Author's note: Whee! I have two pals that own Parasite Eve 2, and I know most of the story. Therefore, I have developed two favorite characters. Here's your hint: they're not main characters. At all. This is the only fic I've written that has cough technically no introduced characters. You'll see what I mean.

Many thanks to:

Specter: Owner of Parasite Eve and Parasite Eve 2, and a huge help on technicalities. (Like reminding me that Kyle's kinda.not.there.no more.)

Demoness: huggles Demoness My best gal-pal, owner of the other copy of Parasite Eve 2, and never-ending source of entertainment. (Ask her to do an ANMC impression for you!)

Disclaimer: None of the characters in here are mine. You aren't paying for the right to read this fic (I hope!) and so therefore I am not liable. So there.

AND NOW. Laaadies aaaannnnddd Geeeenntlemen!! The only PE2 fic to be inspired by an ANMC and a Key Item! Drumroll please.

The Little Things

"So," Pierce summarized, showing the vial to Aya, "this should reverse the effects of the ANMC virus. But we need to test it on something first."

"Not me, I hope." Aya said, giving him a critical look.

"Nope." Pierce walked to the back of his SUV and opened the trunk. Inside was a steel crate like the ones used for transporting wild animals. Pierce glared at the box. "It was hell driving this into town from all the way out there at the shelter. That noise it makes. ugh. But it was the easiest thing to catch that didn't self-destruct when we shoved it in the crate."

Aya clapped a hand over Pierce's mouth. "Stop. Now, what exactly is it?"

Pierce blushed and manhandled the crate onto the desert sand, then opened the top. Aya wrinkled her nose and peered in at the inhabitant, then back at Pierce. "We're going to turn that back into a human? Is that even possible?"

He shrugged. "Theoretically. It was the best-behaved one in the shelter, too. Look." He reached into the crate and patted the malformed Chaser on the head. It rolled onto it's back and stared at the sun, giggling and blinking.

Aya tore her eyes away from the Mad Chaser and stared at Pierce as if he had been doing the giggling. "Ooohh-kay. So why am I here for this little session of 'Weird Science'?"

"In case something goes wrong and it needs to be turned into a little blob of plasma." Pierce answered nonchalantly, lifting the creature out onto the sand. "Ready? Set.go!" He administered the serum and stood back as it began to twist and change.

After a few astonishing and rather painful-looking moments, a more human creature lay on the ground in place of the deformed Chaser.

"Maybe a bigger dose." Pierce started, but a giggle cut him off.

"Hehehee. I-I can.haha.think.eeheehee!"

Aya and Pierce exchanged slightly disturbed glances. "Uh. so. what's your name?" Aya asked.

It stumbled to it's feet and shrugged. "Eheheheh. Don't re.re- something.hahah! Been so long." It giggled. "Dosen't matter!" It chortled, giving them a lopsided grin.