Shado-Fox
Disclamer: The characters in Mutant X are not mine, I am only using them in my fiction.
An Eventful trip
Chapter 19Somewhere, in a kind of fog, the spirit of Shalimar tries to resurface. Episodically, it perceives like a flash, a gleam but as soon as it tries to rise to the surface, it finds itself engulfed even more deeply ... and the fight which follows not to sink into the dark abyss of nothingness out of print. She is therefore waiting for the right opportunity. A feeling of frustration but also a kind of fear arises the few times she manages to approach the surface, an irrational and primary fear that she cannot determine.
She doesn't know what the mad scientist who put her under her control expects from her, and she can't determine the reaction of her unconscious " I ".
'Of course!' she thought to herself 'How are they going to control my feline side? It is a perpetual struggle for me who is aware of it! My conscience locked here, there is nothing left to hold back this madness! ' she yells now as if to warn the outside world that only she can control the beast that lies inside her. 'Oh my god…' she hisses, desperate at the thought of what may be happening outside.
In the laboratory, Al and Rafe, who have deposited and securely tied Shalimar, still unconscious on the medical chair, stand back, ready to intervene if the need arises but far enough away to be safe in case unforeseen. They are waiting for Doctor Nasyski's arrival who has stopped in his barracks.
In the doctor's barracks, an agitated conversation is heard.
- " Yes sir, the tests are conclusive with Mr Mulwray. Yes sir, everything went as planned. Yes Sir, regarding this subject, we will be ready on time. No sir, Miss Fox is not ready. An unfortunate incident has happened. Yes Sir, I will do what I can to solve this little problem. Yes Sir, I know that we are bound by time, but the situation requires adjustments. No Sir, I don't know what produced this situation. Looks like the control isn't working on her, yet it also looks like her consciousness is gone… yes sir it's weird but I promise to fix this quickly. Very good sir. I'll keep you informed. Goodbye, sir." He slowly hangs up the phone, his forehead sweating and his hand shaking. Then he grabs a book from the desk in front of him and throws it with all his might against the opposite wall, causing a few pages to fly in the process.
Gathering his spirits, he walks calmly towards the exit door, not without throwing a " Poor asshole!" Towards the phone.
Arrived in front of the laboratory, he readjusts his lab coat, undoubtedly disturbed by his nervousness during the phone call. He enters, sees the subject securely strapped to his chair and his men aside. 'Idiots…' he thinks as he looks at them.
He approaches the young woman, still unconscious. He discerns burn marks on his clothes on her thigh and her chest, the result of the little treatment of her electric friend, but also some open wounds on the wrists. 'She must have tried to take her shackles off' he thinks to himself 'but how is that possible? she should not act without a direct order for now...' he wonders.
Lost in his thoughts, he does not notice that Shalimar's eyes flicker. He hears a moan at first weak and then more audible, he looks down at the young woman and sees her eyes half open, still golden, the moan comes out of her mouth as she tries to bring her hands to her chest.
He sees her open her eyes wide and no longer moan but growl on realizing that she is chained to the armchair, she pulls fiercely on her chains, without success, but looking straight in the eyes of her jailer ...
The doctor jumps back, putting himself out of reach of his patient's attempts to scratch. From their position, Al and Rafe are not reassured, although she is tied securely, Shalimar struggles wildly, trying to remove her shackles. Nasyski stares at the young woman in amazement, not having much to do with what she was only 2 days ago. He no longer sees the human but the beast and realizes the gravity of the situation. He indeed understands what could have happened with the treatment on the young mutant. He certainly did not expect such results, but the drug, still in its experimental stage, had never been tested on organic mutants.
The surprise passed, he thinks about how to correct his mistake without jeopardizing the whole operation. He remains standing about 1.50m from the chair on which Shalimar struggles to free herself, lost in his thoughts. Suddenly a crackling sound echoed in the room, followed by a grunt of contentment. He shakes his head to regain his senses, just in time to see the chain holding Shalimar's wrist hanging in the air, the young woman using her free hand to try to untie the other.
Rafe and Al remain paralyzed in their corner, unable to think or move, stunned by the sight they had of the mutant having just broken her shackles and almost free to move. They hear Nasyski's voice asking them for help in overpowering Shalimar but do not react, too scared to even think of approaching the " beast ". The grunts of the young woman are more and more powerful as she feels the freedom approaching. She can sense the fear of the men around her and revel in it… the animals sense the fear of people…
- " Get moving ! » Nasyski yells at the attention of his men, furious against them but also against him even for having put himself in this dangerous situation without taking precaution. His eyes are fixed on Shalimar and he knows that the chain will break under the onslaught of the blows of the young woman, it is only a matter of a second before she is free. At the same time, he is fascinated to see with what energy she struggles, with what grace too and with what will ... will that she is no longer supposed to have, but it is no longer really will, rather instinct… the animal's instinct for survival.
Shalimar feels the doctor's gaze on her… she stops for a second, the time to raise golden eyes to her jailer, a carnivorous smile on her lips. She sees the gleam of panic cross his eyes, he pulls back again, almost stumbling. She then turns her head sharply towards the back of the room, in the direction of Rafe and Al, satisfied to see them still paralyzed by fear. Then goes back to work. It's almost there! The chain hindering her second wrist will fail!
Nasyski steps back under Shalimar's predatory gaze, until he meets the tray containing the surgical utensil's he had used the day before. By bumping it, he remembers the presence of a syringe containing a sedative, which he had originally planned to treat the young woman and that in the end he had given up using to test the pain resistance of that woman.
He passes a hand behind his back, still without taking his eyes off Shalimar, who is on the verge of being released from her chains, with gentle gestures he fumbles silently in search of the syringe. Get his hands on it, grab it and get ready to use it as soon as the young woman is close enough to him.
A second crackle sounds, then a metallic noise when the chain falls to the ground. Nasyski still hasn't taken his eyes off Shalimar. She gets up slowly, her bloody wrists don't seem to bother her. Once standing, she observes alternately the two men in the back and the doctor, on her guard, ready for an offensive from one or the other of the parties. Her smile still plastered on her lips, her mouth slightly ajar lets the growl of a big cat filtered through, at first undecided on the direction to take, she finally chooses to advance towards the doctor. Her instinct telling her that it is this man who undoubtedly wants her harm. She therefore walks slowly, her ears on the alert, her gaze fixed on her prey ...
Without warning she rushes at Nasyski all at once, all claws out, emitting a loud, blood- curdling hiss. Expecting it but not fast enough to react to the attack, Nasyski finds himself pinned to the ground under the weight of the young woman's body. She immobilizes him on his back while looking him straight in the eye as if to hypnotize him, she remains motionless, feeling fear rising from him, the fear of dying ...
Nasyski, admittedly frightened by the speed of the attack, nevertheless tries to move his hand holding the syringe, stuck under his body, in order to use the sedative. He obviously keeps his eyes in those of Shalimar. He knows she wants to play with him like predators do when they catch their prey.
He's almost there… Suddenly Shalimar turns her head to see Rafe and Al come out of their trance, slowly approaching her from behind. So much for the surprise. She jumps up to face the comers, freeing Nasyski of her weight and allowing him to get his hand out from underneath at the same time. Taking advantage of Shalimar's INTEREST for his men, he uncapped the syringe and plunges it instantaneously into the thigh of the young woman, who strikes in surprise, sending wandered the syringe still half full. Assaulted on both sides, she opts for a retreat and jumps a few meters from the men, putting a good distance between Nasyski and her and between the two henchmen and her.
Glancing in all directions, she sees the exit door, to which she rushes. She opens it wide and leaves like a fury, leaving behind her Nasyski and his men ...