SUBJECT 2

Chapter 1, Part 1: Prologue

By Brandon Frangipani

Hey everyone! I want to welcome you to a brand-new story called Subject 2, in which we follow Michael Jacobs, a stray kitten who has been subjected to human experimentation and is now an anthropomorphic animal. Running from the people who kept him in isolation, he runs into the Elite Force and helps them defeat super villains and protect the world. This will be a reboot and will be told from the perspective of Michael himself.

Michael: Brandon does not own Lab Rats: Elite Force, Lab Rats, or Mighty Med. He only owns me and any other OC he has created. Enjoy the story!

NOTE: This chapter has gone under a complete re-write, so the entire chapter will have a different formatting as well as more believable dialogue and events. Chapter 1 will also be split into multiple parts, so if needed, there will be a completely new remade fanfiction story with these multiple parts as well as the other chapters having re-written parts, but not completely re-written as there are some things that people liked in those chapters that I am going to keep.

It was a bright and sunny day. The year was 1996, and this year of the decade was popular for its pop culture, which included that alien sci-fi movie Independence Day and people were dancing to Don't Speak by No Doubt, which was one of the top songs of that time. It is 89 degrees is sunny California, and the day could not have gotten hotter because there was barely any rain in the Golden State. A female cat was lying in a box with the kittens she gave birth to weeks ago. The cats were sweating due to the heat, and one kitten was overly energetic as he was excited to get adopted by all the people walking on the sidewalk. There were people dancing to their beatboxes on the street, while kids were getting ice cream from the trucks that were stopping on the edge of the sidewalks.

People were picking up kittens from the box for about ten dollars each, which was a lot of allowance money a kid would have to earn in 1996. Family after family, most of the kittens got adopted except for the energetic male kitten and his mother. The male cat was tired from being overly energetic, as he wanted to be adopted so badly because he wanted to live with a family that would love him and take care of him, due to his mother dying from a disease.

However, things would eventually change for the kitten, as four people stood over the box, looking to see if there were any kittens left to adopt, in which the people turned out to be a family. The father was dressed in a tuxedo, the mother was dressed in a beautiful red dress, and the children were dressed in high school uniforms as they just got out of their classes for today. The children were a boy and a girl, and they were in their teenage years.

"Hey dad, you think there are any more kittens we could adopt?" The daughter asked, as she was shaky due to the California heat.

"You would love a cat. It could curl your hair!" The son said jokingly as he laughed. The mother smacked the son and he let out a shout of pain. "Ow! Mom, why would you do that?!"

"Josh, you be nice to Sally! She's being wanting a pet since she was a kid. And you know very well that we couldn't have one around the house since your father freaked out after you brought that loose mouse into the pantry! It ate all the Froot Loops!" The mother exclaimed to her son.

"Ashley, darling, calm down!" The father said to his wife. "I've already gotten over that; that was six years ago when Josh wanted to make his own house-made video of Ice Ice Baby."

"Victor, you do realize that Vanilla Ice mentions less than bikinis, right?" Ashley asked her husband.

"Wait, Josh, you did not tell me that! I thought you said that song was appropriate!" Victor said to Josh with a frustrated look on his face.

"Yeah, I said appropriate… in a sense," Josh exclaimed to his father. Victor then smacked Josh on the back of the head, with Josh shouting in pain once more. "Ow! You know, when mom does it, it doesn't hurt, but when you do it, you're like Hulk Hogan in the WWE!"

"Aw, look at the cute little kitten!" Sally said with a smile on her face. The rest of the family stopped arguing and looked inside to see the male kitten run around and meow in a cute voice.

The male kitten was gray-colored, and it had blue eyes and white paws, in which it also had a striped tail. He ran around the box in a fast pace, as the family awed in joy as they finally found a pet they wanted to adopt. Victor then spoke to whoever was in charge about adopting the kitten.

"Sir, would I be able to pay ten bucks for the grey kitten in the box?" Victor asked the owner.

"I'm sorry, pal. But it's going to cost you extra since it's the last one in the box and he can't leave without his mother," the owner said to Victor.

"I will pay anything, just give me the price," Victor stated.

"Fifty bucks," the owner said.

"Fifty bucks?!" Victor asked with a confused look on his face. "That's much more than what you're selling them for!"

"Hey, pal! These are the last two in the box! Now either you buy them, or I take them to the animal shelter to get the special shot!" The owner yelled.

Victor had a disgusted look on his face after hearing about the animal shelter and the shot animals were given if no one adopted them. However, after seeing the looks on the rest of his family's faces, he finally decided to get his wallet out and then proceeded to get a fifty out of the sleeve and gave it to the owner.

"Thank you, sir!" The owner said to Victor.

Victor then looked the owner in the eye with a hard stare, in which the owner fell back into his seat further.

"You listen to me and you listen to me good," Victor threatened. "You better hope the next time you try to give animals up for adoption that you don't joke about death! Understand?!"

"Uh… yeah! I understand!" The owner said with a scared look on his face.

"Good! Kids, Ashley… let's go home with the newest members of our family!" Victor exclaimed excitedly.

Victor then picked up the male kitten after Ashley picked up the sick mother cat and embraced him in his arms.

"What are you going to name him, dad?" Josh asked.

"I am going to name him… Michael. I always wanted a pet named Michael when I was your age," Victor replied.

The family then proceeded to the car that was parked in the parking lot. The car was a 1996 Acura Integra, which was a red color with white stripes, as it was able to fit the entire family and the pets that they adopted. They started driving on the sunny San Diego road to where their house would be.

They finally arrived at the house at the beaches of San Diego. The house was a huge mansion, as it had a had a humongous set of stairs in front of it. The mansion was able to fit a bunch of people, as it had countless rooms. Victor and the family held the cats in their arms as they walked up the steps of the mansion to the front door. A housekeeper greeted the family as she opened the door for them.

"Ah, Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong! Welcome home! How was your day?" The housekeeper asked.

"Good, Victoria! Just adopted these adorable new members of the family!" Victor said with a happy look on his face. Michael meowed as Victoria awed in joy at the grey kitten.

"Aw, isn't he the cutest thing in the entire world!" Victoria exclaimed.

"Hey! I thought I was the cutest thing in the world!" Josh said with a confused look on his face.

"Well, kid, it looks like you're sporting second place now," Victoria said, with the rest of the family laughing, much to Josh's unamused look on his face.

"Come on in, folks! Your afternoon tea is ready! Mr. Armstrong, do I need to go get some cat food?" Victoria asked.

"No, Victoria, it's all right," Victor said. "Why don't you take the rest of the day off? You deserve it."

"Thank you, sir! I hope you and your family have a nice day!" Victoria exclaimed in excitement. She then looked at Michael and gave him a kiss on his forehead, in which Michael replied with a meow.

"Welcome to the family, Michael," Victoria said. "You are absolutely going to love it here!"

Victoria then left after the family got into the house. They walked into the main place of the mansion, and Michael looked around at some of the most amazing things he never got to see: a beautiful set of lights, tons of stairs, a huge kitchen with three fridges, four ovens, five dishwashers, an arcade room, a movie room, and a work room. After seeing all the amazing stuff in the mansion, the family walked out to the big pool that was in the backyard. The pool was surrounded by regular-sized statues and decorations that would make people say nice things about the house due to how fancy the entire place was. The family sat down and had their afternoon tea, with Michael eating a small pastry and drinking out of a bowl of water.

After a busy day, the family decided to call it a night due to Josh and Sally having to go to school the next day. As the family got into their pajamas, Victor showed Michael a cute night shirt that he had bought for the latter. As Victor put the night shirt on Michael, Michael meowed in excitement as it felt good on his fur. Victor then held Michael in his arms and sang a lullaby.

"Hush, little Michael, don't say a word. Papa's gonna to buy you a mockingbird. And if that mockingbird doesn't sing, papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring. And if that diamond ring turns brass, papa's gonna buy you a looking glass. And if that looking glass is broke, papa's gonna buy you a billy goat," Victor sang to Michael. Michael then proceeded to close his eyes slowly and started to fall asleep. Michael finally closed his eyes and fell asleep, as he purred in Victor's arms.

"Good night, Michael," Victor said with a smile on his face. "Welcome to the family."

Victor and Ashley then fell asleep after Michael did, as the next day would be promisingly more fun than they would anticipate.

And there you have it, guys! The first part of Chapter 1 is completed! Stay tuned for Part 2!

Brandon