Chapter 11: Time for a checkup! (part 1)
The ex-hero had spent a small amount of sleep before the Doctor came in the room arms full of a large stack of papers followed by a few robots holding the twice of the amounts.
"I've spent all night hacking into your medical files from the World Hero Association, analyzing the data that I've collected and I've got to say augh" He let out a gasp as he dumped the papers on the side table. Taking a cue the robots laid the papers on the ground then retreated to the corner of the room going into standby.
The scientist muttered something in what sounded like German as he paused cracking his back," A-anyway I've got to say" He took in a breath picking up a sheaf, giving it a thump oddly shining eyes flickering between Hanna and the information" I've got to say I've n-never seven such a biological Marvel such as your self!"
"Your powers belong to the energy blasts type however it's been noted that y-you could create energy based constructs using them! I need to do several tests to see if I could translate your ability into one of my inventions! And- "
'Is he really a villain?' A dumbfounded Hanna blinked a couple of times. Out of all the villains she encountered she never met a person so contradictory: He looked so excited walking around the floor chattering happily non-stop about her powers like a puppy.
The evil scientist cleared his throat loudly noticing the blank look on Hanna face staring at him," Uh do you have any questions?" The woman flinched remembering where she was and what she was doing , shaking her head furiously the scientist let out a sigh.
"Any way, if you can follow me " He waved summoning the robots. Hanna couldn't help but squirm in fear when the robots from earlier came over picking the tiny malnourished woman up holding her between them giving off a ragged rag doll look. Flugs paper bag mask wrinkled in disdain noticing the messy slept in clothes. He may have been tasked in taking care of the new hire but in reality he had been far too busy to do so.
He hadn't even gotten around to show her the introductory tapes.
He may have to have Dementia take her clothes shopping if only to get both of them out of his hair. "Its time to for an over due check up, and please be cooperative, I rather do the medical exam while you are conscious rather than use tranquilizers they do mess with the findings"
"And this is the kitchen where we have our meals. We all take turns to cook , well except for Dementia" Flug took this moment of escorting Hanna to the basement lab to take her on a tour of the manor since she was in a coma for most of her time here," I keep it well stocked if you need anything just ask 5.0.5 he does the most of the shopping and he does such good job!" He went on now praising 5.0.5 talking about how great a cook he is and how proud he was and how cute.
Flug who had never had such a cooperative audience ( captive or otherwise) couldn't help but feel a sense of ease. It seemed after the tour he can quickly get thus exam done. "Hey Nerd ! What you doing?"
Hanna watched as his good mood fell when the punk mutant lizard leapt down from the ceiling her neon green hair more wild than normal. "Dementia what did I told you about walking on the ceiling?! Do you know how hard it is for Fives to clean up there!"
"And have I told you that you're not the boss of me!" The woman declared poking him in the chest nearly making him fall over. He let out a small grumble in return Dementia stuck her tongue at him in a childish manner.
Hanna felt her blood freezing when Dementias eyes, one golden and one reptilian landed on her they widen a surprised gleam in them. She let out an amused laugh shoving Flug out of the way a crazy grin on her face marching over the entourage of sorts. The robots holding Hanna although emotion less started shaking in robotic fear. "Well look what the cat dragged in ! A skinny mouse!"
"Hmm~ you're too skinny even for a toothpick" The ex-heroes face curled up in a mix of disgust and fear when Dementia shoved her face in her personal space. " Hey how come you managed to beat me the other day? Some weapon? You better not be hiding it" The mutant may had a playful tone when she asked but her mismatched eyes burned with fury.
Fury that seemed to burn brighter the moment that she finished taking note of the ragged appearance.
"I-I didn't mean-"
"Did I say you can talk to me trash?" She sneered grabbing Hanna's long bangs roughly pulling her head down. The shriek of pain that the ex-hero let out made her laugh pulling on it again and again until hot tears ran down her dirty face.
"Seriously are heroes getting more pathetic or what?" Dementia let go glaring at the pitfull looking Hanna. The woman walked away stretching her arms showing off her muscles," The only reason I'm not gnawing on your bones right now is cause my sweetheart told me not to!"
"So remember newbie Black Hat is my beloved and if you try anything underhanded well…" She broke into a fanged grin laughing maniacally. Hanna watched her walk away her eyes burning with tears and faint red glow. But only for a moment before she cooled down hanging her head down, however that did nothing to keep the messy darkness that was asleep to stir.
"S-sorry about that" Flug sighed glaring at the woman's retreating back. He dusted himself off making sure to realign his paper bag," She gets rather um territorial when other females are any where near the Boss so um don't let it bother you that much. She's just establishing a hierarchy"
'As long as you don't fall for Black Hat you're completely fine' Flug left his thought unsaid since from what he got from Hanna she was perfectly mentally stable although a tad more cautious and cowardly. She didn't seem that insane and unstable. Then again she did asked him to kill her when they first met, and personally went to the villains of all villains so her mental stability at this point could be debatable.
The tour ended when they arrived at the basement lab a place according to Flug was far more equipped for examinations and other things. The other things Hanna didn't asks what they were since she could smell a faint iron smell underneath all the cleaning solvent. She purposely kept her eyes off all the hanging chains and the massive stacks of cages lining the walls.
Flug pointed to the green hospital gowns neatly folded on a cold metal table that was standing suspiciously in the middle of the organized chaos. "W-while you are changing I'll be on the other side of the lab gathering my medical equipment and energy scanner please don't touch anything"
Faster than a rabbit Flug scurried away making Hanna crack a small smile. 'He may be a villain but he is a gentleman' She thought letting out a sigh walking over to the hospital gown. A heavy feeling of dread stuck in her stomach looking at the open backed cloth.
She avoided checkups for the last 2 years for reasons such as this. The explosion in itself left major third degree burn scars all over her body from her torso to her legs to her arms. The only thing that was spared was her face but not her voice.
This appearance made her even more disgusted of herself; a thin skeleton that looked liked one of those modern paintings where they splash the canvas with paint.
After she finished taking off her clothes leaving on her ill fitting under garments holding in a yelp when her badly scarred skin made contact with the cold steel table. She sat on top of it huddling her knees to her chest. With nothing to do she let her eyes wonder taking in the cold metallic lab.
The suspiciously human sized cages lined a wall the chains from the ceiling dangling scarily close to where she was sitting mentally trying to convince herself she was not sitting on a table meant for dissections. But the small faint scent of blood she could smell did not allow her.
She never had a childhood fear of doctors growing up unlike most children. When she was young she would look forward to the yearly visits. If she wasn't so sensitive to people's gazes she would have studied to become a medical student instead of becoming a full time hero specializing in engineering.
"Maybe I could get a doctorate in being a mad scientist" She muttered cracking a small smile her weak body easily becoming cold in the low temp environment.
"It's more of a PhD than a Doctorate Ms. Rivera and trust me when I say that thing is nothing more than a large waste of time" Dr. Flug's sudden arrival caused her to jump. Ignoring her frightful reactions the evil scientist walked in pulling behind a large machine that looked highly complicated. Varied buttons and lights flickered on it. It was big and bulky and had some type of scanner in a slot.
It looked kind of funky to honest with the wheels and the handle Flug was holding.
"What-um what is that…thing?" Hanna blinked body on high alert.
Dr. Flug gently patted the machine a proud happy smile on his face," This lovely piece of equipment is one of my very first designs! Yes its relatively bulky but a multi-purpose energy scanner! It can scan and process a persons biometric structure in a an astounding 30 minutes , that said I mainly use it for medical purposes although it can easily figure out a person's weaknesses . I'm thinking I should make it more portable or more easy to us but I believe shrinking it down would greatly affect the efficiency of the device"
"However it also takes a pretty long time to charge thankfully I also took a course in the medical field so I can do most of the check up to see what method will be suitable for your improvement" He paused taking out a small silver juice pouch like thing he care fully handed it to Hanna who took it reluctantly" I took the liberty to make a nutrient solution for you. Since I don't have your biometric data yet its not tailored to your body. But I promise it's completely free of any offensive taste , texture or smell Let me now if there's any adjustments I should make."
Hanna again couldn't help bit doubt again if he was really a villain by how he proud he sounded as if what he made was an amazing feat.
The ex-hero just blinked nodding obediently staring hesitantly at the juice pouch. Seeing her stare at it he said" I assure I haven't tampered with it in any form. What ever Lord Black Hat is planning he obviously wants you alive"
'Is that supposed to assure me?' Hanna gulped she moved her eyes away the alertness nit fading with Flugs eager gaze on her as she carefully opened it. The liquid? Solid?. The substance inside it seems to have the same appearance as baby puree. But it did not have any smell.
Feeling itchy from his gaze she took a small sip.
"!" It had a mellow flavor faintly sweet but not too sweet, it went down smoothly down her throat in such a way that it felt almost comfortable. When it entered her stomach a loud ravenous growl echoed through the lab her dead appetite suddenly coming alive.
She was too busy slurping loudly on it to feel any sense of embarrassment!
Dr.Flug couldn't help but smile his bag crinkling slightly watching the intern eat. It took him a rather embarrassing long time synthesizing the nutrient solution. Not only did it need to have ample nutrients, and be nourishing for a near skin and bones person, but he decided it'd be best to have it stimulate the appetite as well.
It's best for her digestive system if she ate natural food.
While she was eating the solution Flug went to further inspect her frame. Seeing the amazing burn scars that wrapped around her legs from her feet to her toes the scientist felt his ears heat up.
She…she was really pretty. Even at this present state he could see why that guy liked her enough to propose.
The scars were a violent painting that gave a marbling effect to her pale sallow skin.
He faintly wondered how she would look like once she was healthy…
'Enough of that Flug remember she was his fiancée' He chastised him self turning around to work the machine as she ate , stifilng down any rouge thinking.
After she was finished he began the medical exam.