Lincoln opened his eyes to see he was in a dark and smelly place. Where the hell was he? This didn't seem like the building he was at last night.
"Wait... Where am..." Lincoln said before getting a flashback to what had happened, seeing the ambush and getting knocked out. "Shit! I failed the mission! Oh god Lori is going to kill me! I just need to get out of here and head back to the station."
Lincoln looked up only to see sunlight creeping through the openings of the grates, causing Lincoln to move out of the light. Seems like he was stuck down here for a few hours or maybe more. He groaned and sat down, getting out his radio only to see it wasn't there, getting an annoyed groan out of Lincoln.
"Great. I really am stranded down here. What else? I get attacked by alligators with turrets on their backs?" Lincoln said sarcasticly. "I-I'm joking! Please don't... do that."
Lincoln looked around and closed his eyes, trying to fall asleep so he would wake up at night time but he couldn't go to sleep, oddly enough, he felt energized and ready to go. While yes, Lincoln technically got some sleep, the sunlit area of the the sewer still made him drowsy most likely due to the bat DNA inside him making him act more nocturnal. He shrugged it off and began to walk down the sewer to look for a safer place to climb out of. Maybe a more shady area where he won't be burnt into a crisp by the sun.
"If only I had my iPod. Listening to some tunes would make this much more bearable," Lincoln said.
"Perhaps you should have thought ahead..."
"W-What?! Who said that? I... Are you invisible? Am i going crazy? What the hell is this?!"
"Lincoln... Lincoln... I'm not by you. I'm inside you. Your head is much better than the horrible jar I was kept in..." the voice said again. "But don't panic. We don't want things to get messy now, do we?"
"I-I... I guess not... Wait so you're a... parasite? Wait no!! That's bad! Get out of my-GGGAAAHHH!!!!" Lincoln yelled in pain as he felt his head start to feel pressured and tight. "Ack... What the hell..."
"I told you. You don't things the get messy now. You shouldn't antagonize the deadly thing currently living inside your head. Now then, if we are to continue, we must learn to... trust each other."
"And why should I follow? You're my enemy!"
"I was made by your enemy. I have my own goals that you will help me with even if you like it or not. Now then, the first thing I want you to do is go out to the surface..."
"You're joking, right? That'll kill me!"
"While you are correct, with my integration to your body, I've given you a few... enhancements. Currently, I believe you'll be able to go out into the sun for a limited time. You'll just need to find a shady spot every few minutes."
"And if I don't comply?"
"I'll simply control you like a puppet. So will you do what I say or no?"
"Well it doesn't seem like I have much of a choice," Lincoln sighed. "Fine. I'll stick my hand out to see if I get burned. Is that better?"
"Hmm... that will do..."
Lincoln gulped and walked back to the manhole cover above him. He slowly moved it out of the way and closed his eyes before reaching his hand out in the sun, waiting for it to burst into flames. Only to feel no pain at all. In fact, he felt fine!
"W-What? I..." Lincoln said before quickly climbing out into the sidewalk and hiding under a shady tree. "Alright... I believe you... uh... we need a name for you..."
"A name? Why? Doesn't seem needed."
"Well I can't just call you The Voice in my head. How about... Lio?" Lincoln asked before quickly walking down the sidewalk to head back home.
"Hmm... Yes... Lio... I like that name..."