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Alexis woke with a start. She rubbed her head as a pounding headache resounded throughout her skull.

'What an awful dream.' She sat up slowly, clutching her head as if trying to will the migraine away. Her eyes widened when she opened her eyes to look around.

Oh god, it had been real.

Alexis jumped out of the simple cot she had been sleeping on and rushed at a seemingly unblocked doorway. She felt her body seize up as the electric barrier activated, sending shocks through her body. The smell of her skin burning filled the air as she tried to push past the invisible barrier. Finally she fell to the ground, her body giving involuntary spasms as it tried to recover from the shock. Her head turned slightly at the noise of a series of beeping. Her eyes landed on a man dressed in white, his bright red hair practically glowing under the florescent lights. He punched in a code on the other side of the barrier. With a whoosh the barrier faded and the man stepped into the tiny holding cell.

He didn't so much as spare her a glance; instead he looked down at a clipboard in his hands.

"Let me get something perfectly clear." His tone was business-like, formal.

"You will not be known by your old name Alexis. From here on out, your designation is #37. This is not negotiable and neither is your stay at this facility."

Alexis pushed herself off the ground and made a dash for the exit. She was stopped in her tracks as an electric surge ran through her nervous system. She felt her legs give way as she fell back to the ground, the current running through her. When it ended, she looked up to see the man putting a remote back into his pocket. He continued on like nothing happened.

"You will not ask questions. If you do they will be dealt with negative results. You are not allowed to leave this room and attempts to do so will be punished."

With that he exited the room and the barrier immediately activated following his exit. Alexis ran at the barrier again only to be met with previous results.

'Not going to do that again.' She turned her head to get a better look at the barrier only to find something she hadn't noticed before.

Something was on her throat.

She reached her hands up and grabbed onto the devise. It was hard and metallic, and encircled her entire neck.

'A shock collar.' Her teeth bared in a grimace as she frantically tried to yank it free. What kind of people were they? Why was she being held here; she had done nothing wrong. Walking over to the cot, Alexis sat down on the scratchy blanket and put her head in her hands. She just wanted to get out of here.

24 hours in containment

Alexis lay curled up on the mattress, her eyes counting the bolts in the metal wall. She stopped when she heard footsteps approaching her cell. The barrier opened with a crackle and a team of scientists walked in, their coats blindingly white under the harsh lighting. They all had surgical masks leaving only their harsh, clinical eyes visible. Alexis scooted as far away from them as possible when they neared her cot. One of them was talking into a cell phone.

"All right team. The boss wants a physical and diagnostics run. Just the basics today, the real tests will begin tomorrow." The man in the pristine lab coat suddenly seized Alexis by the wrists. She kicked him viciously and his grip loosened. Other scientists quickly joined in and she soon felt the tip of a needle being pressed against her skin. Before she could push the hand away, the needle slipped into her veins, its sedative taking effect. Dimly Alexis noted that perhaps going under this much was not good for her health. However it would be a blessing if she ever got to worry about trivial matters like that ever again. For now she had to focus on escaping and so far she wasn't doing a spectacular job.

Much to her surprise she didn't completely black out. Instead her thoughts became hazy and she barely noticed when she was dragged from her room into a medical lab. She didn't even flinch when they started inserting various needles into her, along with poking and prodding various parts of her body. Besides this they took a few blood samples and tested her eyesight, hearing and her other senses. Her body jerked when they lifted her from the metal table and dragged her back to her cell.

Her mind finally shrugged off the sedative when they passed numerous cells situated along a metal wall. Her cell was located at the very back, the farthest one from the front. Each cell had a bright red number over it, starting with 1. She peered into each cell and saw that numbers 1-30 were empty. She shivered at the people in the cells faces where pale and the skin seemed stretched across their bones. They were skinny and gaunt, looking like they hadn't eaten for weeks. Alexis looked closely at the poor soul located in cell 31. She saw his arm was missing; in its place a shining metal appendage. Bits of plating covered 31's body and hair was completely absent from his body. The others weren't as extreme but they still looked horrendous. When they got to her cell she saw the number 37 had been placed above it. She thrashed against her captors grip, now desperate to flee from this hell hole. They took little notice and just grunted when her fists made contact. She was tossed back into her cell with little care. Despite the sedative not being completely worn off, she whipped around to face her captors. She ran at them only to be shocked by the activated barrier. She opened her mouth in a silent howl and she shook off the pain and ran at them again.

'I HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE!' she mentally screamed. It soon filled her head like a chant as she ran again and again into the one thing keeping her from sweet freedom. Each time she made contact the desperation to escape overruled the pain coursing through her body. Soon smoke was wafting from her scorched skin.

"If you do not stop this childish tantrum we will be forced to sedate you Alexis." A voice on an intercom blared. Alexis only gritted her teeth and slammed into the blue barrier harder, her shoulder wrenching from its socket. Soon the smell of burnt flesh once again filled the air as Alexis' head started to ring from the constant noise of the intercom. She soon fell to the ground but continued to hit at the electric field with her fists. She soon collapsed, exhausted and tired. She slowly made her way back to her cot and curled into a ball on the scratchy fabric, covering her ears to shield out the loud buzzing noise. She could only imagine what horrors awaited her.