I hope you guys liked the first real chapter of the story. This chapter will showcase some of the more important characters of the Teltin Facility story arc and we'll find out more about the experiments done to Cole, and the reasons behind Project Voltage.

Chapter 2: Revelation

"Oh" / Speech

'oh' / Speech

"Fuck, I'm getting really tired of waking up like this." I grumbled as I tried to sit up.

I was in an office area. Laying on a leather couch of to the side of the room.

"Amazing your recovery speed is simply astounding, thirteen, simply astounding." A feminine voice stated from across.

Startled I quickly located the sound of the voice. A dark-skinned middle-aged woman sat behind a large desk staring intently in something that seemed like awe and pride. Her dark-haired highlighted her ominous green eyes which watched my every move like a deadly predator who had just caught their prey. Seeing that I was too stunned into silence she grabbed a datapad and threw it into my lap.

"Thirteen, just so you get any idea that someone is coming to help you out of that gorgeous little noggin. I'd like you too take a look at the data pad."

I stared at article in complete silence as what I was reading suck in.

Local Teen Commits Suicide After Parent's Deaths

September 2, 2168

Thirteen year old Cole Stryker committed suicide only the day after his parents death. He was seen jumping from the top of a large office building. Local police could only name the body with DNA evidence. The boy's remaining family, an uncle in the alliance military is being contacted. Our hearts go out to all friends and family of the boy.

"You see now Thirteen, your now officially dead, no one is going to find you and frankly no one is going to look." She taunted. "Of course, you probably have a lot of questions and I'll get along to answering them, but first I suppose I should introduce myself. My name is Dr. Sasha Al-Kashani, the lead researcher of Project Voltage and one of the lead directors here at the Teltin Facility on Pragia. Now do you have any questions."

"I, uh, I don't, uh, but, what." I stammered out.

"Oh, you look so cute when your entire world is just stripped away." She teased. "I guess I'll fill in the blanks for you then Thirteen. Project Voltage is an experiment to change the very nature of biotics. I'm sure you at least have some knowledge of biotics Thirteen." A nod from me kept her talking. "Biotics are used by sending electrical signals through Ezero nodes to create and manipulate Mass Effect fields. This of course is fine and all for other species, but a mass effect fields can only do so much, they don't have enough killing power, that's where you come in Thirteen. I'm sure you've noticed the scars, inside you we placed specially designed artificial nodes that will amplify your own bioelectricity. Think about it Thirteen nature's most powerful force at the palm of our fingertips. We will create living breathing storms. Humanity will dominate the other species. We will take our rightful places as the most powerful race and it all starts with you Thirteen. So what do you say Thirteen will you join us become something greater." Dr. Al-Kashani ranted. With a crazed glint in her eye.

I stumbled up to the barrier staring right into her green eyes. "GO FUCK YOUSELF." I screamed at her leaping at her. Of course I didn't get that as I slammed into an invisible barrier sending me flying back over the couch and slamming into the metal wall. As I sat up bewildered she did something I definitely didn't expect. She pouted.

"What a shame and here I was hoping you would join us. Oh well, you'll make a good test of how long the average lifespan will be for the new soldiers." She sighed.

"What the hell do you mean by test of the lifespan." I shouted silently praying to get some good news

She sighed again. "Well Thirteen, you see, you're the first one survive the first stages of the nodes settling in, as I call it."

"What the hell do you mean I'm the first one, what happened to the rest." She just smirked at that.

"They were all vaporized in the explosion."

Realization dawned on me as I remembered earlier events. The headaches, the sparks, and then the flash of light. I was left gaping like a fish.

"Yes, yes that was all you. You did a number on your cell Thirteen. I was very surprised when we found you barely alive in the epicenter. Now I truly did enjoy this wonderful conversation but I believe it's time for you to go back to your cell. Goodbye Thirteen." The door opened and two armed guards picked me of the ground and dragged me back to my cell.

During the trip back to my cell I finally got a good look at the facility. It was massive, cells lined endless hallways. Inside each cell where children of different ages. The kids watched from their cells looking on in a mix of fascination and pity. Looking into their eyes I could see that while some kids seemed to show intelligence there were those who looked feral running on only instinct. I could scarcely believe the horrors I saw that day kids no older than three throwing themselves against with a crazed look in their eyes. We arrived at what had to be my old cell. The barrier around the door dropped and I stumbled in as the barrier went back up.

My cell was pretty much the same. Same stupid cot, same stupid sink and mirror, and same stupid toilet. There were some differences like the warped pieces of wall and the burn marks littering the ceiling and floor.

"Shit, what hit this place... Oh right, me."

I slumped to the ground in a heap as what I'd just seen sunk in. I don't know for how long I sat there minutes turned to hours, finally my eyes snapped shut as sleep took me.

I hope you guys liked this chapter. Enjoy.