Chapter One – New arrival
"Oh my God, Harrison was right."
I woke, startled at the sudden sound of movement and conversation.
What know?
"They got her! Do you know how long I've wanted to get my hands on this one?"
It must a whitecoat, I thought. Probably lusting over his latest victim. But what did he mean 'they got her'?
"Did you ever read the Director's precept report about this recombinant group?"
Had this experiment escaped? There was only one group of experiments that had ever got out of this place. Could it be…?
"Yeah, but I wasn't sure I believed it," said a different voice.
I wasn't sure I believed what I was hearing either
"Are you saying this is Subject Eleven? This little girl?"
Subject Eleven? Here? But how? She was part of the only other group of successful human-avian experiments. Another bird kid, like me! But they had escaped, hadn't they? Had they been recaptured? Was she the only one left alive?
"Come on, little thing. You're wanted in lab seven."
No! They couldn't torture her, not a fellow bird kid! I grabbed the bars of my cage and rattled them furiously, smashing against the sides, literally growling with rage.
"What's this then?" I heard a harsh voice boom, just as I saw a hand reach down in front of me.
A shock of electricity burst through me, sending me crashing into the back of my cage. It was Ari, holding a taser in his hand. He bent down, peering through my bars as his pack of erasers howled wildly with laughter.
"Looks like this little birdie wants out of Mummy's nest" he snarled, shocking me with another burst.
I whimpered in pain, trying not to show it on my face. But God, it hurt so much!
"Sleep little birdie, sleep" Ari laughed menacingly as he pressed the taser again.
My body jerked uncontrollably, as I cried out in pain. But Ari didn't let go. He held down and shocks passed into me again and again and again.
My vision blurred.
He must stop, he has to, I thought.
Time slowed, sound blurred. A white haze surrounded me. I could see silhouettes through my cage. The wolf men howling with laughter. I fell back. One of my wings crushed painfully against the bars. I just saw out of the corner of my eye, a young girl with blond hair, dragged through the door.
Subject Eleven…