and she left; allowing the flames to do their purpose: Burn.
Of course, the flames worked slowly, allowing the female to leave without having to run; and she watched her surroundings; looking confused, but once she was out she closed the door; and the flames consumed the labs, and everything else; no evidence would exists.
The female echidna looked at the clear midnight sky, and closed her eyes as she felt the cool breeze hit her skin.
"I'm..." She paused, testing her voice; "Free..." She looked back at the sky, and the moon, with the stars near it; "Free?"
The female walked away from the closed door, and began her long trek towards Station Square; to find someone to help her understand what she was.