Normal Pov.
Steven groaned as he returned to the waking world. Slowly he opens his eyes and fines himself in a place he doesn't recognize.
It was a dark rectangular room with nothing in it. The only source of light was from slits in the walls near the ceiling. Then the room started to shake and he felt himself slide across the floor and hit one of the walls. Groaning a little he figured that this is not a room but a trailer that's most likely attached to a truck. That also meant that he was being taken somewhere. Not wanting to find out where he's being taken he tried to get up only to fined himself unable to. Curious he looked down and saw the reason why.
He was wrapped up in thick cables with harpoons sticking out of him.
This revelation brought forth a flood of memories. He remembers how he took Lapis and Peridot to Beach City, had fun at the beach, got some pizza, visited the arcade, the fight with Kevin, the soldiers, and finally being captured. Fully aware of the situation he was in, Steven began trying to get free of the cables.
He struggled and the cables refused to yield. Then the pain made itself known to him. Biting his tongue to hold back the scream that desperately wanted to get out, he continued to struggle. In hindsight he should have realize that he still had holes in his body thanks to the harpoons still in him.
After what felt like forever Steven gave up. He realizes that he's not getting out of this anytime soon so its best wait and see where he's going.
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Hours pass before the shaking stops. Steven could hear voices outside but had a hard time making out what was being said. Before long the back of the trailer opens up and Steven could hardly see due to light flooding into the dark trailer. Soon a figure climes into the trailer and crouches over him.
?:"You awake freak?"
The only reply the man got was a deep growl.
?:"Well fuck you to then"
The guy then proceeded to drag him by the feet out of the trailer and dumping me onto the ground outside. It only took a moment for Stevens eyes to adjust to the new lighting but when they did he couldn't help but shutter a little.
There were dozens of men and women all dressed in the same outfit as the guy at the arcade with their guns pointed right at him. He wouldn't be scared if not for the fact that they might have those armor piercing rounds that seem to go through his armor. His eyes soon spot the man that brought him.
Reznikov:"Good to see that your awake"
Steven:"*Growls* Where am I?"
Reznikov:"*Chuckles* That's a secret"
He raises a hand and ushers some soldiers to get Steven to his feet.
Reznikov:"For now you'll follow me. Oh and welcome to Watchdogs HQ"
He soon walked off with Steven, unwillingly, following behind. Using this moment Steven observed his surroundings.
He was in what he could guess was a hanger of sorts, with all the vehicles and helicopters strewn about. The walls appear to be made completely out of concrete and one of these walls had a sort of observation deck built into it. The ceiling was about 30 feet in the air and had turrets hanging from it, said turrets were aimed right at him and following his every move. Behind him he could barely see the massive blast-doors that block him off from the outside world. Looking forward he saw a platform that lead down a shaft. Upon stepping onto it the platform began moving down, indicating that it was some kind of elevator.
Reznikov:"See anything you like?"
Steven:"*Snarls* Not you"
Reznikov burst into laughter while the guards that accompanied us shifted uncomfortably. Once the platform reached the bottom of the shaft did Reznikov stop laughing.
Reznikov:"You got jokes kid"
Steven:"The only joke here is your face"
Now the guards were shaking terribly and it just kept getting worse when Reznikov turned to Steven with a cruel smile.
Reznikov:"Were gonna get along just fine"
With that he walked off down a hallway with Steven and the guards close behind.
Going down the hallway they passed by various rooms. Some of them looked to be storage rooms and others were just empty. Just as they were about to reach a juncture Steven peered into a room on his right and his eyes widened in horror.
Inside the room were cages and inside those cages were corrupted gems. They look as if they were tortured given the state they were in. What really made his blood boil was the shards that littered the floor.
This didn't go unnoticed as Reznikov peered into the room as well.
Reznikov:"Ah yes the other occupants of the facility. I do hope you get along with them"
Then he left with Steven being forced to follow but before turned away from the room he saw one of the corrupted gems look at him. Its eyes were filled with fear and it whimpered to him as if asking for help. Steven swore on the spot that he would free them from this place no matter what.
Steven:"*Thoughts* Once I figure out how to escape this place I'll make damn sure that I free them and take them to MY haven. For now I need to keep a low profile and not show all my cards"
After some time they had finally reached their destination. It was a rather large room with nothing but white panels for the floor, walls, and ceiling. Steven would have asked why they're here but was shoved into the room and fell to the floor. Straining his head he only saw Reznikov smiling at him before the door closed. Before long a speaker went off.
?:"Welcome subject 0374 my name is Dr. Annabel and I'll be documenting you during the tests"
Steven:"Test, what test?"
Dr. Annabel:"*Sigh* I see that Reznikov forgot to inform you on what's about to happen"
Steven would have pressed for more if not for sections of the floor opening up around him. Then robotic arms popped out of the openings and grabbed him. In seconds the cables and harpoons were removed from him. Taking a moment to realize what had just happened Steven hesitantly got to his feet and stretched his limbs. Once he was sure feeling had properly returned to him he checked the holes made by the harpoons. He watched as the holes closed themselves up and the armor that was damaged repair itself.
Dr. Annabel:"Remarkable, you appear to have some sort of healing factor. Oh this means I don't have to worry about you dying on me!"
Steven:"Wait what?"
Before he knows it a ringing sound echos across the room. Steven covered his ears due to how loud the noise was which made it impossible to see the threat coming towards him. In seconds something exploded against him and sent him flying across the room. He hit the wall hard but thankfully his armor protected him from most of the damage. Getting to his feet he looks around and spots a turret at the far end of the room with multiple missiles attached to it. The turret faces at him for a moment before firing another missile.
Steven:"Oh Shit!"
He bolted across the room and trying to dodge the missile. Sadly it was a heat seeking missile so it just followed him. Getting annoyed by the chase Steven turned on his heel and struck a hand out. The missile was in his face within seconds and thankfully he was fast enough to grab it. The missile wiggled in his hand but Steven held firm and with his free hand he grabbed the warhead and ripped it off. The rocket sputtered for a moment before stopping dead. Dropping the missile he turned to the turret and threw the warhead at it. In seconds the things exploded along with the other missiles creating a huge explosion.
Steven:"Is that all you got!"
Suddenly dozens of panels opened and out came more missile turrets along with some Gatling guns. They all online and aim straight at Steven.
Steven:"Me and my big mouth"
...
Steven doesn't know how long he's been in here but he knows its been more then a few hours. Scattered across the room were the remains of the turrets that shot at him. Some were just piles of scrap metal while others were on fire.
As for Steven he sustained minimal damage thanks to his armor taking the hits. Surprisingly the bullets and missiles started hurting less and less as he was hit. He chalked this up to what Dr. Maheswaran had told him a while back about how his body seems to evolve and adapt when exposed to things that could kill him. With that he was able to figure that his body, and by extension his armor, seems to adapt to the bullets and missiles that he was hit with. He couldn't help but smile at the fact that if anything they threw at him didn't kill him he would become immune and/or invulnerable to.
He was brought out of his musings by the speaker sounding off.
Dr. Annabel:"Well done 0374 you've made it through the test. Now were going to move onto something a little more... invasive"
He did not like the sound of that.
Dr. Annabel:"Begin pumping the room full of chemicals"
Vents opened up on the ceiling some strange liquid was sprayed into the room. Steven had no idea of what was being sprayed on him and if he should be worried about it. Soon he began to feel his chest tighten making it hard to breath. Then he started to have trouble seeing in front of himself as things kept going in and out of focus. Suddenly he felt his nose run followed by his eyes and ears leaking as well, he reached up with a hand to wipe off whatever was leaking from his body. Once he rubbed his hand across his face he pulled it back and saw it covered in blood. This horrified Steven but things didn't stop there as he began having a coughing fit. Bring up his other hand to cover his mouth and when he pulled back he saw nothing but blood cover it. He began to panic at what was happening but before he could even move he felt every muscle in his body come alive with white hot pain. His whole body convulsed in agony against his will and he soon fell to the floor spasming uncontrollably. Steven came to a horrifying realization that he was about to die.
Steven:"I-I guess this is... t-the end"
He slowly closed his eyes and excepted his fate.
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Dr. Annabel watched from the observation room near the ceiling of the room. Annabel was a attractive blond girl with her hair in a ponytail, had blue eyes with glasses over them, and had a small burn scar just below her left cheek. She was kinda disappointed that this new test subject doesn't seem to be able to withstand the sarin gas.
The sarin gas, also known as GB, is one of the most deadly chemical weapons on the planet. The thing causes anyone that comes into contact with it to have a violent death. It could kill a full grown man in 1 to 10 minutes with symptoms that at first make it impossible to tell if they are in any real danger. It was outlawed by the CWC due to it being considered a weapon of mass destruction.
How WD got their hands on it was better left unsaid.
Suddenly the console near her flashed red and she was on it immediately. The console screen showed readings of an unknown energy that is reaching dangerously high levels. Checking the source the screen showed it was coming from the test subject.
Dr. Annabel:"Give me video feed on 0374 now!"
In moments a screen above her came to life and showed the inside of the testing room. What shocked the doctor was the fact that Stevens body was surrounded by a pink aura. She watched with wrapped attention as he slowly rises from the floor. Then he slowly turned his head towards the camera and Dr. Annabel couldn't help but feel terrified. He was looking right at her with hollow eye sockets and an insane, sharp fanged smile.
Then he roared.
The power behind the roar reached all the way to the observation deck and knocked a few of the other doctors to the floor with Dr. Annabel nearly joining them. She couldn't help but be astounded by the raw power he displayed just by roaring. For the first time in years she smiled.
Dr. Annabel:"You just became a whole lot more interesting 0374"
She watched as Steven began running around the room and leaping off the walls at incredible speeds. Her smile only grew when one of her assistance's came over and showed me their data-pad.
Dr. Annabel:"Remarkable he's burned through the GB and it appears his body has become completely immune to it. I want that room to be pumped with VX, Mustard Gas, Chlorine, and lastly Phosgene"
Assistant:"But ma'am exposure to those may very well kill the subject!"
Dr. Annabel:"If it can survive the sarin gas then it sure as hell can hold up to the others. Now I want those chemicals pumped into that room NOW!"
Reluctantly the assistant obliged and pumped the room full of the most dangerous chemical weapons on the planet.
At first it didn't seem to affect Steven but within a few minutes the signs started to show. The most common signs of the weapons showed first before moving onto the deadlier ones. While that was happening Stevens body was convulsing unnaturally and his skin started to bubbles and pop causing blood to spill onto the floor. Some of the staff watching became sick at the site while Dr. Annabel had a grin filled with madness.
Suddenly Steven released an unholy roar as his pink aura turned red. Dr. Annabel watched with glee as his body changed into a much more ferocious state. Many of the staff feared for their lives once they saw the red pits staring back at them.
Assistant:"Ma'am I think we should sedate him now"
Dr Annabel:"No! We are not sedating him until I fully understand what this berserk like state is capable of!"
Assistant:"But ma'am-"
Random Staff:"What's it doing?!"
Both Dr. Annabel and her assistant turned to the monitor to see a peculiar sight. In the room Steven was on all fours and his limbs bent. They watch the muscles bulge to twice their original size while he was getting lower to the floor.
Then like a loaded gun he shot off.
Steven propelled through the air like a bullet straight towards the observation deck. When he made contact with the glass screen a tremor was sent through the room that knocked many back down to the floor. Not a second later Steven was beating on the glass relentlessly with immense strength but did not break through.
Random Staff:"Ha! You can't break through that, it was designed to take tank shells like they were nothing!"
Steven merely growled before rearing one arm back as far as he could then launched it at the glass. Once the fist made contact dozens of cracks formed. Steven smiled at the sight of the color draining from his tormentors faces.
Assistant:"You just had to go and taunt it didn't you!"
Steven reared back his arm and repeated the process again, creating even more cracks.
Assistant:"Doctor what do we do?!"
Another blow and even more cracks.
Assistant:"Doctor?!"
Just as Steven was about to send one final blow the vents hissed. Confused he looked up and saw some kind of gas cloud leak into the room. Before long he started to feel woozy and his eyes began to droop. In moments he lost his grip and fell to the floor before entering a slumber.
The staff all turn to Dr. Annabel and saw her hand on a big red button.
Dr Annabel:"I believe we have enough data from this experiment. Now if you'll excuse me I have a meeting to attend"
With that she left the room leaving her assistant and the staff to clean up the mess.
...
In a dark room stood Dr. Annabel and Reznikov directly in front of a computer screen that took up almost an entire wall. Said screen was black with the words "Sound Only" on it in white.
?:"Report"
Dr. Annabel:"Sir the data we have collected from the subject has shown that he could very well be the ultimate life-form. He's capable of withstanding immense damage and is able to evolve/adapt to anything we expose him to. It took him only minutes to become immune to the sarin gas and even with the combination of the other chemical weapons he just adapted to them. The there's the berserker like state he entered"
?:"Berserker like state?"
Dr. Annabel:"Yes. After exposure to the other chemical weapons he entered this state and proceeded to assault the observation deck. Even though the protective screening is able to take tank shells with ease he was able to put cracks in it with nothing but brute strength alone. I recommend that I be allowed to continue experimenting on it to see just how far his ability to evolve/adapt could go"
?:"Your thoughts Reznikov?"
Reznikov:"I'm fine with the good doctor having her fun, but such ventures would more then likely result in casualties"
?:"Then what do you suggest?"
Reznikov:"I believe we should just open him up and see what makes him tick. This way we don't have to risk the lives of our troops and the doctor gets as many samples as she wants"
?:"Are you okay with this idea doctor?"
Dr. Annabel:"As much as I would prefer to keep doing test my way I'll humor Reznikov idea"
?:"Then it's settled. You will begin dissection immediately, understood"
Dr. Annabel/Reznikov:"Yes sir!"
?:"Good. Contact me when you are finished"
With that the screen shut off and the only two occupants of the room walked out.
...
Slowly Steven returned to the waking world with an aching body. Once he was sure he could see he took a look at the room he was in.
It was a dimly lit room with white walls and ceiling. Turning his head as much as he could he saw many different machines strewn about with many different people working on them. What made him nervous was the buzz saws, drills, claws, and what he could only assumed were laser guns that look far to advance to be made by humans hanging above him on robotic limbs.
Steven:"*Sluggish* What happened?"
?:"I had you be put to sleep to ensure that you wouldn't try and kill anyone"
Steven snapped his head in the direction of the voice and spotted a blond haired women in doctor clothing. It took him a moment to remember the voice but when he did he glare murderously at her.
Dr. Annabel:"I suggest you stop glaring or else I'll make this even more painful then it has to be"
Steven:"*Growl* What are you talking about"
Dr. Annabel:"Haven't you figured it out yet, your about to be cut open"
Dread made itself known to Steven. He began to try and move but all that did was gave him pain. Looking down he sees his limbs restrained by advance looking clamps and as a added bonus his joints had metal rods going through them. There was also a strange tingling feeling in his sides and with some strained effort he saw the reason why. Jabbed against his sides were small constructs that were sending a current of energy at him. The areas that are being hit had formed energy-lines similar to when he went through the destabilizer field on the hand ship that Jasper and Peridot arrived in.
Dr. Annabel:"Like that? We found some alien tech in some ruins that clearly wasn't made by humans. After reverse engineering it we were able to make things that were remarkable. Of course we had to test it on the other specimens, which lead to some of them expiring, but hay we were able to develop something to weaken you and your 'abilities'. We wouldn't have been able to get those rods in otherwise"
?:"Enough delay doctor lets get this show on the road"
Turning his head once more he saw the man who brought him to this hell, Reznikov.
Reznikov:"After all if we delay any longer he'll adapt to the nullifier and we won't be able to open him up, so move quickly!"
Dr. Annabel started typing on the console in front of her and the tools above Steven came to life. Slowly they descended onto Steven and attacked his armor. Try as they might none of them even made a dent in the armor. The saws would break, drills would snap in half, and lasers would overheat. Some of the tools had to be replaced by the staff and at the rate they were breaking would lead to them running out of replacements.
This infuriated the doctor.
Dr. Annabel:"*Frustrated* This is getting us nowhere! Even though his body has weakened enough, thanks to the nullifier, for us to break the skin its still not enough to get through the armor!"
Reznikov:"Doctor why not instead of attacking head on we go at it from the sides"
Dr. Annabel looked at him in confusion before finally understanding what he means. With a grin she typed in a new command on the console.
The tools pulled back from Stevens armor which confused him. The tools then lowered once more but this time at different areas. The saws cut at the exposed flesh around the chest armor resulting in tremendous pain. Once done the claws came down and gripped the armor. Steven barely had time to brace himself as the claws pulled roughly. With a shout of agony the chest armor was removed along with the flesh beneath it. Thus leaving his chest cavity exposed.
There exposed to the world was his rib cage. In no-time the drills came down on the bone and got to work on removing it. It was pure agony for Steven as he felt his ribs crack and break. The staff came over and removed the pieces of bone that was broken off. As for the ones still stubbornly attached to him they were forcefully pulled out by the claws and resulted in a roar of pain from Steven each time. This pain was so intense thoughts couldn't even be made at his time.
Once the bones were cleared the doctor and her staff had full access to his organs. They all gazed upon them with fascination in their eyes. Dr. Annabel came over and placed her hand on one of the three beating hearts. She can feel as the heart thumps against her hand and she couldn't help but grin.
Dr. Annabel:"Amazing. To think your biology would be so unique. Three hearts and four lungs to insure if one was damaged it would have others to compensate. A stomach twice as big but no entrails, this could mean that its capable of fully digesting anything it eats and leaves nothing to waste"
She motioned for the staff to come closer.
Dr. Annabel:"I want one of those hearts and a set of lungs removed immediately! Also make sure to up the power on the nullifier so it doesn't adapt to quickly"
The staff complied and grabbed tools before getting to work along with increasing the nullifiers power. They cut at the organs while Steven was thrashing as best he could screaming his head off. It didn't take long for one of the hearts to be removed along side a set of longs due to how open and exposed he is. The doctor gazed upon the organs in fascination as they were placed into containers. Said containers had a liquid inside that preserved anything put in it. Once the containers were sealed they were quickly moved to a separate table. She was surprise that Steven hadn't fallen unconscious from the pain alone but shrugged it off.
Her gaze soon shifted down to the gem at his navel.
Dr. Annabel:"I want that gem removed at once!"
The staff complied and began cutting around it. It was tough to cut around it due to the armor surrounding it, hell it would have went unnoticed had the doctor not point it out. The gem blended in perfectly with the armor surrounding it. Soon the staff finished cutting the flesh around it and Dr. Annabel grabbed it in her greedy hands.
She heard Stevens breath hitch and turned to face him. She saw the horror in his eyes with tears streaming down his face and could faintly hear him pleading for her not to do it. Eyes still locked she smiled wickedly and pulled.
*RIP*
Dr. Annabel:"Well now what do we have here?"
In her hands was Stevens bloody gem but said gem was not what she had expected it to be. Instead of one of the various gem types she had collected thanks to the beasts that were brought in, this was something even rarer.
It was a Diamond.
Dr. Annabel:"Who knew you had such a treasure on you!"
Wiping the blood off she held it in front of her face, twisting it around to see the whole thing. It was bigger then her hand and had quite the weight to it. She turned her attention back to Steven and was met with a wide eyed stare.
Steven:"T-That's not... r-right"
Dr. Annabel:"What do you mean?"
Steven:"T-They told m-me... that my m-mother was a... r-rose quarts, not a... d-diamond"
Dr. Annabel:"*Chuckles* Well it seems that you've been lied to. This clearly isn't a quarts, let alone a rose quarts "
Stevens facial features started to slack and his breathing started to slow.
Steven:"Just... a-another secret... they kept... from... m-meeeeeeeeee-"
With one final breath his remaining hearts stopped and his vitals dropped.
Steven Universe is dead.
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Outside the room Dr. Annabel stood with Reznikov.
Reznikov:"A diamond, who'd have thought"
Dr. Annabel:"Yes a diamond was something I wasn't expecting either"
Reznikov:"So what are you gonna do with the body?"
Dr. Annabel:"I'm gonna have the rest of it cut open. I still have to see how the arm and leg muscles are able to give 0374 its strength. There's also the brain that I want to pick at sooooo"
Reznikov:"*Sigh* Just don't pull an all nighter like last time"
Dr. Annabel:"*Annoyed* Fine. Now if you'll excuse me I have research to do"
With that she went back into the dissection room. Not seconds later the door opened again and two carts were pushed out. One had the heart and lungs in their containers while the last cart had the diamond in its own separate container.
Reznikov gazed at the gem as it floated in the fluids of its container. He couldn't help but get a bad feeling about it, like something terrible was unleashed.
Shaking his head he ignored the feeling and walked off somewhere deeper in the facility.
Never seeing the gem faintly glow.