Just a quick A/N the term "Bot" is just how Im gonna shorten robot, I know a lot of people already know that bot is short for robot but i always get confused when people shorten or change worlds like saying 'fughetaboutit' instead of just 'forget about it' AND since altransmodulation is an UBER long word im gonna shorten it to ATM i just wanted to clarify. :) anyway next chappy:
She was lying on the white bed in her cell. She looked like she would be out for weeks.
"What did you do to her? She looks exhausted!"
"Uh...well...I just had Bruno hit her with a baseball bat, was that bad?" Cody said shyly. Bruno was one of my body guards, he was huge,stacked and was very capable of squishing people.
"Of course you idiot! Shes a woman not a baseball! Why did you use a bat anyway, I thought I told you that you should only capture subjects with tranquilizers." I said as I crossed my arms impatiently.
"Brunos fingers were too big to hold the tranquilizer and you know I have horrible aim, so knocking her out was the only thing I could think of!"
"Did you ever think of calling in a smaller body guard like Steve to knock her out?" Steve was still big but not nearly as big as Bruno.
"Oh..." Cody replied dumbly. I threw my hands up in the air.
I rested my head on the wall, "You know, sometimes you are so useless! If my mind wasnt so scattered, you would have been fired a long time ago." I paused and looked at Cody. Of course his little puppy dog eyes were hurt. God, sometimes I wish he wasn't so helplessly lovable. "But behind all of that uselessness is a good friend, and someone I can always trust." He perked up and my heart no longer felt like it was breaking. "Now, I'm going to take exactly a 20 minute lunch break. By the time my lunch is over I want Courtney, or as we will now call her, Subject 122, strapped onto my testing table."
"Yes, sir!" Cody said as he saluted.
"Go take a quick break or something, your useless when your hungry."
"How did you know I'm hungry?"
"Are you deaf? Your stomach has been growling nonstop."
"Oh so thats what that sound was..." Cody said.
I rolled my eyes and walked toward the elevator. Before the doors closed Cody saluted me, and feeling bad for the doof, I saluted right back, which caused a goofy grin to spread on his face. I dont know what it was, but his smile actually made me laugh. Sure it was only a short laugh, but I haven't genuinely laughed in the longest time, it was nice. The elevator shot up all the way to the top floor which is where my office was. Actually my office was where I lived, it had my bed, a kitchen , everything. I took off my lab coat and dropped it onto a hook on the coat rack.
My office was just as white as everything else in this building. White couch, walls, etc. One side of my office was made completely out of glass which looked into the barren backyard. The backyard was so empty and depressing, it wasnt a pleasant thing to look at. I walked away from the glass wall and headed into the kitchen. I held my hand out over one of the counter tops and asked for my usual drink, "Coffee." And instantly a nice hot coffee popped up from the counter top just like I asked.
My house was very high tech. anything I wanted I got upon request. "Bot?"
"Yes, Mr. Malone?"Bot replied. Bot was just a voice, I couldnt actually see the robot, but it provided for whatever I asked. It was like in the old movie Smart House.
"Make me a steak with...mashed potatoes and make it snappy because I only have 15 minutes to eat."
"Right away."
And within minutes I opened the stove and a juicy steak was waiting. "Aaah, smells good."
I got silverware and took a huge chunk of the steak. "Hey Bot, turn on the TV."
I walked over to the sofa and plopped right onto it. Once the TV turned on it came alive with sound and news of something horrible.
"Today, a part of the fence in the Stray Forrest ripped open therefore allowing many beasts to escape, these beasts were found and due to their large stature, they could not be brought back to the forest and instead had to be burned. " The news reporter stated. "In other news, the fourth annual..." After the first bit of news I tuned out...burned? What will happen if my mom becomes a beast and she escapes the forest, will she be burned? I know these people are no longer human but that doesnt mean we can just kill them, there still might be a cure to change them back.
I placed my steak and coffee on the kitchen counter top, "Bot, clean this up." I raced to get my lab coat and immediately get to work on finding a cure, I dont care how many people have to suffer I have to save my mom. I got in the elevator and waited impatiently as it slowly headed down to my lab.
The doors slid open and I kept thinking to myself, "No mercy, dont bother arguing with the subjects, I dont care anymore, I just have to make sure my mom is cured before its too late." I went over to a cabinet where I kept possible cures and I took out a green vile. I took a syringe and watched as the green liquid went into the needle.
After it was about half full I raced to the testing table where I could see that Subject 122 was still sleeping. I turned the table so the subject would face me and I was about to inject the substance, but I glanced at her face. She was stunning. I looked at the needle and then thought about my mom.
"I have to do this, for my mom." I brought the needle closer to her skin but then I looked at her face again, a strand of hair was covering her eye so I gently brushed it off of her face. My hand tingled with the lingering feeling of her soft hair. I examined her features, her tiny little nose, her multiple freckles, she was gorgeous. But then again, beauty has never stopped me from injecting people before, I've encountered many beautiful women and I've injected them all, of course they turned into beasts, but my point was I've done this many times so why can't I do it now?
I looked at the needle very surely and then poked her skin with the needle, I was about to push the needle in but she sighed and moved around a little. I confusedly looked at the needle and then at her face, and back to the needle and so on. I looked at her face one more time and gave up. I sighed and dropped the needle back in the cabinet. Just as I shut the cabinet I walked back to the testing table and she started to move around restlessly.
She opened one eye hazily and then she fluttered both eyes open revealing a deep, onyx color.
"Hmmm..." She sighed as she tried to stretch but the straps on the table held her down. She squinted and blinked a few times while looking around the room in confusion.
She glanced around the room until her eyes rested on me. She looked me up and down and then looked at the straps that were holding her to the table.
"Hello..." I said as I waved awkwardly.
"Why is it so damn white in here?" She asked as she squinted blindly.
"Its uh-I just..." I stupidly stuttered.
"Where am I?" She asked completely disregarding my foolish stuttering.
"You're in my laboratory." I said proud that I didn't sound like an idiot that time.
"Lab? For what?"
"Well, I'm testing people to find the cure to ATM."
She went from sporting a confused look to one of absolute disgust and hate.
"So, what am I? Just you're test rat? You're sick! Are you going to inject me or did you already do that while I was sleeping?" She asked harshly.
"No, I didnt inject you."
"Why not? Am I not a good enough test rat?" She asked with the same snappy attitude.
Does she want me to inject her or not? I sighed, "No its just that-"
"Just what? I'm too ugly?" She continued.
"Bruno, please take her back to subject living quarters and grab me a subject that's not as blindingly gorgeous." Oh, shit. "I mean...not as loud and annoying!" I said quickly trying to cover up the fact that I just admitted I think shes beautiful.
"What?" She asked as she was being unstrapped from the table and being carried away from the guards.
"What, what?" I said in hopes of confusing her.
"You said im blindingly gorgeous."
"Hmmm, I dont recall saying that."
"You just- nevermind." She said as Bronc took her in the elevator. She looked at me as the elevator doors closed. She seemed perplexed and confused. I waved goodbye, and she just kept on that look of confusion as the elevator went down and she went out of sight.
I leaned on a counter top and processed my thoughts. I heard someone come up the elevator and I assumed it was Bruno with my new test subject. "Just put the new subject on the test table." I said without looking up.
"Sorry, Im not Bruno." I turned around to see Cody.
"Where's Bruno?"
"Well...I was waiting on level 5 for Bruno with Subject 122, but when the elevator arrived Bruno and Courtney, er- I mean Subject 122, werent there."
"What do you mean they weren't there?" I asked with anger and nervousness. Nervousness because if Courtney escaped I may never see her again, and even though she is rather annoying I can't help but be eager for our next encounter.
"I mean they weren't there!" Cody replied.
"Where did they go?"
"I dont know but they have to still be in the building because the exit is STACKED with security guards."
"You stay here and notify me if you see her, I'll explore the other levels." I got in the elevator and explored five of the six levels; subject living quarters, my lab, my office, the lobby and the library. I could not find her, she couldnt have been in the sixth level because that level is only accessible through DNA verification or ID card, plus level six is most guarded area in this building. Anyone that goes down there is subject to immediate exile to the Stray Forest.
I went back to my office seeing that I couldnt find her. I grabbed a hot coffee and looked out onto the barren garden. I looked around it and I did a double take when I saw Bruno and Subject 122. I raced into the elevator and exited on the 3rd floor which was the lobby. I headed toward the garden and upon getting closer I saw Bruno and Subject 122 leaning over a hole of dirt and they were planting seeds.
"Bruno! What are you doing?" I barked.
"Me and Courtney were starting a garden."
"You big idiot, you were supposed to bring her back to her cell!"
"Yeah, but Courtney was very nice to me."
"Stop calling her Courtney, under my building she's called by her number."
"I'm sorry boss."
"If this happens again, you'll be put under severe punishment."
"Lay off, the guy! He just wanted to liven up this creepy place!" Subject 122 yelled.
"You, have no say in this! Now take her to her cell before I do something I'm going to regret."
"Yes, sir." Bronc said as he took 122 back inside.
As 122 passed me she spit on my shoes and hissed at me.
That was the last straw.
"You know what Bruno, instead take her to my lab, me and her have unfinished business."
Duncan is so evil and strict! I just realized they kinda switched places Courtney is more laid back and Duncan is SUPER strict. I dont care much for this chappy its just kinda a filler, dont worry Duncan will get nicer because well this is a fanfic and it has to have a happy ending, review! And sorry if theres a lot of errors I was kinda in a rush when I wrote this!