She could feel her skin get colder as the fluid drained from inside the containment tank.
"Get her out of there and begin the reconditioning." A calm voice belonging to Donovan ordered.
There were only three other people there in the lab with him: two were security and one a scientist. The scientist helmed the computer controls to the machinery holding Lenina. He opened the containment glass and the two other men went in to take the unconscious girl. After they put on a standard issue white garment over her, Donovan was content with the situation and began to walk towards the exit.
"I trust that you'll have no problem with her reconditioning Doctor?" He asked behind him.
"No sir."
"Good. I'll be in the other lab to see how the other subject is responding to his reconditioning. I'll be back later to check on your progress." With that, Donavan went out and the metallic door automatically closed behind him.
The two security men now sat the weak Lenina in a chair. They had strapped both her wrists to each of the chair's arms. The scientist was behind them - a syringe prepared in his hand.
"You two can leave now." He said to the two men.
"But sir, we were ordered to keep an eye on her." One of them protested.
"Don't worry. As you can see, she's in no condition to cause any trouble. I can handle it. Stay outside the door and inform me if someone is about to come in."
The two men looked at each other and subtly rolled their eyes. They did, however, reluctantly agree and headed towards the exit. By this time, Lenina had regained consciousness and was now trying to loosen the straps while the three men were distracted.
The scientist looked on as the two men walked outside the door. He waited a few more seconds to make sure the door had completely shut tightly. He then went towards the door and entered the codes to lock it from the inside. It was a sound-proof door, so he didn't worry about them being so near. Then turning his attention back towards Lenina, his hands began to shake from excitement as he held the syringe.
"Don't worry my dear," he was talking more to himself than the girl, "this won't hurt you a bit. It'll just make you a little bit more open to suggestion. That way it'll be much easier to reprogram your mind."
A wide grin came to his face as he got closer. What happened next was so sudden that the grin never even left him. The straps in the chair went flying loose and Lenina quickly got up and grabbed the syringe from his hand. Coming behind him, she locked his arms and jabbed the syringe in his neck. The needle punctured his skin; she did not inject the chemicals in just yet.
"Where's Hayate?" She hissed in his ears.
The half-choking scientist tried to yell for help.
"Wrong answer…" Lenina then delivered the full dosage into his bloodstream. He fell limply from her hold, and began convulsing on the floor.
She went over to the exit and pry open the sliding metal doors but it wouldn't budge. Noticing the small controls beside it, she randomly pressed the different buttons to get the door to open - it was no use. Frustrated, Lenina punch the controls. There was a buzzing sound, and then a voice came from the intercom above the controls.
"What is it sir?" The voice asked. Lenina didn't know what to say and just remained silent. "Sir…?" the voice asked again with a slightly worried tone, and again she remained silent.
The door suddenly slid open and Lenina was confronted by two men who had drawn their guns from their holsters. She struck one of them unconscious and then the other before any of them had a chance to fire. She quietly snuck out into the hallway as the door closed behind her.
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"Get her out of there and begin the reconditioning." A calm voice belonging to Donovan ordered.
There were only three other people there in the lab with him: two were security and one a scientist. The scientist helmed the computer controls to the machinery holding Lenina. He opened the containment glass and the two other men went in to take the unconscious girl. After they put on a standard issue white garment over her, Donovan was content with the situation and began to walk towards the exit.
"I trust that you'll have no problem with her reconditioning Doctor?" He asked behind him.
"No sir."
"Good. I'll be in the other lab to see how the other subject is responding to his reconditioning. I'll be back later to check on your progress." With that, Donavan went out and the metallic door automatically closed behind him.
The two security men now sat the weak Lenina in a chair. They had strapped both her wrists to each of the chair's arms. The scientist was behind them - a syringe prepared in his hand.
"You two can leave now." He said to the two men.
"But sir, we were ordered to keep an eye on her." One of them protested.
"Don't worry. As you can see, she's in no condition to cause any trouble. I can handle it. Stay outside the door and inform me if someone is about to come in."
The two men looked at each other and subtly rolled their eyes. They did, however, reluctantly agree and headed towards the exit. By this time, Lenina had regained consciousness and was now trying to loosen the straps while the three men were distracted.
The scientist looked on as the two men walked outside the door. He waited a few more seconds to make sure the door had completely shut tightly. He then went towards the door and entered the codes to lock it from the inside. It was a sound-proof door, so he didn't worry about them being so near. Then turning his attention back towards Lenina, his hands began to shake from excitement as he held the syringe.
"Don't worry my dear," he was talking more to himself than the girl, "this won't hurt you a bit. It'll just make you a little bit more open to suggestion. That way it'll be much easier to reprogram your mind."
A wide grin came to his face as he got closer. What happened next was so sudden that the grin never even left him. The straps in the chair went flying loose and Lenina quickly got up and grabbed the syringe from his hand. Coming behind him, she locked his arms and jabbed the syringe in his neck. The needle punctured his skin; she did not inject the chemicals in just yet.
"Where's Hayate?" She hissed in his ears.
The half-choking scientist tried to yell for help.
"Wrong answer…" Lenina then delivered the full dosage into his bloodstream. He fell limply from her hold, and began convulsing on the floor.
She went over to the exit and pry open the sliding metal doors but it wouldn't budge. Noticing the small controls beside it, she randomly pressed the different buttons to get the door to open - it was no use. Frustrated, Lenina punch the controls. There was a buzzing sound, and then a voice came from the intercom above the controls.
"What is it sir?" The voice asked. Lenina didn't know what to say and just remained silent. "Sir…?" the voice asked again with a slightly worried tone, and again she remained silent.
The door suddenly slid open and Lenina was confronted by two men who had drawn their guns from their holsters. She struck one of them unconscious and then the other before any of them had a chance to fire. She quietly snuck out into the hallway as the door closed behind her.
author's note: read and review. Flames, constructive criticisms, or anything else are all welcomed.