Eznik opened his eyes staring at the ceiling. Gradually he moved his left hand over his head. He wanted everything that had happened, to just be a nightmare that he could wake up from. He moved his right hand and winced as that hope vanished as he couldn't move it far. Sitting up he looked to his right hand that was shackled to the bed.
Looking around he was in a medical room. Feeling something on the right side of his head, he moved his hand up feeling it, it was a health monitor. He knew removing it would set off an alarm. He let out a small sigh. He looked to the bed next to him, where Deka was still unconscious. He could see the monitors with her vitals, it seems that she was hanging in there. It was a relief to him that the girl was safe for now.
"Your vitals seem good." a voice spoke up from the other side of Eznik's bed. Eznik looked over at the doctor who had walked up to him. Letting out a small chuckle he nodded a little. "That's good." He looked over to Gajra monitors, from what he could tell from the distance, they looked low.
"I doubt I could get his chart." Eznik requested, though he knew that he was not in a place to be asking for anything. He shook some as the doctor held out a tablet to him. "He crashes every couple of hours, I got him to a stable place again. I suppose having his doctor's advice would be good." Brendon spoke up as he walked up to Eznik's monitors, turning them off.
"Thank you." Eznik smiled as he took the tablet. Looking through everything, trying to figure out how he could aid his friend. He bit his lip, it was clear he was shot up pretty bad. "Is there a herb nursery here?" Eznik spoke up looking to Brendon as he was walking over to Deka.
"We have some herbs and other plants here. Not sure all I have access to immediately. What is it that he would need?" He questioned Eznik as he pushed a couple buttons on the monitor.
"A couple of herbs, a tyeriou and a perinta. If they are mixed together with a little bit of kilmine, it should help him." Eznik suggested as he set the tablet on the bed. He watched Brendon walked over to his nurse who was putting up the new stock of medicines.. "Please go check the herb enclosure for these." the nurse took the tablet nodding heading out of the room.
Looking at the shackle, he wouldn't be able to get out of it, without a couple medical tools, which all were far from his reach. His eyes trailed to Deka at least she was ok. There was no sign of Autum in here, it seemed she didn't receive any life threatening injuries or any of the others. Looking to Reki who was on the other side of him. His vitals seemed fine, he didn't look to have any serious injuries either, which was odd for him to be out still.
"I will have you make the mixture, from there I will release you from my care." Brendon told him as he walked up to Eznik holding his hand out. Nodding, he gave the tablet back. "Health reader too if you wouldn't mind."
Eznik pulled it off and held it to him. It was clear that the doctor was keeping his distance. "Have you had any other patient from the new group?" he asked.
Brendon shook his head. "Not in here, I get the worst cases or the ones that they want me to care for specially. They have 7 or 8 other doctors that are on shift, so they can be called anywhere." He explained to Eznik as he walked over sitting on a chair. He knew that Eznik was prying for information, he didn't care. His job was to treat the patients whatever else he did when they were in his care was up to him.
"I don't believe I got your name, Doctor." Eznik spoke as he crossed his legs. He was in a plain set of grey clothes now. "Brendon. For being someone who is going to be experimented on you are rather calm. Most of my patients are too busy trying to escape rather than trying to have a conversation."
Eznik laughed. "Well, I'm grateful to see that you have been taking care of my friends, though it is your job. I can tell you have skill and you are doing more than a simple fix up." he nodded to Deka. "Also, I'm not much of a fighter, so trying to escape would be pointless."
"Reasonable. Your observation is right, most of the doctors here do a quick fix so that they can shove off their patients. It's why only selected 'patients' are sent to me. Meaning you are going to have a long haul once you leave." Brendon explained.
Eznik nodded a little, understanding the situation. His attention went to the door as the nurse came back holding a couple of plants. "Go ahead and give those to him." Brendon pointed to Eznik as he got up to grab a couple things.
The nurse walked up very cautiously up to Eznik and set the plants down on the edge of the bed. "Thank you miss." Eznik smiled at her. She looked at him and walked away. She looked a little confused. She walked up to Brendon. "Why are you giving it to him?" she asked.
"He is a doctor, I highly doubt he is going to poison his own friend. Also the herbs he asked for aren't poisonous, so no threat. And anything I can learn from him to help with my patient is a bonus for me." He picked up the mortar and pestle. "If you would grab the kilmine that I have setting out." Speaking as he walked up to Eznik.
Eznik had started to pull off the leaves he needed from the plants. He looked to Brendon as he set down the mortar and pestle. "Thank you." He set the leaves in it and held his hand out to the nurse. The nurse set it in his hand and walked away. She never really dealt with a well mannered patient here before, it was odd. Most were nasty, violent or hysterical.
Brendon watched him closely, but it was clear that this doctor was just trying to make something to aid his friend. Brendon held his hand for the mortar when Eznik was done. "He will need all of that." Eznik directed as Brendon walked away. He let out a small sigh as he looked at the pestle he still had. He tapped it against his hand and set it down. He was trying to keep his mind off of what could be happening to the others.
"Send a message out that Mr. Hiratu is awake." Brendon told his nurse as he was preparing to administer the mixture to Gajra. He walked up with a medical gun shooting him in the side with it.
Eznik smiled a little, at least he would keep Gajra from dying. Though it meant that he would have to be put through whatever tormenting experiment they had planned.
Oskal let out a sigh as he looked at his phone, another message. He was sitting on his bed. He looked over to Bella who was typing something up. "Who keeps messaging you? This is like the fifth message." She glanced at him.
"It's Masif, she wants Brat. Says that she was part of her experiment first." Oskal spoke up. "She is yours, so Masif can shove off." Bella snapped. Oskal chuckled. "I told her once I am done with her, she can have her. She isn't happy and is threatening to come here or call forth an Upper meeting."
"Can she really do anything?" Bella asked as she put down her tablet. "Yeah, if she has experiment papers. I believe that means Station Orion was part of her experiment." He spoke quietly.
Bella growled. "Invite her here, we can let her have her little experiment." she snapped. "I'll let her see what her little pet can do first hand!" she snapped. "I'm sure we can figure out something 'special' for her." He looked to his messages. "It seems Eznik is awake. Should I send him to Wane?" he asked Bella.
"Yeah." Bella set her tablet on the bed stand. "He will run a couple of tests with the formula. He has been working on it while I do my own test."
"Make sure he keeps him alive." Oskal commented. "We need him to make sure we can keep his sister in line. Since Orme clearly has been pushing his limits with his wife. With being of Elites status, we need leverage on her."
Bella eyed him. "So when do I get to let his daughter kill him?" She questioned Oskal. "IN a day or so, I'm sure after that we will have that formula. Tomorrow we can have Reki tell us where it is. Meaning that we don't have to worry about keeping Autum in line using her brother as we just shoot her with that and she will be our puppet for what we need."
Eznik looked to the guards who came in. He closed his eyes as they unshackled him and pulled him off the bed. He looked back at Deka hoping that she'd rest a bit longer. He let the guards guide him to where he was being taken too.
Looking in the room, his heart sunk. He was in the room where Brat was. He looked to where she was in her small cell in the middle of the room. He was pushed into a chair and shackled into it. He looked over at the guards as they walked out.
Closing his eyes he didn't want to know what was going to happen here. There were only a few reasons why he would be brought into the same room as his daughter. He looked up to the scientist who walked up to him.
The scientist had short orangish-brown hair. He had a couple of piercings on the right side of his face. He bent down so he was face to face. He studied Ezink, it was clear the man knew something bad was going to happen here. According to the papers, he is usually a talker. It was clear he didn't want to add any gas to the fire. He stood up looking over to Brat who was watching him closely.
The man walked away deciding what he wanted to do. He looked over the different tests he could run, it was also clear that the formula didn't work right on the girl. He walked over to his tablet looking down at it. He could make the girl transform and use it on her and see how he dealt with his daughter in that form. No, he had an idea. New information was brought up about the beast. According to it, the beast selected the ones it wanted to kill. It means that it might not attack Eznik. He thought he'd test that theory.
Looking over at a couple health monitors picking them up. They were set up to administer whatever drug he wanted, his choice, of course the Truresa. He put both of them into his pocket as he looked to his desk for something else. He grabbed an ear piece putting it on and then grabbing another one dropping it into his pocket as well.
Walking back up to Eznik he walked around to the back of his chair. He kicked the bottom of it to unlock the wheels on it. He then started to drag Eznik behind him as he headed to a door. He glanced back at a guard who was standing post. "Get her out and bring her in the experiment room. I doubt she will cause any problems, since Mr Hiratu will be in my hands." he glanced back at Brat and opened the door dragging Eznik to the other side of the room.
Eznik looked at the man as he walked in front of him. He glanced at the small health monitors that the scientist picked up. He put them on each of Eznik's temples. Eznik closed his eyes, he didn't want to think about what was going to happen. It was clear that they were getting moved into a containment room for experiments.
"Keep this on if you want to keep yourself alive" The scientist spoke as he put the earpiece in Eznik's right ear. He backed up from Eznik studying him. "Stay against the wall. Don't try to keep your necklace on yourself. Also do not touch any weapon." He spoke as he heard Brat and the guard walk into the room.
Brat looked out at the guard who let go of her. She leaned up against the wall looking at her father. She didn't want to transform and kill him. She knew if she pleaded it would make no difference. She looked down to her wrist where more of those dreaded pet collars were. They had to put so many on her to control the other side of her. It made it impossible for her to resist them.
"You." He looked to the guard. "Give me your gun, live ammo please." He watched the guard walk up and hold out his gun to him. Taking it he made sure that the safety was off and it was loaded. He set the gun down on the ground in front of Eznik.
Eznik didn't like where this was going, he looked to the gun. It was out of reach even with his feet. He looked to the arm restraints, they could be remotely opened. It meant the scientist was going to get a safe distance before starting. At least there was one good thing the woman who seemed to detest Brat and clearly wanted her to suffer wasn't present. It meant this was more for 'science' than pursuing a personal vendetta.
Wane looked to the guard. "Come, I doubt we want to be in here. " he pulled his tablet out of his pocket and pushed a button. Eznik screamed as the pain shot from the small devices as it sent the drug into him. He clenched down hard on the armrest, he couldn't move his arms from the restraints.
Brat looked at her dad as he screamed "DAD!" she cried. "You can do what you want now." Wane said to Brat as he walked out of the door shutting and locking it. She ran up to aid her father, then there was a click. She looked down as her necklace hit the ground. In the heat of the moment, she spaced it.
Brat reached down grabbing at it. She held her head and screamed out. She fell to her knees holding her head. She was going to transform and who knows what she might do to her father.
Wane walked into the observation room watching the two of them. Waiting for the screams to stop from Eznik. He pushed another button on his tablet releasing him. "Eznik, I want you to pick up the gun and shoot her." He spoke into the mic he had. He wanted to make sure the beast couldn't hear what he was ordering of the doctor. Making sure that beast thought it was Eznik's own actions.
Eznik could feel his body tensing up some. He could hear the voice from the ear piece. His body seemed to want to go and do what was said. With that there was a loud bang, all he could do was watch what his body was doing.
"Tell Orion that you are going to kill her, that you are a hunter and that prey should die. It's the only way for you to free your daughter." Wane spoke. He had done his research on what this 'Orion' had said. "Then shoot again to injure…Then if she attacks fire to defend yourself. Fire to kill."
Orion growled looking at Eznik, he had shot him in the shoulder. His voice trembled as the words seemed to fall out of his mouth."I am going to kill you. I am a hunter and prey should die. It's the only way to free my daughter." Eznik's hand shook as he fired again.
With that Orion let out a cry and turned and jumped at Eznik, another shot was fired. Eznik stumbled back and fired again. "FREEZE, don't move either of you" Wane snapped to both of them over the speaker. Eznik stood with the gun pointed at Orion's head. Orion was ready to pounce on him.
Eznik let out a small cry as he dropped the gun. He collapsed to his knees pulling off the medical monitors. He looked up to Orion who was growling at him. "Please I-"
"I wouldn't say any more Mr. Hitaru. Unless you would like me to allow her to finish her pounce." Wane spoke as he walked into the room. The guard stood at the door, incase needed. Making his way to the two, he bent down grabbing the necklace. He studied it walking up to the two of them. "Put one of those health monitors back on if you would, Mr. Hitaru."
Eznik looked to the gun that was on the ground in front of him. He wanted to shoot the man, for making him shoot his own daughter, but it could lead to worse things. He grabbed one of the medical monitors putting it back on slowly. He looked up at Wane to see if it satisfied him.
"The gun, slide it to me." Eznik grabbed the gun and slid it to him. Looking back to Orion. Her white fur was stained red from her wounds. His body felt drained from whatever he was shot with. It must have been what Celtic was talking about. He hated the feeling that it gave him.
Bending down he put the necklace back onto Brat. Picking up the gun he moved back away from her. He studied the girl as she laid on the ground whimpering from her wounds. "Let me treat her, please." Eznik pleaded as he looked up Wane.
It seemed the doctor finally wanted to play his hand in this now. Glancing over to Brat who was pretty banged up. He needed to decide whether to bring in another doctor or let her father treat her. This would probably be the last time that she would see her father alive. He was sure that Bella would get her test soon.
Personally, he didn't see a point in wasting a good asset in the medical field. Especially with the formula close to being done, they could use the doctor. He headed out of the room tapping the gun against his hand. He looked to the guard and held it out to him. Once the guard took it he walked out of the room.
Eznik watched him walk out. He then crawled up to Brat. "I'm so sorry." He spoke as he looked to where he had shot her. Brat smiled weakly at him. "I'm sorry, I got into a big mess dad." She let out a small cry, she wasn't one for pain. Here she had three bullets in her, luckily nothing hit anything vital.
Eznik jumped a little as there was a thud next to him. He looked at the medical bag that was tossed to him. It seemed this scientist was more than generous with the supplies. "You take anything more than what is needed to treat her I'll know." Wane swore as he pointed up to a camera. "Think about that Mr. Hitaru, remember there are other members of her crew here that could suffer the backlash of your actions."
Opening the bag he tried to ignore the man. Glancing to the door as it was shut. Trying to relax a little as he pulled out pain medication he loaded it up and shot Brat with it. He looked at her as she grabbed his pant's leg, just to be holding onto him.
With his free hand he put it on hers. Part of him prayed that Link and Autum's old squad would come save them, but he also didn't want them all to be risking their lives. He looked back into the bag grabbing what he needed to treat her.
An hour passed, Eznik was up against a wall as Brat had curled up against him asleep. She was wrapped in a blanket that was in the medical supplies. He looked up to the door as it opened. He didn't want this small bit of peace to be over. He looked as Wane walked into the room.
Wane walked up picking up the bag. He glanced at a small little trash bag picking it up and walked it to the door and set it out of the room. "Can you let her rest, before anything else?" Eznik spoke up quietly not to wake her.
Wane paused as he looked over to the doctor. "It seems you're finally trying to use that silver tongue of yours." Walking up to Eznik he bent down and held out his hand. "Monitor." Eznik slowly took it off and dropped it into his hand.
"Do you say that her wounds were in the same spot where you shot her? Or did they shift from her transformation?" Wane questioned the doctor. He wasn't going to give Eznik an answer.
Eznik looked down at Brat. "Shifted based on location from the difference of the body change." He spoke quietly. He was hoping answering what the man wanted would give his daughter the time to rest before the worst would happen.
"Did you put everything back in the medical bag?" Wane asked Eznik. Looking up at the scientist, it was a trick question. Most would say yes, but in truth using medical supplies you wouldn't want to put it all back. "No this blanket, some cleaning supplies, are not to be put back after use. I also used some bandages and gauze that are currently on my daughters dressed wounds." He knew that he was fishing for something.
Standing up. "You forgot about the pain medicine, but that is fine to forget doctor. I believe I have to go do write ups. I would suggest that you don't tinker with your daughter's collars." He walked out, closing the door.
Eznik smiled weakly. It seemed the scientist was going to give them a bit of time together. He didn't care if they were watched either. He knew his body was being pushed hard. Then there was the woman who most likely would be using 'Orion' on him. It could be the end at least he got this small bit of peace with her, even if it was with her resting.