Cyrus
Oh it was just remarkable.
To have finally gotten my hands on Professor Julien's magnificent integrative technology...
Though there were many measures that I had to take to assure that he didn't "go missing".
That meant taking his family and keeping them here...
His father was the most unhappy about this whole situation, very angry that he was being held captive, even though we provided the most comfortable of cells for him.
It made me sad to think he was so dissatisfied with his care.
And Zane's sister...poor thing was blind as a bat...I couldn't just lock her away. I set her to work with me, not really secretary work, but she did help me file, I just had to accommodate my paperwork so she could tell different documents apart.
"M-Mr. Cyrus?" She asked, voice sounding oh so sad. "Can I please see my brother?" She nearly begged. "Please? I-I really want to just...hear his voice."
I frowned, glancing at her. "Now dear I thought you said you two were separated when you were very little."
She sniffled, nodding. "Yes. We were but...but we were very close."
I sighed. "My dear...I...I will take you to hear your brother speak. But I can't let you see him directly. The testing we're doing is rather...dangerous to someone who isn't the way he is."
She wiped one of her eyes, nodding slowly. "Okay. Just take me to him."
I took one of her hands in mine and lead her to the testing lab, rolling down numerous hallways until we found the proper room. This one was an observation room with a one way mirror, so that I may observe when my scientists performed tests on my greatest specimen.
"I'm going to turn the sound on for you." I told her. "So you can hear him interact with the others."
And this I did, he was in the middle of a test.
Chains rattled loudly, as he was braced down with them. "Wh-what are you going to do with me?" Zane asked my leading researcher, Cole Hence.
Cole held a large vial of something I'm his hands. I'm not exactly sure what it was, but it had to have been something I authorized.
"I'm going to inject you with this virus. Recently we have come up for a vaccine for it and the epidemic ceased. We are going to see if your support system is able to tolerate it on its own."
I sneaked a look at Elena's face and she looked absolutely horrified.
Zane sat up just a bit, rattling his bindings once again. "What type of virus is it?"
Cole tapped the vial and squeezed the plunger to remove any air. "We call it Virus V...but we are not inclined to tell you, because if we do you could start to express symptoms of the sickness even when you aren't sick. And that could lead to inaccurate study recordings."
"Will..." Zane began. "Will it hurt me?" He queried.
"It will burn just a little upon injection, just like a normal shot. But afterwards, sick or otherwise, it will not harm you physically."
Zane's nervous sigh could be heard over the speaker. "Okay." He finally agreed. "I trust you."
With that Cole injected the cyborg swiftly, getting his document ready for recording the proceeding events, and at first Zane didn't react at all, but then suddenly he grew tense, soon beginning to seize violently, emitting a deeply agonized grunt.
Elena started crying. "H-h-he said it wouldn't hurt him!" She cried, moving to the window and hitting it with her feeble arms.
I rolled up to her, reaching up and managing to grasp her shoulders and pull her away. She collapsed, falling to the floor hard; she pressed her forehead into the side of one of my legs, sobbing.
"This is one of the side effects of the virus." I told her, petting her hair reassuringly. "It will not hurt him in the slightest. That is not to say it doesn't cause some discomfort. It is different for all recipients."
The girl whimpered softly, looking up at me as best as she could. "You promise?" She asked, blinking back tears.
I smiled even though she could not see it, she was sure to hear it in my voice. "I promise dear. He will be perfectly fine."
She slowly but surely began to quiet down. "I...I don't believe you..." She said, standing and wiping her eyes. "I don't. But you've been nothing but nice to me since I got here so...so I guess I have no choice."
"I apologize for causing such worry." I said. "I just want you to be completely entrusting. Later I will let you speak with him. Is that alright?"
She looked down at me, smiling now. "Y-yes! I mean...that's fine...thank you."
"It is no trouble at all."
Soon Zane stopped seizing and fell asleep, I then sent Elena on her way.
When I was sure she was out of earshot I lifted my wristwatch to my mouth and spoke.
"PIXAL?" I called.
Through the static of my radio I heard her ask: "Yes?"
I paused. "Ms. Julien needs a memory wipe. Only of the past thirty minutes. And she needs it right away. She is questioning us."
PIXAL hummed. "Yes, Mr. Borg."
"Thank you, my dear."
She paused, keeping silent for a significant amount of time. "You're welcome, Mr. Borg."
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A.N. - Anyone remember Virus V? Well...I do. XD So I decided to make an AU/reference here. Happy reading!
