Chapter 2 Shadyside Hospital

Six months earlier...

San Diego, California.

Shady side hospital.

Raven tried to open her eyes but it was hard, they were still heavy and all she wanted to do was sleep. All around her was darkness except that annoying blinking light. Raven litterly had to drag her self up out of bed to get to it. Her feet were cold on the ground, as she pressed the button she finally got to look at her room. It was nothing but a poster and a locked door. She looked down at herself, someone had removed her clothing and put her in a hospital gown. On her wrist was a patient tag, patient X. All over her body were strange scars, scars that she had never seen before. They wrapped around her body like a blanket. She made her way to the door, her body was litterly drowning with drugs, she had everything from levallorphan to pentoxifylline, someone wanted her submissive enough to do something. On the door was a number pad, Raven had no idea what the code was or even what it could be. Looking at the poster thoughtfully she punched the numbers. Slowly the door creaked open and Raven was able to leave the room. She wasn't sure it was a good idea to leave but it was better than waiting around for something to attack her again. Raven didn't know how she got here or even where she was, all she knew was she had to get out.

She made her way into another hospital room, the affects of whatever was in her system was slowly wearing off and it was easier to navigate her body. There were only three hospital beds and a blue pen. She picked up one of the clipboards with the patient notes.

Jax (Patient K) Level 11, Deceased "Rest in peice buddy" Raven whispered putting the notes down. Jax was another hunter in her clan, he was very good at what he did. His specialty was in machenics, if you wanted something built, Jax was the man to go too. She didn't want to read the other notes for fear of what she might find, but she had to know how many others had been bought here and killed.

Sonya (Patient B) Level 2, Deceased

Jade (Patient G) Level 7, Deceased

Raven had to get out of that room, three of her best hunters were killed here, she didn't know why but she was going to find out. First she had to get out of this hospital before her name joined the list.

The hospital lobby wasn't much to look at, it was just a long red carpet and locked doors. On the wall was a single photo of all the staff. Shadyside Hosital, 1933. Raven read the caption underneath. Raven just looked at the picture trying to figure out who they were. Gently she pulled the frame down and took the picture out. Raven didn't know why but she felt compelled to take it. Folding it carefully she pinned it to the inside of her hospital gown. She didn't know if someone was going to be pissed if she took the picture. The only door that wasn't locked was another hospital room, there were another three beds and another three patient cards which Raven glanced at.

Lui Kang (Patient A) Level 1, Deceased

Mileena (Patient Q) Level 17, Deceased

Katana (Patient R) Level 18, Deceased.

"Weapon X! I'm glad your awake!" A voice boomed from behind her, Raven turned around only to find no one there. This voice was simply around.

"Who are you?" Raven asked as the drugs in her system took her over again, her limbs were beginning to weaken again, every muscle she had began to pulsate and her already injured leg was starting to shake, unable to take her weight.

"I am Leshiec and I gave you your new found strength."

"What did you do to me?" Raven gasped as she fell to one knee, trying to fight off her weakening state.

"I made you better" Lechiec answered as several hooded figures appeared. "Your progress is simply remarkable Weapon X"

"Why am I here?"

"We needed a new test subject and who better than the queen herself"

Stinging images flashed her brain, long needles probing into her body as drug after drug was forced into her system. They cut her open and experimented with her, they wanted to see how long their process would take.

"Let me go!" Raven shouted her body changing again, it became light despite that she still felt heavy.

"I cannot do that Weapon X, your progress is remarkable but you still have no control, until you do you cannot leave"

The hooded figures tried to reach for her, Raven slid out of their way and ran from the room.

"Do not let her escape!" Leshiec shouted, the walls vibrated at his voice "She is too dangerous!"

Raven kept running down the long corrider, several feet behind pounded behind her until they had her trapped against a brick wall.

"You can't escape" One of them spoke softly, they slowly enclosed around her. One of them reached for her, swiftly she grabbed his wrist and litterly tore his arm off. That was new to her, her vectors could tear off body parts but not her human arms. This only seemed to enrage them. Raven slid and dodged until it was back to the chase. Up ahead was another one way corrider, using her new found strength she pounded a hole in the wall, it led out into the night, there were stars all around her.

"No!" They screamed as she ran out into the night. Raven didn't even look back, she just kept going until the hospital was out of sight.

When she got to the woods she slowed down, her body was beginning to get heavy again. All around her were trees and stars. Gently Raven pried off the bandage around her left leg. That was an injury she already knew of. On her upper thigh was a large hole, it was like a casm that split open and went straight to the bone. She had it since she was fifteen and came into this generation and everything made a little more sense. She had learnt to take very good care of her hole since she gained it but she didn't know if Leshiec had and there was a chance of more infection. Raven looked at the surrounding dead flesh in amazement, Leshiec had taken care of it and it was just as normal as it was ever going to be. Usually her self healing would of taken care of that problem but since she had sustained the injury when she was still human and before she made her deal with the devil, it couldn't be fixed, she was stuck with it. It was her only human injury that she had to keep an eye on. She looked deeper into the hole, gasping in shock. She figured out what they had done to her and why her body felt so heavy and for once she was glad she had a giant hole in her leg. Raven looked up at the stars again thinking of him, she had a feeling she knew why he had left her but still it hurt. She had really hoped that he would of helped her but his stubborness knew no bounds. As she walked through the woods she thought of Randy walking away from her, she didn't once blame him for what happened but she was going to inform him of what happend, whether he wanted to know or not. Out of the darkness came more hooded figures, she wasn't naive enough to think that they would let her go so easily.

"You cannot escape Weapon X" Leshiec growled finally stepping from the shadows. A long blue cape covered his decomposing flesh, his red eyes burned onto her's and Raven fell to the ground again. "You must not leave as I need you to conquer"

He rested his hand over her face, "You will be great Weapon X, after a little training"

Raven tried to scream as he pumped more chemicals into her system, the stars above her became blurry as she slipped into the abyss once more.