Disclaimer: I do not own Xenosaga or its characters; That right belongs to Tetsuya Takahashi & Bandai Namco Entertainment. I do own the OC (Original Character) and do not want her used by anyone, anywhere else.

The sound of beeping filtered into their senses as they stirred. Not sure why there was a consistent beeping, they struggled to open their eyes. Only to find their body didn't want to respond, causing panic to fill them.

"Hush, Gabriel, you are okay. Give it another try, child," A gentle, deep male voice said.

For some reason, the voice was very familiar and soothing, though they had no clue who this person was. But they did as told and slowly tried to open their eyes again. Pain flared in the back of their skull, making them slam their eyes shut. The sound of lots of people suddenly

The next time they opened their eyes was much darker. The beeping an annoying sound in the background. Only to frown. Everything seemed hazy as they tried to focus on the room around them. Only to go still, not that they were moving.

There just off to the side was a person. They were standing just in their line of sight. How dim the room was, they couldn't make a single thing out. Except that the person was merely staring at them. It was odd and a bit unnerving.

When the person moved, they tensed. Unsure of this person, seen through a haze that didn't want to clear up.

"They said you woke up. Though a bit early," The person said in a very soft, deep voice.

This had them relaxing as they stared into almost translucent teal eyes. Beautiful was all that seemed to mind as they tried to use their hand to touch the person. Only to feel immediately drained of all energy.

"Oh, you shouldn't strain yourself. Sleep now," the person, no man said again, in that soft, deep voice.

His words sent them spiraling back into oblivion.

The next time they woke up, it was painful. It hurt to breathe, even seeing was through that haze that now had a dark gray at the edges. But they could make out a petite figure smiling cruelly.

Not sure why they struggled, some voice was telling them to survive. That this pathetic attempt couldn't kill them, they are moving their body slowly. Acerbating the pain, they were already in. But is seen to have triggered a much loud beeping, red lights flashing.

"No!" the petite person hissed, just loud enough to be heard over the noises.

A sense of something had them smiling as they heard more people start to arrive. Closing their eyes, unable to bear the pain longer as that gentle male voice that had greeted them the first time they woke up was heard. Knowing everything would be okay.

Once more, they opened their eyes. They were surprised at being able to see clearly. It made them feel happy as the sound of many voices drew their attention to the familiar voice. It had them watching as the voice led a group of people to the door.

"Now, now, boys. I understand. You'll just have to have patience. Just listen to your teachers and Dr. Faust," the gentle voice said.

The muted grumbling made them feel unimpressed. Yet they were curious about the people the voice person had talked to. As they continued to watch the voice person turn, shaking their head before noticing them.

"Ah, now you wake. That was quite a scare you gave me, Gabriel," The voice person said.

This had them scrunching up their face, showing their confusion, earning a deep rumbling sound from the voice person. It was a pleasant sound, and they decided they liked it.

"You are special, Gabriel. Very special. And I do not know how you are even awake. But soon, I can let you out of the incubation tube. Then you can join your siblings," the voice person said.

At that, they looked at the voice person who just watched them. The dark look the voice person gave was not something they could read. So, closing their eyes, they slept once more.

It was dark once more when they woke. There was another presence in the room. Looking around the dimly lit room, they saw the person again. The person just smiled on like the smile never left their face. They were lifting a hand to reach for them, needing contact only to be shocked when a barrier stopped them.

"How like you. We cannot touch yet. Soon I'll see you when you are not hooked up to machines in a tube," the person said, voice sounding sad.

Blinking and curling their fingers before pressing their hand against the barrier in a silent plea. One the person, or rather man, responded too. Their much larger hand pressed flat against the wall overlapping their own, making them realize that their hand was smaller than they recalled.

"You should sleep. I've waited a long time to find you. I can wait a bit more," The man said, his voice more wistful than sad now.

The words are spoken like a spell. It is causing them to shut their eyes — sleep claiming them effortlessly.

There was so much activity. It had them wound up. Today the voice person, another man, said they could leave the tube thing that they'd let them meet their brothers. Not sure about that as they didn't recall ever having any brothers.

But everything was different from their last memories. Though getting out, finding the other man. That was a major priority. They were smiling under a face mask. They watched everything as a loud clang echoed around them. Before, they felt their body slowly lower with the liquid as it drained. Anxiety caused them to tense their body as they felt something hard under their feet, body swaying as a loud hiss resounded in the tube.

It hurt their ears, making them scrunch their eyes almost closed as they raised their hands to cover their ears. In the next instant, the hiss stopped as a door opened up. Still swaying as the voice person, no man, reached in and offered a hand to them. Hesitantly they took it and wobbled out of the tube. Looking around the large lab, seeing many different people in white coats look back. It made them feel scared as they did their best to shift and hide behind the voice man. They were mentally berating themselves because this was not how a proud warrior should act.

TBC!