SUBJECT 2

Chapter 2: Sweet Freedom and Stormy Weather

Hey everyone! I wanted to go ahead and welcome you all back to another chapter in the Subject 2 story! In the last chapter, you all saw Michael escape from those dreadful labs and got to experience his first taste of freedom. Well, in this chapter, Michael will continue to experience his freedom… amidst the stormy weather that comes into the forest later. I will be doing different formatting on this chapter and every chapter from here on text-wise, so be prepared to see some changes in the dialogue lines as well as the events that take place in-between the dialogue! If anyone has any critique they would like to share or any ideas on what they would like to see in this multi-chapter story, feel free to do so if you leave a review!

Michael: Brandon does not own Lab Rats: Elite Force, Lab Rats, or Mighty Med. He only owns me or any other OC he has made! Enjoy the story! I know I am so far!

Morning had come, and Michael was still sleeping from what he had to witness the previous day. Even though he was subjected to countless needles and that wound that he had to put bandage wrap on, Michael felt something that he had not felt in a long time: peace. Peace without having to be subject to experiments and having to watch other animals suffer through the same experiences. Michael finally awoke minutes later, yawning from the big sleep he had.

"Well, I haven't had regular bedtime like that since I was a kitten!" Michael said as he smiled when he started looking at the beautiful forest from the Jeep he drove the day earlier.

Michael then looked to see if the wound that the laser gun gave him was any better. However, even though it did not get bigger as it shrunk down a tiny bit, it still hurt as he tried to put his hand on it.

"Ow! That seriously wasn't the best idea. Oh well, at least it didn't get bigger." Michael said as he didn't worry too much about the wound on his leg. Despite him only wearing a lab coat since yesterday, Michael had noticed that he didn't gain full freedom as the collar was still around his neck. He gasped as he reacted to it still being on there.

"Damn it! I literally had too much fun yesterday evening that I forgot to take it off!" Michael yelled as he forgot to take the collar off. He then proceeded to take it off, only for it to give him a small shock.

"SHIT!" Michael yelled once more, as the small shock hurt worse than getting a shock from a Taser. Michael did not know what to do, as the collar was what those scientists put on him for experimentation. Wanting to not overreact from the electricity running through him, Michael went back to the lake he took a bath in yesterday and saw a family of deer drinking from the water. He then noticed something strange on their bodies. A tattoo, labeled COS, was on their sides, and Michael then realized that the deer were pets of the group that the mysterious figure told him about last night.

Michael then proceeded quietly to the lake, trying to not crack any branches with his feet. He wanted to make sure that the deer did not see him while he was trying to take a bath, despite him only wearing a lab coat as well as the collar, but nothing else. Not even one pair of pants would be found in the woods unless someone was camping nearby. However, this didn't bother Michael now as he was still an animal and he had fur, so the lab coat was a bonus.

Michael then proceeded to take his lab coat off and get into the lake as quietly as he could. Trying to not let the deer suspect him, Michael cleaned himself up in the water very quietly as he didn't want to make too much sound. Finally, the deer left, as Michael let out a big deep breath and went to swim underwater for a bit, hoping that he could relax himself after trying to be so quiet.

Michael noticed all the fish in the lake as they swam by him, as Michael smiled while still holding his breath underwater as he never saw fish before. Sure, it maybe was in a can of tuna that was three years past its expiration date, but that was something different. Michael kept swimming underwater until he decided he had enough for the day and headed back to the entrance of the lake he got into.

However, when Michael arrived, he noticed that his lab coat was torn a tiny bit.

"Damn! Stupid deer!" Michael said with a frustrated look on his face as that was the only clothing he had right now.

Michael then headed back to the Jeep and sat back down inside it, trying to see if there was a sewing kit in the vehicle. After fifteen minutes of searching the vehicle, Michael did not find a sewing kit and sighed in frustration. He then noticed, however, that he never checked the glove box, as the first aid kit was in the seat beside him. Opening the glove box, he found some of the most amazing things he never saw in his life: snacks, other medical supplies (which included nose spray, a defibrillator, a DNA coder as well as many other things), as well as some Powerade bottles and a cell phone with various contact numbers.

"Sweet! I haven't seen anything like this before in my entire life!" Michael exclaimed with excitement as he looked at all the amazing stuff that fit into one gigantic glove box. He then proceeded to grab a honey bun, some trail mix, and a bottle of lemon-lime flavored Powerade and started eating. As soon as Michael took a few bites of the delicious honey bun, he went further down in his seat with a big smile, as this was one of the first actual snacks he had ever tasted before.

After finishing eating thirty minutes later, Michael then noticed something strange on his window: rain drops. Michael hadn't seen rain drops in years, as he was only one and a half years old when the family that took him in were in the car going to the local motel. It wasn't fancy at all, but it allowed pets without a fee. Michael remembered going outside with the kids at the pool the hotel had and played in the rain for as long as they could without getting sick. It then started to really pour outside, as Michael wanted to go outside in the stormy weather, as he hadn't done that in a long time.

Michael then took his torn lab coat off once again and headed outside from the Jeep and closed the door. He stood still in the rain, with his torso and head moving forward as his arms moved away from his body. He felt the rain drops soak his fur, something that he didn't get to experience in so long. He felt happy as he smiled for some time in the cold rain. It wasn't freezing cold, but it was cold enough to where Michael didn't have to worry about freezing his fur off his body.

After ten minutes standing in the rain, Michael went back into the Jeep and made sure the windows were all shut. He then noticed something strange: he was warming up. But it wasn't a good warm. Michael was burning up due to unknown conditions! Starting to hyperventilate, Michael checked the glove box and found something that could help him: a cool pack with a needle on it. Michael then tied his arm with a rubber band, just like they did with him at the labs, and he sanitized the vein on his arm. After that, Michael then proceeded to poke the needle inside his arm, despite him burning up so quick. A few minutes later after breathing quick and his temperature up, Michael eventually cooled down and laid on the row of seats.

"Well, that was a close one. I can't believe I almost died!" Michael said, with a sigh of relief.

Michael then tried to turn on the radio, but nothing was on now due to the storm.

"Dang it! Music helped me sleep the last time! Oh well." Michael said, with a frown on his face as he was waiting for some music to come on.

Michael then proceeded to close his eyes and go to sleep after a long day, hoping that the next day would be more enjoyable than the previous ones.

Michael started dreaming again while he was sleeping. However, this was a different kind of dream. A mysterious man was walking to Michael in a desert area. Michael didn't know what to do other than try to talk.

"Who are you?" Michael asked the mysterious figure.

"I'm someone that is going to make sure you are put in your place!" The man said, as he started to run towards Michael.

"No! Get away!" Michael pleaded to the man.

However, it didn't work, as the man kept running at a fast pace until Michael screamed in his dream, waking him up. He breathed heavily as he didn't know why the man was chasing him.

"Now that… that was scary." Michael said after waking up so quickly.

Michael then calmed down for a few minutes before he went back to sleep, hoping to figure out who the man was in the dream he had. However, Michael didn't worry for the rest of the night, as he smiled while he slept, having a more peaceful dream than the previous one.

Well guys, I hope you all liked Chapter 2! Tune in later this week for Chapter 2.5! It's going to really knock your all's socks off!

Brandon