Chapter two: …you need another Ultimate
G.U.N. HQ: eighteen years before the events of Origins, current commanders' office.
An incessant beeping called the commander to the attention of his phone, "Hello?" he answered.
"Sir, we have found her, Project Dark Star."
The commander having only been briefed on the project only a few months before knew just how important this was, they could finally control Shadow. "Who is she?"
There was a rustling of papers in the background, "A twenty-one year old hedgehog named, Mary, seems ironic doesn't it? Their names I mean."
"Yeah it does seem that way, go ahead bring her in, we'll get started as soon as she is ready to begin."
"Understood commander, I will bring her here myself."
G.U.N. HQ: one week later.
"When I decided to join G.U.N. this is not what I had in mind." The young pink hedgehog said with a nervous look on her face. She was inside a laboratory that was filled with screens displaying her heart rate, oxygen levels and blood pressure.
The officer, a younger looking dark blue hedgehog, laughed, "Well we are all destined to do things in life, and this apparently must be what you are called to do."
This calmed her down somewhat, "Thanks, I needed that, oh and before I forget to ask, what is your name?"
The blue hedgehog smiled and replied, "Robert, Robert the Hedgehog."
"Robert, ok thanks for telling me, so far you are then only person who has told me their name." She said with a small smile.
This surprised him, 'Odd, if they plan on doing what I think they are doing, then they should be gaining her trust, not destroying it.'
Mary looked at him quizzically, "What's wrong?"
Realizing that she had seen his confusion he quickly recovered, "Nothing, just thinking."
She shrugged, "Ok if you say so."
He looked at her and said, "Ok then, ready for the next phase of the test?"
"But I just did thirty minutes on the treadmill, cant I take a break?"
"You know the procedure, ten minutes of break time in between exercises."
"Yeah, I know."
G.U.N. HQ: three months later:
Mary woke up to the alarm clock at eight AM like any other day but this day seemed, different than others. She didn't know what was different but she knew something was going to happen.
G.U.N. HQ: Research and Development (same time)
"Do you think she is ready?" the G.U.N. officer that had informed the commander of Mary's existence in the first place asked Robert.
"Which do you mean, for the process of infusing her with the DNA, or controlling Shadow?" Robert responded coldly.
"Both."
"Her body is ready, but I don't think her mind is."
"And how would you know, you're just a tech!"
Robert quickly looked at him and said simply, "I am a Psionic, you know what that means right?"
The officer looked like he had seen a ghost, "Yeah that means you can read minds as well as other strange feats."
"Yeah, and I don't think she's ready ok? If you go ahead and do it anyway, I will go on record saying I advised against it."
The officer who looked very much ticked said, "Fine, I'll wait until she is ready."
"Good, I'll go back to my quarters, alert me if there is any change."
The officer waited until Robert was out of the room, 'I have to fuse the DNA now, it's either that or we'll have to scrub the project, the other command level officers are getting nervous, they don't think that she will be able to control him.'
He took the syringe that held a sedative in it, opened the door leading into the testing area that Mary was training in, and went inside.
Robert: Why that little bastard! He's going to pay for this!
Me: Robert calm down, you get to do that next chapter.
Robert: Fine, I better get the chance to hurt him otherwise, you will need to get some pain pills for the beating I'm going to give you, got it?
Me: Yikes, Calm down already you'll get the chance.
Mary: Hello? Have you guys forgotten about me?
Me: No you'll get a big part next chapter.
Mary: Ok…..
