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Cryptkeeper: What i was trying to illustrate with that was that it usualy only takes one dart to take most creatures down because the sedative is so powerful. I wasn't trying to downplay her strength or anything.
booyah- LOL I totally agree with you on the subject of Riley. No this story takes place after Angel is over, so they will most likey meet him later.
Samantha: I'm glad you share my hatred of Riley. LOL I'm planning a horrible fate for him. LOL Actually I don't know what is gonna happen to him. Maybe I'll have him sent to a hell dimension where demons catch humans and experiment on them. LOL
Marcus Lazarus: Who Riley or Angelus? LOL Personally I feel bad for Angelus. Who'd want tp be stuck in Captian Cardboard's body? I always liked Angelus. He's funnier than Angel; but I admit I wouldn't want to meet him! LOL Glad you like, keep reading!
Shlane: I know what you mean. I have read some pretty horrible ones; but there are a few that I found that weren't bad. They were mostly crossovers with Buffy cause that was all that I read for a long period of time. I'm glad you are enjoying my story. I hope it stays up to your standards.
Chapter 12. Hybrid Theory
Selene was still strapped to the cot in her cell. She was angrily trying to break her bonds; but the sedative they had her on made her weaker than she normally would have been. She sighed and relaxed into the uncomfortable mattress.
She wanted to see Michael. The woman who checked her every few hours had repeatedly assured her Micheal was fine; but Selene wasn't going to believe her until she saw Michael with her own eyes.
'Why the hell is this stuff affecting me so much?' She wondered. 'It's not like me to go down without a fight.' Whatever it was it was powerful. Selene had hardly ever suffered a headache since becoming an immortal until they had shot her up with that stuff. 'Whatever it was, it was powerful.'
Like Michael, she had surmised that these people were most likely military and also big into reasearch and development. She had also noticed the Zyodex blood she was recieving. She'd been fighting her captors at the time, and hadn't thought about it too much.
SInce then she'd asked about it, and was told that Zyodex had a deal with these people. If she ever got out of here, she was calling Marcus and telling him to cut this place out of any further dealings.
She began to think. If she couldn't get out of here with her own strength, how was she going to get out?
Michael was feeling better. It had been two days since he'd first met the man who brought him his meals. His name was Riley. Michael didn't like him. In fact his fondest wish was to rip out the man's throat with his teeth.
They wanted to do tests on him, Riley had said. He assured Micheal that if he cooperated Selene would not be harmed and he would be allowed to see her. Michael felt that this was his only option. He wasn't aware of how this place operated, and he didn't know what kind of security it had. They could very well kill her if he tried anything.
The good thing was he hadn't been sedated at all. He'd given his word to Riley that he would go along with anything they wanted to do as long as they didn't hurt Selene. Riley had rewarded him with not being sedated. Michael thought this sucked. He wanted to see his mate, and he wanted to see her now!
He was pacing his cell restlessly when the doors swooshed open and RIley came in with a few other men. The others were wearing lab coats and had clipboards in thier hands.
"Test time?" Michael asked bitterly.
"Easy now Michael, we're just going to talk." Said Riley. He was wearing a dress uniform.
Michael smelled almost nothing from Riley. He was calm and cool; But the lab coats smelled of fear.
"Why don't you sit down and we can begin?" Asked Riley.
Michael sat down on his cot and looked at the men expectantly.
Riley cleared his throat and lab coat number one began asking Micheal questions.
"Are you aware of what you are?" He asked.
Micheal raised his eyebrows and glanced at Riley.
"We've never seen anything like you before." Riley explained. "It's one of the reasons you were brought here. We don't like not knowing what things are."
Michael bristled at being referred to as a thing; but returned his attention to the lab coat. "I'm a hybrid."
"Between which species?" Asked coat number two quickly.
"Vampire and Lycan." He replied.
"Lycan?" Asked coat one.
"Werewolf." Riley supplied. He was familiar with the old term from his days with Buffy and the scoobies.
The coats were making vigourous notes. Michael was bored with this already. He turned to Riley.
"When can I see Selene?"
"Maybe when we are through here if we have time. I have a guest arriving today and I can't be late for our meeting."
Michael turned back to the lab coats and they proceeded with the questioning.
An hour and a half later, Micheal had suppiled them with the story of how he had been made a hybrid. He omitted certain facts. He claimed he'd been on vacation and got lost and run into Lucian. He didn't inform them of his Corvinus blood either. The less they knew the better.
To his relief, he was allowed to see Selene; but he had to be sedated "Just a precaution." He was told. He didn't give a shit as long as he got to look at her and know she was okay.
Selene was awakened by her cell doors opening. She hated that noise. It seemed every time she was sleeping well, it jolted her awake. When she opened her eyes however she didn't hate it quite so much. Michael was standing in her doorway.
Michaels heart broke to see her strapped down and helpless, hooked up to two IVs. Her face lit up in a smile when she saw him. It dimmed a little when she saw Riley behind him; but for the moment it was enough that he was in the room.
"Hi." He said quietly. He looked around at Riley. "Can you take those things off of her?"
"If she behaves." Riley said giving a meaningful glance behind him to the armed guard.
Michael looked imploringly at Selene and she nodded, eager to be free of her restraints.
Riley moved forward and reached for the realease on the first restraint. "Don't move until I back away." He cautioned.
Selene could see the man behnd Michael loaded with guns, and she nodded. "I won't."
He released her, and stepped back behind MIchael.
As soon as he had, Michael was at her side cradling her. "Are you okay? I'm so sorry!"
"I'm fine, Michael, I'm fine; but I want to get out of here." She wrapped her arms around him.
"I know; but we can't. Not until I let them do some tests on me, anyway, and even then......"
"You don't know." She finished for him. "It's okay. "
Riley cleared his throat. "Micheal we have to go now. My meeting is in ten minuets."
Micheal turned to him. "Let her stay out of those restraints." He said. Selene was busy removing the IVs from her arms. She looked up hopefully.
Riley reguarded her for a moment. "You give your word you'll behave?" He finally asked her.
She nodded sullenly, and Riley returned the nod. "Allright then; but anything funny and you're back in them. I can't afford to lose any of my staff."
" I won't hurt them." She said softly.
Michael gave her a kiss and sad smile, and then got up to follow Riley out of the cell. He vowed he would get her out of there. She wasn't looking so well, and that scared him.
Riley led Micheal back to his cell. Things were going well. These creatures were different than what he was used to. Most vampires he had dealt with were just royally pissed off they had been captured by a bunch of humans. This girl was oddly humanlike. He wondered if she was another ensouled being like Angel. Or maybe a type of vampire he hadn't encountered before.
Michael was really something. Riley was excited about him more than anything. Maybe this time he had found something that would finally increase their funding. Maybe the buyer would be interested in Michael. He might even be interested in Selene.
Michael turned around to face him when they got back to his cell. "If I am going to cooperate with you fully, I want more time with her. I'm talking like every day if it can be arranged around my testing. "
Riley nodded. "We'll see what we can do so you can see her regularly. I'll see about getting you two some better furnishings." He added.
"I want her to at least have a comfortable bed." Michael replied. "She doesn't look so good and that pisses me off. The sedatives were obviously affecting her."
RIley nodded. "Consider it done."
He turned around and walked out, the doors whooshing shut behind him.
Michael was irritated. "Any way you slice it we're both still in jail cells." He muttered angrily. "Furniture isn't going to change that."
Riley arrived back in his office five minuets before his meeting. He shuffled through the paperwork he had left to do and sighed. He'd have to stay late again. Sam wouldn't be happy about that. His marriage was on the rocks. It had been since his promotions. Sam wanted him around like he had been before, and it just wasn't possible. He'd have to call and apologise later.
"Sir?" Came the captains vioce.
"Yes?"
"The buyer's here."
"Send him in then!" Riley replied, exasperated. His men really were slow on the uptake.
Seconds later an older man walked in the door. He was dressed in a fine suit and carried an unusual cane.
Riley stood up. "Ah Mr. Sandiman, how are you?"
AN: Well, there you go, a nice little plot twist and a cliffhanger to boot!!! I am so EVIL!
I love it! LOL Hope you like!