Disclaimer: No, I don't own Yu- Gi- Oh. I'd like to, though.
SIDE NOTE: Hi, all! Wow... this one has been updated in a while... a lot of my fanfics haven't. Oh well. Here's a new chapter!
Joey shivered slightly. It was a little cold... why was it so cold? He shivered again. Then he opened his eyes.
'Ugh... where am I?' he had no idea what happened after he'd passed out. Apparently, he'd been kidnapped. 'I'll bet those nurses had somethin' ta do with this!' He sat up. His shirt had been removed. He was in a metal room filled with ice and dripping icicles. 'Is it really that cold in here?! Man... so why ain't I an ice cube?!'
"The subject is awake," Dr. Hies, in the observation room, looked down upon her confused subject. "He doesn't seem to be affected by the cold in any way."
"Shall we lower the temperature for the last time, miss?"
The doctor shook her head. "No. Not yet. He's still shivering, even if only a little. We cannot have him shivering or a lower temperature may kill him."
Another observer sighed. "We've been at this for HOURS! When are we gonna start the fusion?"
"We can't start the fusion until he is completely immune to the cold!" Dr. Hies snapped. "If this one dies, the boss may use YOU as his next test subject."
Her rude employee gulped. "Yes ma'am." He turned his attention back to the frozen room. "The subject has stopped shivering, Dr. Hies. Shall we lower the temperature one more time?"
The doctor looked at her subject closely. "Yes. Complete his immunization."
Inside the room, the temperature lowered once again. Joey shivered. "Man! And just when I'd gotten used to the weather in here! This stinks..." He shivered again. "What did I ever do to deserve this?"
A few minutes later, Joey had gotten used to this temperature, too. In the observation room, Dr. Hies made notes on her test subject. She was looking them over just as Dr. Whitler entered. The young woman looked up.
Dr. Whitler peered in the room at the young blonde who was now leaning against the frozen walls, yet somehow was unaffected. "You've completed his immunization already?"
"Yes. I'm rather surprised myself. The others took at least a day and a half. This one took only 12 hours..."
"He's a strong young lad."
"Well, our nurses did say he had a high endurance level. I just didn't expect it to be that high..."
"He'll be perfect for this experiment," the doctor's eyes flashed wickedly. "You are ready for the procedure, aren't you?"
The young doctor sighed. "Yes, of course I am. But we need to give him a little time to rest. The subject needs to be relaxed if we are to do this properly. If he is too tense, his muscles will implode and probably cause internal bleeding. This is a delicate and difficult process. One wrong move, one little flaw could cause serious problems."
"Understood, Dr. Hies. We will give him time to recuperate," with that, Dr. Whitler walked out. Dr. Hies sighed.
"Let us slowly return the temperature to normal," she instructed. Her employee looked at her with a strangely dumb expression.
"But, Dr., why can't we just return it to normal all the way? How come we have to start over?"
"Are you mad?! He just spent twelve hours in a room that became increasingly colder! He's just gotten used to a temperature 20 degrees below zero! WITHOUT A SHIRT ON, I MIGHT ADD! If we increase the temperature all at once, HIS BODY WILL FRY!"
"Yes ma'am!" there was a frantic clicking by the employee. "All set! Temperature has risen by 2 degrees!"
"Good," Dr. Hies prepared to leave the room. "Please inform me when the temperature is back to normal."
"Where will you be?"
"I will be... in my office," she left.
A few hours later, a knock came on the doctor's door. She scrambled upward, because she had been taking a nap under her desk (A/N: Yeah, my history teacher does that all the time.). "Yes? Who is it?"
"Dr. Hies? The temperature in room 32 is completely back to normal."
"Oh... thank you... you may leave, now," the doctor stood as she heard footsteps leaving her door. She took a deep breath. "Well... time to meet the subject..."
Joey looked up as someone entered the room. He glared at the woman walking through the door. She frowned. Her subject clearly was in a bad mood, and she honestly couldn't blame him. He had just had to endure an immunization, and that was not easy, nor was it comfortable.
"Who're you, and whaddyou want, lady?" he growled at her. Dr. Hies sighed.
"I'm terribly sorry. My name is Dr. Cindy Hies. You may call me Cindy, if you like."
"Whatever, Cindy," Joey spat out her name as though it were something terrible that he ate. "What do you want from me? What right do you have to kidnap me, huh?!"
The doctor sighed again. "This... this was not my idea. My boss, Dr. Whitler ordered you to be taken here for an experiment." She bit her lip, wondering if she should tell him about the other subjects and the many deaths. She quickly decided against it, knowing that it would probably make matters worse. "You have just undergone an immunization. It took only twelve hours... that was... not expected for someone your age. Your endurance level is higher than we thought." She said this hopefully, trying to lift the boy's spirits. He glowered at her.
"Whoopdeedo for you."
The doctor winced. "Look... I know you may think I'm evil for going through with this, but I have no choice."
"Sure. I've heard it all. My dad uses the same excuses every time he decides to beat my brains out."
She gasped. "You poor boy! I'm so sorry!" She knelt down to his level. "You must forgive me, but I really have no choice. If I don't go through with this, my little sister will not be able to get the medication that she needs..."
Joey looked at her with more shock than anger. "You have a little sister? What's wrong with her?"
"I won't sweeten my words... her condition is bad. She has a rare kind of heart disease that we can keep under control with a special medication. However, it grows steadily worse, and she may need a heart transplant, but my family doesn't have that kind of money! We can hardly even afford our house. Dr. Whitler takes care of all our expenses, which he's threatened to take away if I don't do this. I just can't lose my sister! You must understand!"
Joey was silent for a moment. Then he nodded with a grim expression. "I understand. I... I don't know what I'd do if I lost my sister."
The young doctor smiled. "Thank you for understanding." She started walk out. "Oh... I almost forgot to ask your name."
Joey gave her a sad smile. "Joey. Joey Wheeler."
"Nice to meet you, Joey. And once again... thank you."
Joey sighed as she left. 'Man... what in the world am I going through?'
SIDE NOTE: Oh, I'll tell you soon enough. I'll tell all of you... as soon as I update a few chapters. Who knows how long it'll take to complete the fusion? Fusion of what? Guess! ^_^ Please review! So terribly sorry I did not update sooner! I'll try to do better! I promise!
SIDE NOTE: Hi, all! Wow... this one has been updated in a while... a lot of my fanfics haven't. Oh well. Here's a new chapter!
Joey shivered slightly. It was a little cold... why was it so cold? He shivered again. Then he opened his eyes.
'Ugh... where am I?' he had no idea what happened after he'd passed out. Apparently, he'd been kidnapped. 'I'll bet those nurses had somethin' ta do with this!' He sat up. His shirt had been removed. He was in a metal room filled with ice and dripping icicles. 'Is it really that cold in here?! Man... so why ain't I an ice cube?!'
"The subject is awake," Dr. Hies, in the observation room, looked down upon her confused subject. "He doesn't seem to be affected by the cold in any way."
"Shall we lower the temperature for the last time, miss?"
The doctor shook her head. "No. Not yet. He's still shivering, even if only a little. We cannot have him shivering or a lower temperature may kill him."
Another observer sighed. "We've been at this for HOURS! When are we gonna start the fusion?"
"We can't start the fusion until he is completely immune to the cold!" Dr. Hies snapped. "If this one dies, the boss may use YOU as his next test subject."
Her rude employee gulped. "Yes ma'am." He turned his attention back to the frozen room. "The subject has stopped shivering, Dr. Hies. Shall we lower the temperature one more time?"
The doctor looked at her subject closely. "Yes. Complete his immunization."
Inside the room, the temperature lowered once again. Joey shivered. "Man! And just when I'd gotten used to the weather in here! This stinks..." He shivered again. "What did I ever do to deserve this?"
A few minutes later, Joey had gotten used to this temperature, too. In the observation room, Dr. Hies made notes on her test subject. She was looking them over just as Dr. Whitler entered. The young woman looked up.
Dr. Whitler peered in the room at the young blonde who was now leaning against the frozen walls, yet somehow was unaffected. "You've completed his immunization already?"
"Yes. I'm rather surprised myself. The others took at least a day and a half. This one took only 12 hours..."
"He's a strong young lad."
"Well, our nurses did say he had a high endurance level. I just didn't expect it to be that high..."
"He'll be perfect for this experiment," the doctor's eyes flashed wickedly. "You are ready for the procedure, aren't you?"
The young doctor sighed. "Yes, of course I am. But we need to give him a little time to rest. The subject needs to be relaxed if we are to do this properly. If he is too tense, his muscles will implode and probably cause internal bleeding. This is a delicate and difficult process. One wrong move, one little flaw could cause serious problems."
"Understood, Dr. Hies. We will give him time to recuperate," with that, Dr. Whitler walked out. Dr. Hies sighed.
"Let us slowly return the temperature to normal," she instructed. Her employee looked at her with a strangely dumb expression.
"But, Dr., why can't we just return it to normal all the way? How come we have to start over?"
"Are you mad?! He just spent twelve hours in a room that became increasingly colder! He's just gotten used to a temperature 20 degrees below zero! WITHOUT A SHIRT ON, I MIGHT ADD! If we increase the temperature all at once, HIS BODY WILL FRY!"
"Yes ma'am!" there was a frantic clicking by the employee. "All set! Temperature has risen by 2 degrees!"
"Good," Dr. Hies prepared to leave the room. "Please inform me when the temperature is back to normal."
"Where will you be?"
"I will be... in my office," she left.
A few hours later, a knock came on the doctor's door. She scrambled upward, because she had been taking a nap under her desk (A/N: Yeah, my history teacher does that all the time.). "Yes? Who is it?"
"Dr. Hies? The temperature in room 32 is completely back to normal."
"Oh... thank you... you may leave, now," the doctor stood as she heard footsteps leaving her door. She took a deep breath. "Well... time to meet the subject..."
Joey looked up as someone entered the room. He glared at the woman walking through the door. She frowned. Her subject clearly was in a bad mood, and she honestly couldn't blame him. He had just had to endure an immunization, and that was not easy, nor was it comfortable.
"Who're you, and whaddyou want, lady?" he growled at her. Dr. Hies sighed.
"I'm terribly sorry. My name is Dr. Cindy Hies. You may call me Cindy, if you like."
"Whatever, Cindy," Joey spat out her name as though it were something terrible that he ate. "What do you want from me? What right do you have to kidnap me, huh?!"
The doctor sighed again. "This... this was not my idea. My boss, Dr. Whitler ordered you to be taken here for an experiment." She bit her lip, wondering if she should tell him about the other subjects and the many deaths. She quickly decided against it, knowing that it would probably make matters worse. "You have just undergone an immunization. It took only twelve hours... that was... not expected for someone your age. Your endurance level is higher than we thought." She said this hopefully, trying to lift the boy's spirits. He glowered at her.
"Whoopdeedo for you."
The doctor winced. "Look... I know you may think I'm evil for going through with this, but I have no choice."
"Sure. I've heard it all. My dad uses the same excuses every time he decides to beat my brains out."
She gasped. "You poor boy! I'm so sorry!" She knelt down to his level. "You must forgive me, but I really have no choice. If I don't go through with this, my little sister will not be able to get the medication that she needs..."
Joey looked at her with more shock than anger. "You have a little sister? What's wrong with her?"
"I won't sweeten my words... her condition is bad. She has a rare kind of heart disease that we can keep under control with a special medication. However, it grows steadily worse, and she may need a heart transplant, but my family doesn't have that kind of money! We can hardly even afford our house. Dr. Whitler takes care of all our expenses, which he's threatened to take away if I don't do this. I just can't lose my sister! You must understand!"
Joey was silent for a moment. Then he nodded with a grim expression. "I understand. I... I don't know what I'd do if I lost my sister."
The young doctor smiled. "Thank you for understanding." She started walk out. "Oh... I almost forgot to ask your name."
Joey gave her a sad smile. "Joey. Joey Wheeler."
"Nice to meet you, Joey. And once again... thank you."
Joey sighed as she left. 'Man... what in the world am I going through?'
SIDE NOTE: Oh, I'll tell you soon enough. I'll tell all of you... as soon as I update a few chapters. Who knows how long it'll take to complete the fusion? Fusion of what? Guess! ^_^ Please review! So terribly sorry I did not update sooner! I'll try to do better! I promise!