I was jerked awake by Sabrina crying out in alarm. Instantly I was up and awake, swinging a fist at the guy who was trying to drag Sabrina by the hair out of the alley. "Leave her alone!" I yelled, making him look up just as my fist connected with his face.
The head jerked backwards and he let go of Sabrina, who collapsed onto the floor. "Let them go! What do you think you're doing?" I was bellowing with rage, trying to punch and kick at the men in black masks who were grabbing Petunia, Jimmy and Jim to try and drag to the truck which I could hear was just outside.
Still in a slight confusion as I tried to wrestle Petunia out of the grasp of one of the men, I missed the two who came up behind me and dragged me away, kicking and lashing out as much as I could. "What are you doing? Let us go!" I bellowed as Sabrina sobbed, hiding her face away as we were all forced towards the truck.
As I stared around me I could see others being dragged out by force, some of them fighting, others just giving in and allowing themselves to be taken. I was not going to make me into a twisted experiment! "Sabrina, hold on!" I called then snarled as I stamped a foot onto my captor then twisted, slamming my elbow up into his nose so that he cried out in pain and let go of me.
Whipping around I leaped onto Sabrina's captor, slamming him into the side of the truck then grabbed his head, forcing it against the side to knock him out then grabbed her hand. "Come on!" I gasped, turning and together, we began to run. See what I mean, every man for himself? There was no way I could get the others out of there. Not with these men crawling about the place like cockroaches.
Sabrina sobbed, blindly running with me as I tried to get us away from whatever fate lay in the truck. We had hardly got ten paces ahead when something sharp hit my shoulder and I cried out at the same time Sabrina did, both of us collapsing as a giant shock ran up our bodies.
We lay yelping and twitching on the floor, out bodies failing to respond to any command we tried to give. We just lay there, limp as bonefish for two men to pick us up and toss us over their shoulders. My eyes slid over to Sabrina who had her eyes closed, head dropped down as we were carried to one of the several trucks they had before we were tossed inside and locked up.
I felt the truck jerk violently as we began to move, the whimpering of terrified people surrounding me as I tried to move. Whatever it had been, the shock had been powerful. It looked like Sabrina was completely knocked out whereas I just remained unresponsive. I felt each lurch and turn of the truck, rolling on the floor until finally, my mind drifted into uneasy sleep.
Even when I was asleep I could hear them crying. I only woke up when we stopped, making me groan silently. I twitched a finger, concentrating as I revitalised every part of my body until I was fully responsive. Quickly I crawled over to Sabrina who was already sitting up, hugging her knees to her chest. "Hey, I'm here. We're going to be okay." I assured her, placing my arms around her so that she could hold onto me.
"Are they going to dissect us?" She whispered fearfully, tears streaking down her face.
"No. No they wouldn't do that." I promised her. "I won't let them hurt you." Stroking her head I tried to look for the others. I was in a truck full of strangers. The only one I knew was Sabrina. We were all forced out at gunpoint, at first making everyone scream in fear but harsh orders for silence quickly shut everyone up.
We were forced forwards towards a large warehouse in the middle of nowhere. I had no idea where we were but it definitely wasn't New York City anymore. In my hand I clutched Sabrina's tightly, keeping her reassured as we slowly made our way down into what looked like a slaughter house. All I could hear was the silent sobbing of women as I looked closely at all the equipment inside.
There were metal stands with straps to secure down a person as well as hundreds of monitors, computers, trays of equipment, needles and heaven knows what else. I knew that we were in serious trouble. Suddenly someone shouted and I turned my head, holding onto Sabrina as I saw a man making a beeline for the exit. As everyone saw one of the guards lift their guns we all panicked, shouting for them to not shoot but the bullets fired and the man dropped down dead, blood pouring from his wound as his heart continued to beat until finally, he stopped convulsing.
"We're all going to die!" Sabrina sobbed into me so I continued to hold onto her, trying my best to look calm and collected as we were ushered down a flight of steps then locked into various rooms. They were empty and the dark grey walls seemed to forever loom closer, swallowing the air until you couldn't breathe. Sabrina and I sat in the furthest corner away from the door, keeping out of sight as after a couple of hours, the guards came back. They pushed through, looking over subjects and checking things like their teeth, arms and eyes before taking them away.
By now everyone was in a state, women sobbing their hearts out in fear as men tried to break down the door but to no avail. "I don't want to die, Robyn. I really don't want to die!" Sabrina continued to cry until she was hiccupping uncontrollably, making me smile ever so slightly.
"We're going to be okay. I'll figure a way out of this. Perhaps I can steal the guard's keys or something?"
"But they had security feeds all over the place, how will we get out without being noticed?" I didn't have an answer for that so I just elected to hug Sabrina tighter. In the far distance I could hear screaming. In the dead of night when everyone else was sleeping, you could still hear it only a little louder. It kept me awake all night. That and the fact that some desperate people were having one last night of ecstasy before their apparent demise in the morning. It was gross to listen to and no matter how many times I tossed and turned and stuffed my fingers into my ears, I couldn't sleep.
In the end I sat up and hissed into the darkness. "Will you shut up? I'm trying to sleep!" They went silent after that. Sighing with frustration I settled back down on the cold, hard floor and drew up my hood to keep my neck and ears warm. Hundreds of plans rolled through my mind that night until I finally managed to sleep from sheer exhaustion. None of them seemed plausible without a faintest hope of them working.
The next morning one or two more subjects were taken and then it went on like that for every day until there were only a handful of us left. We were brought meals once a day and only occasionally something to drink. I managed to beg some more water from the guards outside when Sabrina began to feel dehydrated and faint one evening about a week after our kidnapping but I only managed it once.
Finally there were only three of us left. When I heard the guards coming I knew instantly they were coming for one, if not all, of us. "Sabrina, lay down, pretend to be sleeping." I whispered, grabbing her hand and running to the furthest corner and together we huddled down, closed our eyes then pretended to sleep. I knew they were going to take one of us because it was not meal time or toilet break time. I was right.
The torches shone into the room and they instantly fell on the last man in the room. I was slightly glad they took him away, though he fought back with all his might. He had tried to rape us in his fearful desperation but one solid punch to his nose sent him crawling back to his corner with his tail between his legs. I know it was horrible to think that way but I rather him than me or Sabrina. Now we were the only two left.
"What now? There's no way out, we might as well kill ourselves now." Sabrina muttered hopelessly, hugging me tightly as we lay in our little corner.
"Well, if they come for us then I'll volunteer to go before you. It'll give you a little more time." I murmured. "I'm not afraid."
"You're so brave, Robyn. I wish I were more like you."
"I'm not brave. I just care about you, Sabrina. You're like a sister to me." Sabrina sucked down a sob then cuddled closer to me, shivering slightly from the cold. Two days more passed and for a moment, one brief moment, I thought they had forgotten about us as no meals came in that time. However, my hope was short lived.
In the middle of the day the door swung open and both of us stood, me instantly hiding Sabrina behind me. They never said a word but as they walked towards us I stepped forwards and offered them my wrists, allowing them to take me away. When they reached for Sabrina, however, I fought back.
"Leave her alone!" I growled, beginning to struggle as she whimpered. "I'll haunt you as a ghost if you hurt her! I'll follow you until your deaths then kill you in the afterlife!" My threats bounced harmlessly off them as we were dragged along the corridor of rooms where the others had been. Every door was swung wide open, showing no one else inside. We were the last. "What are you going to do with us?"
"Shut up."
"No, you shut up!" I snapped back, narrowing my eyes. "Unless you're going to tell me why we're here and what you've been doing with all those other people. Then you're welcome to speak." In answer the guard tightened his grip on my arm and shook me, dragging me up the stairs. I fought them every step of the way, kicking spitting and biting at them until four guards had to restrain me on the metal stand, struggling to keep me down as they pulled the straps tight.
"This one is strong. Perhaps we'll have a little more luck." I heard a deep, mechanic voice and looked to the left, panting for breath as I tried to wriggled free. A man dressed in a black leather doctor's coat stepped closer, only just in my peripheral vision. He terrified me. My eyes widened as I stared at his horrid mask, obscuring all features with tinted glass to reflect the whites of my eyes, making me even more afraid than before.
I watched as he reached over and picked up what seemed to be a medical gun. Instantly I began to fight, pulling on my bonds as I glanced over to Sabrina who was tied down in a similar situation to mine however everyone was leaving her alone for the moment.
The crazy doctor grabbed my left arm to hold it steady, his strong grip making me flinch as he pressed the gun into my forearm then pulled the trigger. Something shot into my skin, making me cry out as a horrible acidic smell filled my nostrils. My entire left arm went numb, all feeling fading away as I stared at the bleeding cut where something was now embedded into me. "A little nasty but at least you won't feel the pain. If you could then you would be screaming for mercy." His voice sent shudders down my spine but I hid my fears deep within me.
"What did you do to me?" I demanded hotly, spitting at him. "Tell me!"
"But of course. What I have injected into your arm is a new development of mine. I'm going to make you a better human. Don't worry, the pain will soon make you pass out. After that you won't feel a thing and when you wake up, you'll be a new human being."
"I like being a sinner, thank you very much!" I bellowed in rage, writhing like a snake as I tried to claw at him but the doctor just stood there, calm as a statue. "Take it out!"
"No, no, my dear, I'm afraid that is out of the question." Suddenly I felt a twisting pain in my stomach, making my grunt from the pain as I clenched my eyes shut.
"What's happening?"
"We're altering your genetic structure. Quite remarkable, you're tolerating the pain rather well. Let's see how much you can take." The doctor moved over to the computers and shoved a worker out of the way, tapping onto the keyboards as he began to mess with the chip in my arm.
Suddenly my legs began to burn as well as my fingers and arms, everything just began to scream as if I had just run ten thousand miles without stopping and without changing speed. A scream dropped from my mouth as sweat poured from my body, my body jerking violently. "Of course, not many actually survive the procedure. We've been unsuccessful so far." I heard him through my void of darkness and agony, fire burning at my lungs as I gasped for breath.
"Increase muscle percentage." The doctor said to a group of technicians who instantly began to work. "Add muscle memory patterns to the body from file six-three-four."
"Yes sir." What was happening to me? I felt as if my entire body was being ripped apart then being stitched back together only to be ripped open again.
"Increase bone strength by four percent." I could barely hear what he was saying, it was too hard over the sound of me screaming but somehow, some of it leaked in. "Now increase by ten percent. Flexibility by one hundred, double sensors receptivity." Suddenly my ears exploded as I felt them begin to melt, making me scream even louder. If that were possible.
"Sir! She's stable. She's testing as a positive subject. Her body is not rejecting the alterations as of yet but signs of extra strain are showing on her brain patterns. It might tear her apart mentally." The doctor growled sharply then sighed.
"Stop all alterations. Stabilise the girl. Bring on the next." The moment I felt the lightning running up and down my body begin to cease to a tolerable pain I slumped, hanging my head as I felt everything begin to shut down. Two guards took off the restraints and together they dragged me away, one arm over their necks. They took me back to one of the empty rooms then tossed me inside, slamming the door shut behind me.
Everything within me ached, I couldn't move a muscle and there was a shrieking pain in my head where the echo of my scream continued to echo. My body and mind dropped into unconsciousness but not before I heard a long, piercing scream that was not mine.
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