Opening her eyes, Miyako was blinded by a bright light until something blocked it from her face, allowing her eyes to adjust to see Marvin and Joe's face. Squinting through eyelashes she slowly sat up and looked around, her mind was fuzzy and she had trouble remembering things right away, though she did recognize faces. As it was all coming back to her she looked to Marvin questioningly. "What happened?"

"Welcome back, Miyako. You're safe now." Smiling softly, Joe set his hand on her shoulder, opening his mouth to reply until Marvin 'politely' shoved him aside to gaze into Miyako's face. "We pulled you out after your heart went into cardiac arrest. You were clinically dead until I got Dr.Kido to bring you back with a small shock. You should rest after this." Marvin who was obviously happy to see her blocked her view of the other man on the table a few ways from hers.

"...How's Ken?"

"Ken." Marvin frowned slightly at the name and sniffed, standing up stiffly. Purposely standing in her way of him, he watched her try to look around until he stepped in the way. "The experiment went well. He is fine."

Miyako looked to Joe for an explanation, her eyebrows raised and her eyes pleading. "Dr.Kido? Is our other patient in good health? We need to take care of our subjects." Brushing at a loose strand of hair, she turned away from Marvin and slide her feet over the side of the stainless steel table, remaining in a sitting position, waiting impatiently for the dizziness to leave her.

"He went into shock, Rs.Inoue. His heart is normal and he was escorted back to his cell. I'm afraid he does not respond to our reflex testing." Pushing his glasses back up on his nose, Joe looked away after reporting. "There was a growth on the back of his neck that pierced through the skin and began to bleed, though. I'll have you follow me to take a look if you are up to it. It is urgent that you see the wound."

Watching him in silence, Miyako nodded slowly and stood up, setting a hand on the table. Looking around the plain room, she began to feel sick and ready to vomit. Taking in a deep breath, she looked to Joe. "Alright Dr.Kido, I wish to see this growth. Marvin, please record the events while I am away." Walking around them, she quickly made her way out with Joe following. Once the door closed and they were a few feet away she stopped and looked at him. "Joe..."

"I believe it is the seed. When they were taking him away I noticed it was halfway out and suddenly a crack split it. The object dissolved in a black mass and startled the staff, but they won't say anything about it since it was out of the ordinary. Ken might be free, but that won't matter unless we get him out of the state he's in now. My crew tested his reflexes to hot, cold, and pain. He's a living corpse. What happened in there?"

Making their way down the hallway, Miyako began to feel better once she was out of the room. Listening to Joe explain, she briefly closed her eyes and looked back on the images, though they were dull and fading like a bad dream. "We fought...The Kaiser was back in control of him. They were the same person though.What if I.K-k..." Starting to crack, Miyako stopped and put a fist to her lips. "I killed them in his mind...I..." She must have killed him when she defeated the Kaiser.

"Shh, Miyako. You don't know that. He could just be restarting after a shock like that. He was a part of the Kaiser most of his life, like a psychological shell he built for himself. Being separated from it suddenly and painfully must have put him into shock. He should come around." Joe wrapped an arm around her and guided her away from the entrance leading right into the building of test subjects. "...He'll be back, Miyako. He'll be back."

"And if he stays like a living corpse..?"

"He won't be in anymore pain."

.Completed.

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